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Introduction
Xconv is an program designed to convert model output into a format suitable
for use in various plotting packages. Xconv is designed to be simple to use
with a point and click, X-windows based interface. Xconv can read data in the
following formats:
- Data output from the UKMO Unified Model
- UKMO PP format
- GRIB format
- Netcdf format
- Drs format
The following output formats are supported by xconv:
- Netcdf format
- Drs format
- Utf format
Xconv can be used to see what fields are contained within a data file
and to look at the data values, either directly at the numerical values or
at a gridbox fill plot of the data. Xconv can also be used to manipulate the
input data before it is converted into the output format. Data manipulations
available are:
- Spectral data can be transformed to gridpoint data
- Gridpoint data can interpolated onto a different grid using either
Bilinear interpolation or Area weighted interpolation
- Data which is on a rotated grid can be unrotated, plus normal gridded
data can be put on a rotated grid.
Also available is convsh, which allows scripts to be written to automate
various xconv tasks. Convsh uses the Tcl scripting language, plus various
extensions for reading, writing and manipulating data files.
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