> One final note: Grib2 is > on the horizon....COLA is very much aware of this but not a top > priority. Anyone working this for GDS? Just wondering...... But, with python and the pygrib2 module, grib2 is easy. With the additional bonus of pyNGL python module and NCL, plots are easy with grib/grib2. Convert grib2 to netcdf in a heartbeat. pygrib2: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/people/jeffrey.s.whitaker/python/grib2/html/public/grib2.grib2-module.html You don't need NCL though to convert grib2 to netCDF. So, its a natural module to add to your python collection. Rob