GRIB Java Decoder release

• To: java-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, decoders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: GRIB Java Decoder release
• From: Robb Kambic <rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:49:01 -0700 (MST)

I am pleased to announce the official release of the GRIB Java Decoder.

GRIB Java Decoder

Since the Meteorological Models are increasing in resolution and new
parameters are being added to the models, the models are increasing in
size. Currently some models are already over .5 gigabytes in GRIB format.
The conversion to netCDF can increase the size of the file by a factor of
10-20 times, making the file size hard to handle by the hardware operating
systems. The GRIBJava decoder approach is to only convert the data as it
is requested therefore avoiding the large file sizes. The GRIBJava decoder
package consists of a set of utilities to manage the GRIB files in an
efficient manner.

For more information, on-line javadocs, and downloading, see

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/decoders/index.html

Robb...

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                   WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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