Fwd: RE: High resolution data

[Ben Burford <benb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Joerg,

I'm breathing easier with this news!

Ben


> Delivered-To: benb@restec.or.jp
> Subject: RE: High resolution data
> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:36:17 +0100
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> From: "Kaduk, Dr J." <jk61@leicester.ac.uk>
> To: "Ben Burford" <benb@restec.or.jp>, <ferret_users@noaa.gov>
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> Hello Ben,
> I don't think you will have a problem downloading and plotting the 
> data; I recently looked at a 1km vegetation map. You might have to
> use "set memory" to increase the memory for ferret. 
> Otherwise I've found the generic linux boxes, 0.5 or 1Gb RAM, might
> get slow. For doing calculations I would advise to do them on smaller 
> regions. Check out define and set region.
> Good luck!
> Cheers,
> Joerg
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: owner-ferret_users@pmel.noaa.gov on behalf of Ben Burford
> Sent: Fri 7/2/2004 13:08
> To: ferret_users@noaa.gov
> Subject: High resolution data
> 
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I have the following types of satellite data in the following lat/lon grid s
> izes (down to .01 degree by .01 degree) and I want to know if there is any p
> roblem with DODS or Ferret handling this grid resolution.  If so, what kind
> of problems are there?  Are there some functions that will work but others t
> hat won't?  Can I at least use Ferret to generate a plot and download the da
> ta in netcdf and ascii formats?
> 
> DMSP SSM/I  .25 x .25 degree,  and .125 x .125 degree
> 
> TRMM  .10 x .10 degree, and .05 x .05 degree
> 
> GMS S-VISSR  .05 x .05 degree
> 
> NOAA AVHRR  .01 x .01 degree
> 
> Terra MODIS  .01 x .01 degree
> 
> Thanks very much for your help.
> 
> Ben
>