October 5, 2010

MEMORANDUM TO:  Record
FROM:           Dennis A. Keyser -- W/NMC22
Subject:        Changes to IBM-SP Data Preprocessor (PREPDATA)
                (September 9, 2004 Version, Update #9 -- 
                 DATACARD UPDATE # 9.1 - NETWORK: GDAS, GFS;
                 DATACARD UPDATE # 9.0 - NETWORK: NAM, RUC)

Implemented 12Z 05 October 2010:

GDAS, GFS, NAM, RUC:
     - SSM/I wind speed and tpw reports are no longer processed.  [Namelist
       switches JPSSMI(:,1) and JPSSMI(:,2) changed from 0 to 9999.]
     - QuikSCAT scatterometer wind reports no longer processed.  [Namelist
       switch JPQKSD changed from 6*0 to 6*9999.]

GDAS, GFS:
     - SSM/I rain rate reports are no longer processed.  [Namelist
       switche JPSSMI(:,3) changed from 0 to 9999.]