<p>I am looking for Upper Air Observations (UAO) for Bay of Bengal region. I found NCEP ADP UAO dataset available in BUFR format. I am supposed to use UAO data in grib format only for the purpose of data assimilaion.</p>

<p>Is there any way, one can convert BUFR data into grib format?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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2017-09-27T07:26:59.113Z
Perhaps [GrADS](http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/downloads.php), which appears to be able to parse the data, combined with posts answering [this question](http://gradsusr.org/pipermail/gradsusr/2015-February/038092.html) on exporting results to GRIB???
JeopardyTempest
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2017-09-28T11:39:44.677Z
thanks for replying but I am not familiar with GrADS. Secondly, I have also come to know that the observed data belongs to different stations, so it can not be converted into gridded format and hence in grib format.
Agni
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2017-09-28T19:40:38.880Z
Perhaps [this link](http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/g2grb.html) can help you turn station data into grib.  Looks like the tools are still connected to GrADS?  I personally found GrADS pretty easy to pick it up when using it in years gone by, though indeed haven't used it in a while either.  But you may well be able to run that script without too many complications?
JeopardyTempest
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Conversion of BUFR format into grib
Agni
# Conversion of BUFR format into grib

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-27)

I am looking for Upper Air Observations (UAO) for Bay of Bengal region. I found NCEP ADP UAO dataset available in BUFR format. I am supposed to use UAO data in grib format only for the purpose of data assimilaion.

Is there any way, one can convert BUFR data into grib format?

Thanks in advance

**Tags:** data-formats, bufr

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Perhaps [GrADS](http://cola.gmu.edu/grads/downloads.php), which appears to be able to parse the data, combined with posts answering [this question](http://gradsusr.org/pipermail/gradsusr/2015-February/038092.html) on exporting results to GRIB???  
> **username_0**: thanks for replying but I am not familiar with GrADS. Secondly, I have also come to know that the observed data belongs to different stations, so it can not be converted into gridded format and hence in grib format.  
> **username_1**: Perhaps [this link](http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/wesley/g2grb.html) can help you turn station data into grib.  Looks like the tools are still connected to GrADS?  I personally found GrADS pretty easy to pick it up when using it in years gone by, though indeed haven't used it in a while either.  But you may well be able to run that script without too many complications?  

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