Importing GPCP (precip) unformatted binary data

I am trying to import GPCP data via my NCL script. Here is the syntax
i am using:

gpcp=fbinread("/mtosca/el_nino_fire/gpcp_v2_psg.1998",(/
144,72,12/),"float")

it seems to import fine, but gives very strange values, i.e. on the
order of e38, and there are even some NEGATIVE values, which makes no
sense to me. How could precip be negative? I try to assign attributes
to the dimensions using a dataset i created of lat, lon values of
2.5x2.5 resolution. I keep getting 'segmentation fault'. any ideas?

does anyone have previous use with GPCP data? The readme file
indicates that each file is "12 grids of size 144x72 containing big-
endian REAL*4 values."

Thanks!
-Mike

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Received on Mon Jul 23 2007 - 15:03:17 MDT