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19990423: 19990413: MDR colors

Tom,

No. The AREA020x files are in the Unidata/Wsic data stream in the same
AREA file format as the satellite images that are being transmitted.

If you are decoding the AREA files with a pattern like:
MCIDAS  ^LWTOA3
        PIPE    -close  lwtoa3..... etc

Then you have the MDR commposite images. All of the composite
MDR AREA files will be named AREA020x, where the x represents
a number from 0-9.

Are you decoding the AREA files from the IDD data stream? 
These include all the GOES8, GOES10, flotar images and Antarctic
composite images as well as the MDR composite.

The other files you mention are the text bulletins in the DDPLUS data
stream. There is decoder to create GEMPAK files from these files.
The files in the data stream that I am refering to above are composite
images for display rather than data which would be converted into
a data management file. The display of AREA file images is accomplished
in the GEMPAK command line programs by specifying the image file name
using the SATFIL parameter. Additionally, the projection should
be set to PROJ=sat and CLEAR=y.

Steve CHiswell
Unidata User Support

On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Tom Priddy wrote:

> From:  Tom Priddy
> 
> Steve...concerning the hourly radar...the files of radar data I'm receiving,
> is this the data that will allow me to make an hourly US radar?
> 
> 
>     99042312_rad.wmo       23-Apr-99 09:03    18K
>     99042313_rad.wmo       23-Apr-99 10:02    18K
>     99042314_rad.wmo       23-Apr-99 11:07    18K
>     99042315_rad.wmo       23-Apr-99 12:13    18K
>     99042316_rad.wmo       23-Apr-99 12:56    10K
>     99042500_rad.wmo       08-Apr-99 17:16     1K
>     99042501_rad.wmo       08-Apr-99 17:19     1K
>     99042516_rad.wmo       08-Apr-99 17:26     1K
>     99042700_rad.wmo       08-Apr-99 17:29     1K
> 
> Steve Chiswell wrote:
> 
> > Tom,
> > Depending on when you ftp'd your GEMPAK distribution, you may
> > already have this, but otherwise its really quick-
> >
> > Save the folloing lines in a file $GEMTBL/luts/mdr.tbl
> >
> > ! mdr.tbl
> > !
> > ! MDR table for Unidata/Wisconsin images AREA020x
> > !
> > !Color name    Abrev   Red  Green   Blue  X color name
> >                          0      0      0
> >                          0    255      0
> >                          0    128      0
> >                          0    255    255
> >                        255    255      0
> >                        255      0      0
> >                        128      0      0
> >                        255    255    255
> >
> > By default, when you open one of the MDR images, the colors will be gray,
> > but you can specify LUTFIL=mdr.tbl in the commandline gempak programs
> > to use the colors above.
> >
> > If you use GARP, then you can add the mdr.tbl entry to the Garp
> > $GARPHOME/tables/sat_enhance.tbl file, and the MDR directory
> > entry to the "sat" key in $GARPHOME/config/Garp_defaults.
> >
> > Again, I may alreay have this in your version of Gempak since
> > Maureen seemed to keep up with the patches I provided.
> >
> > Steve Chiswell
> > Unidata User SUpport
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Unidata Support wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > ------- Forwarded Message
> > >
> > > >To: Unidata Support <address@hidden>
> > > >From: Tom Priddy <address@hidden>
> > > >Subject: Re: 19990413: radar data/maps
> > > >Organization: .
> > > >Keywords: 199904141358.HAA19470
> > >
> > > From:  Tom Priddy
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help, Steve.  Is the documentation about the color table
> > > in the gempak manual?  Do you need access to my unix machine?
> > > /ktp
> > >
> > > Unidata Support wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tom,
> > > >
> > > > Gempak and McIDAS can view the hourly composite MDR radar plot
> > > > in te Unidata/Wisconsin data stream. They are in the AREA020x files.
> > > > All you need to do is create a color table entry for the 6 vip levels-
> > > > I can help you get that set up. The MDR is 40km resolution.
> > > > Neither Gempak or McIDAS have the capability for using the 12km RCM 
> > > > messages
> > > > in the NOAAport data stream at this time.
> > > >
> > > > The WSI NIDS images are 1km for a single site, and a 2km nowrad
> > > > composite is also available (the pricing info for those services
> > > > is on our WWW page).
> > > >
> > > > Steve CHiswell
> > > > Unidata User SUpport
> > > >
> > > > >From: Tom Priddy <address@hidden>
> > > > >Organization: .
> > > > >Keywords: 199904132031.OAA20334
> > > >
> > > > >From:  Tom Priddy
> > > > >
> > > > >I've just recently lost my gempak person (Maureen Moore Ballard) to
> > > > >the Jackson NWS weather office.  I've signed up for the training this
> > > > >summer.  Maureen was not able to bring up the composite radar
> > > > >using gempak. I not paying any company for NIDS...but I see that we are
> > > > >getting radar files of data in every hour.  Is there a decoder 
> > > > >available
> > > > >that
> > > > >would let me create hourly maps?  Or...do I need to subscribe to a
> > > > >service
> > > > >to first get NIDS data from one of the companies available?
> > > > >/ktp
> > > > >
> > > > >--
> > > > >============================================================
> > > > >Tom Priddy                                address@hidden
> > > > >Extension Ag. Meteorologist          ph:  606-257-3000ext245
> > > > >Ag. Weather Center                  fax:  606-257-5671
> > > > >243 Ag. Engineering Bldg
> > > > >Dept. of Biosystems and Ag. Engr.
> > > > >University of Kentucky
> > > > >Lexington, KY 40546-0276
> > > > >HOMEPAGE   http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu
> > > > >============================================================
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ============================================================
> > > Tom Priddy                                address@hidden
> > > Extension Ag. Meteorologist          ph:  606-257-3000ext245
> > > Ag. Weather Center                  fax:  606-257-5671
> > > 243 Ag. Engineering Bldg
> > > Dept. of Biosystems and Ag. Engr.
> > > University of Kentucky
> > > Lexington, KY 40546-0276
> > > HOMEPAGE   http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu
> > > ============================================================
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------- End of Forwarded Message
> > >
> > >
> 
> --
> ============================================================
> Tom Priddy                                address@hidden
> Extension Ag. Meteorologist          ph:  606-257-3000ext245
> Ag. Weather Center                  fax:  606-257-5671
> 243 Ag. Engineering Bldg
> Dept. of Biosystems and Ag. Engr.
> University of Kentucky
> Lexington, KY 40546-0276
> HOMEPAGE   http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu
> ============================================================
> 
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