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20031006: gempak product tree

Carter,

The general overview of each GUI is available in the About or Help popups.

1) In NSHARP, clicking "About"  and viewing the NSHARP overview shows:
     Data sets supported in this version:
         Gempak upper air, grid, ACARS files and ascii input
Each of these data sets is described in more detail as well.

2) In NMAP2, clicking "Help" brings up the overview which includes:

The following categories of meteorological data can be selected for display
by the "Data Selection Window" GUI:

        IMAGE - includes satellite imagery in McIDAS and GINI formats and
        radar data from single radars and multi-radar mosiacs;

        SURF_OBS - includes surface observations such as METAR, SYNOP, marine, 
        ship and flash flood guidance;

        SURF_FCST - includes Model Output Statistics (MOS), from various
        forecast models, e.g., AVN and MRF;

        UAIR_OBS - includes upper air data from rawinsondes and aircraft 
        reports;

        GRID - includes gridded data generated from model output and GEMPAK
        objective analysis programs;

        VGF - are graphical products generated by NMAP and other programs
        in Vector Graphics formatted files;

        MISC - include miscellaneous data sets and products such as watches,
        warnings and SIGMETS.

The "Data Access-Configuration" help describes how the various GEMPAK tables 
are configured by the site administrator to control NMAP data access and 
default display attributes.

3) In Garp, clicking on Help and selecting the User Guide html pages provides:

General data display features include

    * Image data
          o Satellite (MCIDAS AREA and GINI formats)
          o Radar (NIDS/Level III and WSI NOWrad formats)
          o Images are displayed in the projection specified in the file (no 
remapping) 
    * Model data
          o Can display any model data in GEMPAK file format
          o Display plan view, cross-section, time height and vertical profiles
          o Time match against analysis data or a forecast run
          o Run macros to create complex displays 
    * Observed data (in GEMPAK file format)
          o METARs and any other observation data in a GEMPAK surface data file
          o Upper-air data
          o Wind profiler data 


Steve Chiswell






>From: Carter Borst <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200310062040.h96Ke6k1025751

>Hello,
>
>    My name is Carter Borst (x8447) and I work in RAP.  I support some 
>folks in the field using nawips, and they have asked me to find them 
>some information.
>
>    I looked on the unidata web page and searched the email archives but 
>didn't find what I was hoping to.  I am looking for a list of the data 
>and products available in nmap2, garp, and nsharp.  For example, the 
>"load data" gui pops up and asks you what type of data you want to load 
>and continually gets more specific as you go further into the tree.
>
>    Is there a list of the various possible data types and products that 
>can be loaded into these programs?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Carter
>
>