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3.5.0 Loading WSR-88D Level II Radar Data

Level II data is accessed in the IDV from the remote THREDDS Data Server, each file having data from one WSR-88D radar for all sweeps (tilt) for one time.

Read more about Receiving and Storing Level II Data

  1. Setup for Level II displays
  2. Open the Level II Data Source Chooser
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The data source Level II Radar (KDVN) appears in the Data Sources list in the Field Selector.

Let's look at some of the properties of this dataset.

Level II data has three Fields (radar data moments or data types). The IDV has several display types for Level II data. Any of the moments can be shown with any of the displays. For the following exercises, we will use Reflectivity.

 


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