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20050311: IDV - Archived radar display

>From: "Zack" <address@hidden>
>Organization: Ohio State University
>Keywords: 200503111427.j2BERVYc015232  IDV Nexrad Level II files

Hi Zack-

>Institution: Ohio State University
>Package Version: ?
>Operating System: Windows XP
>Hardware Information: ?
>Inquiry: How do i go about displaying archived NEXRAD views in IDV?  Ive downl
> oaded the images but they come in zip or compressed files.  im not sure if im
>  supposed to unzip them or decompress them before attempting to display in ID
> V.  If anyone could help me i would greatly appreciate it.  
>Please respond to the email address marked above

You'll need to untar and uncompress the files.  This also only deals
with Level II files, not Level III.  See the entry in the IDV FAQ:

http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/idv/docs/userguide/Faq.html#faq1_cat4_15

Don Murray
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