intro radar workshop
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Intro Radar Workshop. GR (Gibson Ridge). Grlevelx.com Good for current radar or looking at old images. Polling. File / configure polling / add Then place this URL in the box that opens up http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/data/nexrd2/raw/ - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Intro Radar Workshop
GR (Gibson Ridge)
• Grlevelx.com• Good for current radar or looking at old
images
Polling
• File / configure polling / add• Then place this URL in the box that opens uphttp://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/data/nexrd2/raw/• Then File/ start polling (or click the computer
with the world behind it)
Products• BR (base reflectivity)• BV (base velocity)• SRV (storm relative velocity)• SW (spectrum width)• ET ( echo tops)• VIL ( vertically integrated liquid)• VILD (vertically integrated liquid density)• POSH (probability of severe size hail)• MEHS ( maximum estimated hail size)• NROT ( rotation )
Other things with GR
• Tilts• Warning boxes• Smoothing• Tornado, hail, meso icons• Calculating storm motion• Changing radars• Panel modes
2D and 3D scans
• 2Dclick cross section mode drag mouse from one place to other going through the storm
• 3Dclick 3D box at top, drag a box from the center outward to make a 3D scan
Other things with GR
• Satellite• Watch boxes• Spotter Net• Surface obs• Mesos discussions• Roads• Color tables / 3D volume tables• http://grlevelxstuff.com/• http://www.justingehrts.com/AE_mteor/
Looking at old cases
• Iowa Mesonet • Texas Mesonet http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/
TBSS(Three Body Scatter Spike)
BWER
Tornados
Tornados (cont.)
Wind
Hail