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Donald, Since you have already downloaded the area files from the McIDAS distribution, I won't tar up the pieces I distribute with the NAWIPS and GARP distribution. However, you might find the following information useful for the $GEMTBL/sat and $GEMTBL/luts directories. I have attatched out $GEMTBL/sat/imgtyp.tbl (used to define the platform number and default color lut for the topo images), and the corresponding color lookup tables upc_topo.tbl and upc_comp.tbl. The upc_topo.tbl is used when the image is a basemap, and the upc_comp.tbl is used to display the composite goes-8/9 and topo images that Tom and Don produce here with McIDAS. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Unidata Support wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > >To: <address@hidden> > >cc: <address@hidden> > >From: "Donald Frank" <address@hidden> > >Subject: NAWIPS Maps > >Organization: . > >Keywords: 199904121438.IAA07144 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE84C8.85B7E660 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hello, > > Friday night I spoke with Tom Yoksas about the possibility of getting a copy > of the topographic maps which you have from NAWIPS. If it is possible I > would love a copy of any background maps (topo, land-sea, etc) and any > available enhancements for the images. > > Thanks, > > Donald R. Frank / AWC > > Donald R. Frank > Applications Engineer > RDC - Aviation Weather Center > 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Room 115 > Kansas City, MO 64153-2371 > address@hidden > (816) 584-7256 > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE84C8.85B7E660 > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; > name="Donald Frank (E-mail).vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="Donald Frank (E-mail).vcf" > > BEGIN:VCARD > VERSION:2.1 > N:Frank;Donald > FN:Donald Frank (E-mail) > ORG:Aviation Weather Center;Aviation Support Branch > TITLE:Applications Engineer > TEL;WORK;VOICE:(816) 548-7256 > TEL;PAGER;VOICE:(888) 928-6809 > ADR;WORK;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:;;NCEP Aviation Weather = > Center=3D0D=3D0A7220 NW 101st Terrace, Room 115;Kansas C=3D > ity;MO;64153-2371;United States of America > LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:NCEP Aviation Weather = > Center=3D0D=3D0A7220 NW 101st Terrace, Room 115=3D0D=3D0AKansa=3D > s City, MO 64153-2371=3D0D=3D0AUnited States of America > EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:address@hidden > REV:19990405T183555Z > END:VCARD > > ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE84C8.85B7E660-- > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > >
! IMGTYP.TBL ! ! This table contains the minimum and maximum image pixel values ! for use in setting the colors when displaying satellite or radar images. ! A default look up table (LUT) file is also assigned per image type. ! ! For satellite images, the comparisons are based on the satellite ID number, ! the image type and whether the image is a "raw" image or not. ! ! The IMGTYP is a coded number representing the channel of the image. ! The value is equal to 2**(channel-1). ! ! (Do not use tabs when adding to the table.) ! ! ! SATELLITE IMAGE TYPES ! --------------------- ! ! |IMG | | |SAT ID|IMGTYP| RAW| DEFAULT | !SAT ID |TYP | MIN| MAX|NUMBER|NUMBER| FLAG| LUT FILE | !(20) |(8) | (6)| (6)| (6)| (6)| (6)| (14) | ! | | | | | | | | TOPO_GOES8 IR 0 255 10 1 1 upc_comp.tbl TOPO_GOES9 IR 0 255 10 8 1 upc_comp.tbl TOPO IR 0 255 11 1 1 upc_topo.tbl TOPO IR 0 255 99 1 1 upc_topo.tbl GOES6 VIS 30 220 30 1 0 GRAY GOES6 IR 0 255 31 128 0 ir_sab.tbl GOES6 WV 0 255 31 512 0 watvap.tbl GOES6 VIS 30 220 30 1 1 GRAY GOES6 IR 0 255 31 128 1 ir_sab.tbl GOES6 WV 0 255 31 512 1 watvap.tbl GOES7 VISPC 0 255 32 128 0 GRAY GOES7 VIS 30 220 32 1 0 GRAY GOES7 IR 0 255 33 128 0 ir_sab.tbl GOES7 WV 0 255 33 512 0 watvap.tbl GOES7-RAW VIS 30 230 32 1 1 GRAY GOES7-RAW IR 1280 18000 33 128 1 ir_sab.tbl GOES7-RAW WV 0 18000 33 512 1 watvap.tbl GOES8 VIS 30 220 70 1 0 vis_upc.tbl GOES8 IR2 0 255 70 2 0 ir_sab.tbl GOES8 WV 0 255 70 4 0 wv_upc.tbl GOES8 IR 0 255 70 8 0 ir_upc.tbl GOES8 IR 0 255 70 128 0 ir_sab.tbl !GOES8 VIS 30 220 70 1 1 GRAY !GOES8 IR2 0 255 70 2 1 ir_sab.tbl !GOES8 IR 0 255 70 8 1 ir_sab.tbl GOES8 IR 0 255 70 128 1 ir_sab.tbl METEOSAT3 VIS 0 255 54 1 0 GRAY METEOSAT3 IR 20 250 54 128 0 GRAY METEOSAT3 WV 0 255 54 512 0 watvap.tbl METEOSAT5 VIS 0 255 56 1 0 GRAY METEOSAT5 IR 20 250 56 128 0 GRAY METEOSAT5 WV 0 255 56 512 0 watvap.tbl GOES9 VIS 30 220 72 1 0 vis_upc.tbl GOES9 IR2 0 255 72 2 0 ir_sab.tbl GOES9 WV 0 255 72 4 0 wv_upc.tbl GOES9 IR 0 255 72 8 0 ir_upc.tbl GOES9 IR 0 255 72 128 0 ir_sab.tbl !GOES9 VIS 0 255 72 1 1 GRAY !GOES9 IR2 0 255 72 2 1 ir_sab.tbl !GOES9 IR 0 26624 72 8 1 ir_sab.tbl !GOES9 IR 0 26624 72 128 1 ir_sab.tbl !GOES9 WV 0 255 72 4 1 watvap.tbl GOES9 VIS 0 30240 72 1 1 GRAY GOES9 IR_3.9 0 30240 72 2 1 GRAY GOES9 WV_6.7 0 30240 72 4 1 GRAY GOES9 IR_10.7 0 30240 72 8 1 GRAY GOES9 IR_12.0 0 30240 72 16 1 GRAY GOES9 IR 0 30240 72 128 1 GRAY GOES8 VIS 0 30240 70 1 1 GRAY GOES8 WV 0 30240 70 4 1 GRAY GOES8 IR_3.9 0 30240 70 2 1 GRAY GOES8 IR_10.7 0 30240 70 8 1 GRAY GOES10 VIS 30 220 74 1 0 vis_upc.tbl GOES10 IR_3.9 0 255 74 2 0 GRAY GOES10 WV_6.7 0 255 74 4 0 wv_upc.tbl GOES10 IR_10.7 0 255 74 8 0 ir_upc.tbl GOES10 IR_12.0 0 255 74 128 0 GRAY !------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ! ! RADAR IMAGE TYPES ! ----------------- ! ! For RADAR images, the NIDS product code and operational mode of the radar are ! used to identify different radar types. The operational mode values are ! 0-maintenance, 1-clear air, 2-precip mode. ! ! |IMG | | |RAD ID|PROD | OP| DEFAULT | !RAD ID |TYP | MIN| MAX|NUMBER|NUMBER| MODE| LUT FILE | !(20) |(8) | (6)| (6)| (6)| (6)| (6)| (14) | ! | | | | | | | | NIDS BREF 0 15 7 19 1 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS BREF 0 15 7 19 2 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS BREF 0 15 7 20 1 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS BREF 0 15 7 20 2 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS CREF 0 7 7 36 1 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS CREF 0 7 7 36 2 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS CREF 0 15 7 37 1 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS CREF 0 15 7 37 2 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS CREF 0 15 7 38 1 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS CREF 0 15 7 38 2 osf_ref16.tbl NIDS LREF1 0 7 7 65 1 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS LREF1 0 7 7 65 2 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS LREF2 0 7 7 66 1 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS LREF2 0 7 7 66 2 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS LREF3 0 7 7 90 1 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS LREF3 0 7 7 90 2 osf_ref8.tbl NIDS VEL.27 0 7 7 23 1 nids_vel8.tbl NIDS VEL.27 0 7 7 23 2 nids_vel8.tbl NIDS VEL.13 0 15 7 25 1 nids_vel.tbl NIDS VEL.13 0 15 7 25 2 nids_vel.tbl NIDS VEL.27 0 15 7 26 1 nids_vel.tbl NIDS VEL.27 0 15 7 26 2 nids_vel.tbl NIDS VEL 0 15 7 27 1 nids_vel.tbl NIDS VEL 0 15 7 27 2 nids_vel.tbl NIDS TOPS 0 15 7 41 1 nids_tops.tbl NIDS TOPS 0 15 7 41 2 nids_tops.tbl NIDS SRVEL 0 15 7 55 1 nids_vel.tbl NIDS SRVEL 0 15 7 55 2 nids_vel.tbl NIDS SRVEL 0 15 7 56 1 nids_vel.tbl NIDS SRVEL 0 15 7 56 2 nids_vel.tbl NIDS VIL 0 15 7 57 1 nids_vil.tbl NIDS VIL 0 15 7 57 2 nids_vil.tbl NIDS PRE1 0 15 7 78 1 nids_pre.tbl NIDS PRE1 0 15 7 78 2 nids_pre.tbl NIDS PRE3 0 15 7 79 1 nids_pre.tbl NIDS PRE3 0 15 7 79 2 nids_pre.tbl NIDS PRET 0 15 7 80 1 nids_pre.tbl NIDS PRET 0 15 7 80 2 nids_pre.tbl WSI NOWRAD MOSAIC 0 15 7 1 2 osf_ref16.tbl WSI NOWRAD MOSAIC 0 15 7 2 2 osf_ref16.tbl !------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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