20010131: Nexrad RCM's

>From: "Glenn Rutledge" <address@hidden>
>Organization: NCDC
>Keywords: 200101311750.f0VHomX06324

>Steve,
>Can n-awips plot the radar coded msg's?  I am creating files using the
>following pq_act entry:
>
>
>FSL5    ^SDUS4[0-6] .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0-5][0-9]).*/pRCM
>             FILE
>/npfos/noaaport/nawipsdata/nexrad/NIDS/rcm/(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1\2_rcm.dat
>
>.. or do I need a script of some kind...
>Thanks, Glenn
>
>

Glenn,

You can use the program "GPRCM" to plot the rcm data:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/examples/gprcm/

I did provide an example of a script using gprcm on the web page above, 
but you don't have to have a script. You can adjust the "dither" parameter 
so that you can overlay the RCM data on satellite images.

You can also view the grib "HAXA00 KWBC" which is the RCM mosaic in
any of the GRID programs (including NMAP).

I provided a NMAP restore file for RCMG (RCM grib). It used the
gfunc = slt(rdsp1,7).

Steve Chiswell