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  • Subject: 20011128: 20011127: GEMPAK coltbl.ptype
  • Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:27:42 -0700
Robert,

besides looking for SNOW in surface reports, I've considered using the
RUC hourly grids (like I do with the precip type products I create)
to create a mask for precip based on something like RELH for
the various boundary layer levels and/or PRXX and use the MASK function 
after the fact rather than excluding clear air at the start.

I know other approaches using the ground clutter removal
in the radar displays with distance to the radar center.

Steve Chiswell

>From: "Robert Mullenax" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200111282046.fASKkfN29194

>Thanks,
>
>Also I have been trying to brainstorm on a way to incorporate
>radars that are in clear-air mode in order to pick up snow,
>while excluding those that have no precip.  Obviously one
>could search obs for reports of snow and then come up with
>a way of including of including radars near those stations.
>This would be especially useful for our campaigns in New Mexico
>as snow is not uncommon there in April and November when we
>are there.  I was just wondering if you had any ideas..I know
>you have enough to do, I just thought I'd see if you had
>pondered that.  The script you provide works very well
>comparing the results to obs..expect of course where the
>snow can only be picked up in ca mode.
>
>Thanks for the color file.
>
>Thanks,
>Robert
>
>
>>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden>
>>To: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden>
>>CC: address@hidden
>>Subject: 20011127: GEMPAK coltbl.ptype
>>Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:45:34 -0700
>>
>> >From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200111272140.fARLeQN09688
>>
>> >I wonder if you could send me your coltbl.ptype that
>> >you use to make your precip-type composites.  I could
>> >do it, but why reinvent the wheel.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Robert
>> >
>>
>>I should include this in the tarfile. Here are the lines for the file:
>>! COLTBL.PTYPE
>>!
>>! Default XWP and XW color table
>>!
>>!Color name    Abrev   Red  Green   Blue  X color name
>>BLACK           BLA      0      0      0  black
>>VANILLA         VAN    255    228    220  bisque1
>>RED             RED    255      0      0  red
>>GREEN           GRE      0    255      0  green
>>BLUE            BLU      0      0    255  blue
>>YELLOW          YEL    255    255      0  yellow
>>CYAN            CYA      0    255    255  cyan
>>MAGENTA         MAG    255      0    255  magenta
>>BROWN           BRO    139     71     38  sienna3
>>GRPBLUE         GRP     16     78    139  DodgerBlue4
>>LTBLUE          LTB     30    144    255  DodgerBlue1
>>SKY             SKY      0    178    238  DeepSkyBlue2
>>MDCYAN          MDC      0    238    238  cyan2
>>VIOLET          VIO    137    104    205  MediumPurple3
>>RAIN1           R01    118    195     95  Rain1
>>RAIN2           R02    111    193     85  Rain2
>>RAIN3           R03     82    187     63  Rain3
>>RAIN4           R04     51    163     52  Rain4
>>RAIN5           R05     45    131     45  Rain5
>>RAIN6           R06     34     91     33  Rain6
>>FRZN1           F01    206    145     36  Frozen1
>>FRZN2           F02    209    132     33  Frozen2
>>FRZN3           F03    209    121     36  Frozen3
>>FRZN4           F04    208    112     33  Frozen4
>>FRZN5           F05    212    101     34  Frozen5
>>FRZN6           F06    211     93     35  Frozen6
>>SNOW1           G41    105    105    105  gray41
>>SNOW2           G53    135    135    135  gray53
>>SNOW3           G65    166    166    166  gray65
>>SNOW4           G77    196    196    196  gray77
>>SNOW5           G88    224    224    224  gray88
>>WHITE           WHI    255    255    255  white
>>BLACK           BLA      0      0      0  black
>>
>>
>>Steve Chiswell
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