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>From: mljacobs <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200302210528.h1L5SJt09350 >Hello, >My name is Matt Jacobs and I have e-mailed before. The last response from Tom > >Yoksas was very helpful, but I still have some addition questions. How would I > >go about using gempak to view level III radar data to find rainfall rates. >What program would I use and what variable would be used to enter a parameter >such as rainfall rate. >Thanks >Matt Jacobs > Matt, Nexrad level III (NIDS) format data can be viewed in GEMPAK programs using the PROJ=rad and RADFIL=radarfile parameters, as well as in the gui applications NSAT, NMAP, NMAP2 and Garp. The NIDS products provide a reflectivity product as well a 1 hour precipitaion accumulation product. For estimating rainfall rates, you would either have to appli a Z to R relationship, or project from the 1 hour estimated accumulation. On noaaport, these are the NxR ( alternatively NCR for composite reflectivity), and N1P. Steve Chiswell