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20030530: Plot major cities in GEMPAK

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  • Subject: 20030530: Plot major cities in GEMPAK
  • Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 13:12:12 -0600
You might consider using the file:
$GEMPAK/source/contrib/tdl/radmap/cities.rad
This will work with the STNPLT parameter in programs
such as GPMAP, as well as the RADMAP program.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

On Thu, 29 May 2003, Steve Ansari wrote:

> Hello,
> I am plotting Level III NEXRAD Data and wish to overlay major cities.
> Although I can use the cities.tbl file, this includes ALL cities (large
> and small) and creates too much clutter.  Is there a major cities file
> out there?  I figure I can edit the cities.tbl file but I thought I'd
> ask before embarking on that tedious process.
> Thanks!
>