20040227: 20040206: TAF's in McIDAS

Rob,

I'll let Tom answer the McIDAS questions-
but just as an aside, all of these products
are displayable in GEMPAK since their display
is taylored to the Aviation Weather Center's
use of GEMPAK, and the products they issue.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


>From: "Rob Gillies ." <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200402272224.i1RMOcrV018810

>Tom:
>
>some other general questions for you re: stuff for my pilot's course in weathe
> r.
>
>(a) PIREPS - we have never been successful in displaying PIREPS using the 
>pull-down menu in Mcidas. Have tried for areas that I know have had P's issues
>  - 
>any ideas? Also, I looked in the manual at the various commands - are there an
> y 
>examples out there for the use of the commands that you know of or do you have
>  a 
>stash?
>
>(b) AIRMETs / SIGMETS and CONVECTIVE SIGMETS - is there any functionality for 
>the retrieval of these products?
>
>As usual -- my thanks - have a nice beer c'est soir ... Rob
>
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>Robert R. Gillies
>Associate Professor
>Utah State University
>Plants, Soils and Biometeorology
>Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources
>4820 Old Main Hill
>Logan, UT 84322-4280
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