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David, The programs I use are gdradr and nex2gini which are part of the GEMPAK source distribution. However, you should realize that these programs are using the level 3 products, and are not doing volume compositing of level 2 data. . A group from CIMMS and NSSL has undertaken the 3-d gridding of level 2 data for composite products called the NMQ (National Mosaic and multi-sensor QPE), which we they are working on for distribution in by the IDD in the near future. See: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/Presentations/UPCsemseries/NMQ_UnidataPres_New.pdf If the student is starting work, you should probably advise him to research the work that has been presented and published by such as: http://www.copernicus.org/erad/2004/online/ERAD04_P_105.pdf http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/86485.pdf http://ams.confex.com/ams/32Rad11Meso/techprogram/paper_95704.htm http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/wrd/wish/q2/agenda.shtml Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: "David Fitzgerald" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200511301422.jAUEMJ7s024477 >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F5B9.7889AA65 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Hi, >=20 >We have a Computer Science student working with a few or our Meteorology >students to create some in-house radar products from level 2 data as in >independent study. Their goal is to create products similar to FNEXRAD >but to composite in the vertical as well as horizontal. To get them >started, would it be possible to send me the source code for the >programs that create the FNEXRAD composites? >=20 >Thanks >=20 >Dave >=20 >=20 >+++++++++++++++++++++++ >David Fitzgerald >Department of Earth Sciences >Millersville University >Millersville Pa 17551 >=20 >Phone: 717-871-2394 >=20 > =20 >I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less >than half of you half as well as you deserve. >J. R. R. 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>font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>+++++++++++++++++++++++</span></font>= ><span >style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:PersonName><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>David = >Fitzgerald</span></font></st1:PersonName><span >style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Depart</span></font><st1:PersonName><= >font > size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof: > yes'>me</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>nt of = >Earth >Sciences</span></font><span = >style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=3D2 = >face=3DArial><span > = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Millersvill= >e</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font > size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof: > yes'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span > = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>University<= >/span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span >style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place><st1:City><font size=3D2 = >face=3DArial><span > = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Millersvill= >e</span></font></st1:City><font > size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof: > yes'> </span></font><st1:State><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size: > = >10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Pa</span></font></st1:State><f= >ont > size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof: > yes'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span > = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>17551</span= >></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><span >style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Phone: = >717-871-2394</span></font><span >style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New = >Roman"><!--StartFragment --><span >style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><font = >size=3D2 >face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'> = ><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><em><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>I don't know half of you half as = >well as I >should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you = >deserve.</span></font></i></em><font >size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof: >yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3D2 = >face=3DArial><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;mso-no-proof= >:yes'><a >href=3D"http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/J._R._R._Tolkien/"><em><i><f= >ont >color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:windowtext; >text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>J. R. R. = >Tolkien</span></font></i></em></a></span></font></b><em><i><font >size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof: >yes'>, The Fellowship of the Ring</span></font></i></em><font size=3D2 >face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p= >> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ></div> > ></body> > ></html> >=00 >------_=_NextPart_001_01C5F5B9.7889AA65-- > -- NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.