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Hi Harry, GEMPAK color tables (for reflectivity, for example) are not organized by matching 1:1 a value (dBZ) to a color (in RGB format), but rather a range of colors are provided (from blue to green to yellow and so forth) which are then proportionally scaled for a range of values (say, -20 to +95 dBZ). Michael James Unidata User Support > I am trying to make sense of the new color tables for the higher-res > level 3 data. Part of my problem is a lack of understanding of color > tables in GEMPAK. Can you tell me what colors go with what > reflectivity values in all the the three color tables? Thanks. > > -- > Dr. Harry Edmon E-MAIL: address@hidden > 206-543-0547 FAX: 206-543-0308 address@hidden, address@hidden > Director of IT, College of the Environment and > Director of Computing, Dept of Atmospheric Sciences > University of Washington, Box 351640, Seattle, WA 98195-1640 > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DGZ-323433 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open