20051024: 5-cm Doppler radar data

Hi Wen,

Thanks for offering to make available your datasets from the dual
polarization 5-cm Doppler radar.

We are discussing the issue and should have something for you shortly...

Cheers,

Jeff
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On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Lu wrote:

>
> Dear Jeff,
>
> We, the Dept of Geography and Meteorology, will have a simultaneous dual
> polarization 5-cm Doppler radar. We would like to let the weather
> community to share our data through LDM. Our radar vendor would like to
> know what format is suitable for the radar. Could you please manage to
> take your time to advise us?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wen
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:12:23 -0500
> From: Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz <address@hidden>
> To: Lu <address@hidden>
> Subject: Radar data
>
> Hi Wen,
>
> Our radar vendor would like to know what type of format we would like our
> data to be in.
>
> We would like to share all of our data over the ldm with the Unidata
> community.  The radar will be a simultaneous dual-polarization 5-cm Doppler
> radar.
>
> Is there a Level II format for the simultaneous dual-polarization data?  Or
> would it be better to have the data in Grib or Bufr format?
>
> Could you see if someone at Unidata could help us answer these questions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Teresa
>
>
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> Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz
> Assistant Professor of Meteorology
> Department of Geography and Meteorology
> Kallay-Christopher Hall 201E
> 1809 Chapel Drive
> Valparaiso University
> Valparaiso, IN 46383
>
> E-Mail: address@hidden
> Phone: 219 464-6003
> Fax: 219 548-7738
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