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20030908: Jackson/Brandon Mississippi radar

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  • Subject: 20030908: Jackson/Brandon Mississippi radar
  • Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:09:41 -0600
Stuart Wier wrote:
> 
> Kevin,
> 
> Yes you are right. We recently switched Jackson to Brandon with the
> following data:
> id="DGX" name="BRANDON" st="MS" co="US" lat="32:16:48" lon="-89:59:04"
> elev="151"
> 
> This is in the next IDV release which is currently planned for later
> this month.
> 
> Meanwhile you can add the above data to the file
> ucar/unidata/idv/resources/nexradstns.xml
> if you need Brandon sooner.
> 
> The Jackson location in your iDV is the old Jackson location.
> 
> Stu Wier
> 
> >
> > >To: "'address@hidden'" <address@hidden>
> > >From: Petty Kevin <address@hidden>
> > >Subject: Jackson/Brandon Mississippi radar
> > >Organization: NTSB Office of Aviation Safety
> > >Keywords: 200309091940.h89Je4Ld010619 IDV NEXRAD Level II
> >
> > In February of this year, the WSR-88D site in Jackson, Mississippi was moved
> > to
> > Brandon, Mississippi. In the latest version of IDV (1.0.1), there is not a
> > listing
> > for Brandon under the Level II dropdown radar site list. However, there is a
> > Jackson, MS
> > selection. Is this selection representative of the change from Jackson to
> > Brandon (i.e.
> > latitude, longitude, elevation, etc) ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > Senior Meteorologist
> > NTSB
> > Office of Aviation Safety (AS-30)
> > 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW
> > Washington DC 20594
> > P: 202-314-6269
> > F: 202-314-6339
> > email: address@hidden
> >
> > ------- End of Forwarded Message
> 
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