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20040107: methods to export data in IDV question

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  • Subject: 20040107: methods to export data in IDV question
  • Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 21:31:47 -0700
>From: Jeffrey Buler <address@hidden>
>Organization: The University of Southern Mississippi
>Keywords: 200401072251.i07Mpkp2024737 IDV radar print

Hi Jeff-

>Thanks for your prompt reply.  After considering your response, I can see a 
>different approach to my problem.  You state, "For a Level II radar volume, 
>the data are stored as range, azimuth and elevation." Is there a method 
>available to output range, azimuth, elevation, and dBZ for each pulse 
>volume?  Seems likely these variables must be part of some array/data 
>structure that can be written as ascii. 

They are contained in a VisAD FlatField.

>If this is not possible in IDV, does UCAR offer other software to retrieve 
>these parameters from L2 binary archives.  I'd prefer to stay within a 
>Windows platform since I don't currently have access to a Unix workstation. 

None that I know of.

>>Are
>> you looking for a grid at a constant altitude, or constant radar
>> elevation angle?
>
>I am looking for a constant radar elevation angle.  Birds only occur within 
>the 0.5 elevation angle, so this is the only data that I use.  

I'm just leaving on a trip and will be gone until the 20th.  I think
I can work up a Jython procedure which will do what you want.  I'll
get back to you next week on this.

>I'd appreciate any assistance you can provide.

Don