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Hi Simon,
KHTX ("North Alabama" in IDV): IDV altitude = 677mNOAA altitude = 537m (site) + 15m (antenna height) = 552m --> 125m differenceKVNX ("Vance Airforce Base" in IDV): IDV altitude = 465mNOAA altitude = 369m (site) + 10m (antenna height) = 379m --> 86m difference I wanted to find out what was gong on here to make sure I can take height values, for example on the IDV pseudo-RHI displays, as correct.
You found an error. Some of the nexrad station elevations that we use are incorrect. FYI - I have attached the updated nexrad station table list. Unfortunately, due to the implementation of the latest released version of the IDV we cannot simply fix this by installing a new station table in your environment. The current version, which we will be releasing in mid-November, will solve this problem.
Also, we do not account for antenna height. -Jeff
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