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=============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ =============================================================================== ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:03:31 -0800 (PST) From: Harry Edmon <address@hidden> To: address@hidden Subject: Re[2]: 19990114: Feed type for Nexrad level 2 data Well, since the only users currently are us and Oklahoma, we have time to change this to something reasonable. Currently, the headers are as follows: -N2 YYYYMMDDHHMMSS IIII nnn nn [E] Where: -N2 is used to distinguished Nexrad Level 2 data from other EXP data, and can be removed. YYYYMMDDHHMMSS - is the time of the volume IIII - is the radar station id (for example KATX) nnn - is the volume number nn - is the product number within this volume (stars with 0) E - only appears on the last product of a volume scan Here are two examples: -N2 19990119175406 KATX 153 0 -N2 19990119174814 KATX 152 43 E I am open to any all all suggestions as to a redesign of the name space. -- Dr. Harry Edmon E-MAIL: address@hidden (206) 543-0547 FAX: (206) 543-0308 Dept of Atmospheric Sciences University of Washington, Box 351640, Seattle, WA 98195-1640