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>From: address@hidden >Organization: University of Kansas >Keywords: 199904281912.NAA23976 McIDAS GEMPAK Donna, >In McIdas it is possible to define a box on a satellite image and then >calculate statistics on the brightness values within the box (e.g. >mean, standard deviation). Yes. You would use the ASTAT or IMGPROBE functions of McIDAS. >As far as I know such a capability does >not exist within GEMPAK. If I am correct, are there any plans to >include such a capability within GEMPAK in the future? Not that I am aware of. Tom Yoksas