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20031017: Salient Cell Tops and Motion (radar coded messages)

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  • Subject: 20031017: Salient Cell Tops and Motion (radar coded messages)
  • Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:26:44 -0600
Travis,

I wrote the RCM processing routines for GEMPAK in the program GPRCM
using the Ofice of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological services (OFCM)
publication FMH #11, Doppler Radar Meteorological Observations, Part C:
http://www.ofcm.gov/homepage/text/pubs.htm   (aka FCM-H11C-1991)

a sample of the output with cloud tops and motion is shown here:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/chiz/gifs/radar_sum.gif


Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


>From: "Travis Martin" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200310171339.h9HDdbOb009445

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>Hello,
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>I'm trying to get the needed documentation to decode the radar coded
>messages.  We would like to display the salient cell tops and motion
>within the McIDAS application.  I spoke to Tom this morning and he
>indicated that he could get the info I needed.  Thanks for the help!
>
>Travis Martin
>Weathernews Americas Inc.
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