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20040817: Projection of LEVEL III radars in McIDAS

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  • Subject: 20040817: Projection of LEVEL III radars in McIDAS
  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:35:35 -0600
>From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden>
>Organization: Universal Weather
>Keywords: 200408172111.i7HLB0aW011847 McIDAS NEXRAD Level III projection

Hi Robert,

>We are trying to match up some locally generated (Tcl/TK) map files with
>McIDAS radars and can't seem to figure out what projection is used
>for radar imagery, obtained by using a simple IMGDISP:
>
>IMGDISP RTNEXRAD/CBW ID=NCR STA=CBW
>
>Do you have the specs on the projection?

The projection used is the RADR.  The navigation module for RADR is
~mcidas/mcidas2004/src/nvxradr.dlm. This should have the information
you are looking for.  If I remember correctly, the RADR projection is
simply a local stereographic one.

>Thanks,

No worries.

Cheers,

Tom
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>From address@hidden  Tue Aug 17 15:36:28 2004

Thanks.