[Xastir] new nws maps

[Wes Johnston]

Thanks!!! Now I can have 6 radar GEO files to pick from!!!

Wes

J. Lance Cotton wrote:

> Wes Johnston wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me what these other products are?
>>
>>       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/N0R/CAE_N0R_0.gif  seems to
>> be radar
>
>
> Base reflectivity. The radar dish is pointed up at 0.5 degrees above
> the horizon, I think.
>
>>       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/N0S/CAE_N0S_0.gif  red and
>> green?  doppler?
>
>
> Storm Relative Velocity. AKA The direction of the wind relative to the
> velocity of whatever storm is identified by the radar software. Green
> are negative velocities. If I recall correctly (and I probably do
> not), negative velocities are "toward" the radar. Positive are "away
> from" the radar.
>
>>       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/N0V/CAE_N0V_0.gif 
>
>
> Looks like Base Relative Velocity. AKA Absolute wind velocity.
> Contrast with storm-relative velocity. This corresponds to "ground
> relative vel."
>
>>       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/N0Z/CAE_N0V_0.gif
>
>
> Composite reflectivity. Basically all of the "elevation" scans stacked
> up. With the Base, you only get 0.5 degrees above horiz scan. This is
> all 4 (?) scans.
>
> >       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/N1P/CAE_N1P_0.gif
>
> 1-hour precip totals.
>
> >       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/NTP/CAE_NTP_0.gif
>
> storm precip totals. I think this is reset after 4 hours of no precip.
> Maybe just 1 hour.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Wes
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