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[Datastream #EAZ-340335]: Radar Data Question

Hi Michael, 

Well, I suspect there are many options :)

1) Download all station data from NCDC and create your own mosaic (GEMPAK would 
likely be your best application for this)

2) Ask our community if anybody has been packing this product away into an 
archive, I would guess "yes" .

..to do this, visit:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/support/index.html#mailinglists

and subscribe to the list: needdata

To subscribe, select the:

show mailing list actions link, and subscribe in the fashion you would prefer.

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(painless, takes under a minute)

Then post your request to the list and see if somebody chimes in. I may start 
doing this myself because you
are not the first to want this historically and not in real time. I ~think the 
folks at Iowa State archive it, 
they will chime in if they do.


Hope this helps, 

Jeff




> Jeff,
> 
> Thank you for the links. Unfortunately, the two events I am studying are from 
> well before the previous month. The dates for my events are 24 May 2011 and 
> 14 April 2012. Is there any other way I can obtain these data? Or is there 
> possibly a completely different source I could get radar data from?
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Unidata Datastream Support [address@hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:04 PM
> To: Hollan, Michael
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [Datastream #EAZ-340335]: Radar Data Question
> 
> > Hello,
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> >
> > My name is Michael Hollan. I am a graduate student at Texas Tech
> > Univeristy, working towards a Master's Degree in Atmospheric Science. My
> > research requires me to verify simulated radar reflectivity in the WRF
> > model versus observed radar reflectivity.
> 
> Sounds interesting!
> 
> I was wondering if there was
> > any way possible to obtain 1 km National Mosaic Radar Data in GRIB2
> > format without going through the Local Data Manager - for instance,
> > via an FTP link or through some archive - as I will only be needing
> > radar data for two severe weather events.
> 
> 
> Yes, we maintain a short (one month) "rolling" archive of this dataset.
> 
> It can be found at:
> 
> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/thredds/catalog/nexrad/composite/1km/files/N0R/catalog.html
> 
> gained from the top level:
> 
> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/thredds/catalog.html
> 
> ..as you can see we only use the "base" reflectivity (N0R) for the mosaic.
> 
> All university folks are allowed access to this archive..no sign in required.
> 
> > I appreciate your time and look forward to your response.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael Hollan
> > Graduate Student - Atmospheric Sciences
> > Teaching Assistant
> > Texas Tech University
> >
> >
> Cheers and good luck!
> 
> Jeff
> Jeff Weber
> Unidata User Support
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> 
> Ticket Details
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> Ticket ID: EAZ-340335
> Department: Support Datastream
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 

Jeff Weber
Unidata User Support
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EAZ-340335
Department: Support Datastream
Priority: Normal
Status: Open