FFC is Peachtree City (basically Atlanta). I also
don't see an FFG. We've been receiving data, but how will I
know which is unencoded? I tried loading some of the more
recent images in GEMPAK 5.6a but no dice.
Thomas L. Mote
University of Georgia
On Tue, 9 Jan 2001 15:03:32 -0500 Dan Vietor
<devo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I am cheerfully watching the NEXRAD data flow in here, it is
> > great to see!
> >
> > However, I am seeing some products from stations that are not
> > in my WXP
> > rad.cty list of stations:
> >
> > FFG
> > GID
> > LMK
> > TOP
> > UNR
> >
> > TOP is easy to guess, it is TWX (Topeka). Can anyone shed light on the
> > rest of these?
>
> WXP uses the official NWS identifiers for the Nexrad sites and not the
> identifier for the WFO. This is for consistency with RCM, MDR and other
> radar products.
>
> BTW, I don't find any sites with FFG. There is Atlanta which is FFC.
>
> I file Nexrad sites by the ID listed in the AWIPS header and not the WMO
> header:
>
> ** SDUS51 KPHI 091837 ***
> N0RDIX
>
> I file on the DIX, not the PHI. Here is my pqact.conf line:
>
> #
> # Radar - NIDS
> WMO ^SDUS5. .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])([0-5][0-9]).*/p(...)(...)
> PIPE -close /home/ldm/bin/ucnids -c -
> /home/ldm/data/nids/\5/(\1:yy)(
> \1:mm)\1\2\3_\4.nid
>
> > Also, in clear air mode, how can you have a negative
> > reflectivity? Is a negative return ever really due to
> > precipitation?
>
> Its possible for snow but not rain. Some types of snow have a very
> small cross-section exposed to the radar beam. This means it will
> rarely have Dbz returns in the positive area. The problem is that there
> are a lot of other things that return Dbz values of 5 or less, like
> birds, insects, clouds, ground clutter. So you have to know what your
> looking for.
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