MTEOR 311 WEEK 1 SUPPORTING MATERIAL

WEEK 1 - SOURCES OF DATA

The following are recommended methods of viewing weather data at ISU:

NTL - launches 4 easy-to-use programs (Ntrans, nsat, garp and nwx)

Ntrans - Easy way to view model data and loop it

nsat - Easy way to view satellite data and loop it

nmap - Powerful menu-driven software allowing access to many different fields and overlay capabilities

garp - Powerful Menu-driven program allowing access to radar, satellite, profiler, surface, upper air data and horizontal maps, vertical cross-sections and time-height cross-sections of model data. Fields can be easily overlaid, with great flexibility

nwx - Easy way to view textual weather data

gempak - Workhorse software behind the above programs - most flexible of all - but more difficult to use. Includes programs such as SFMAP, SFLIST, GDCNTR, GDPROF and GDPLOT

mcidas - Another software system available at ISU (more complicated to use)

• Sample map created with GEMPAK using OABGRD, OABSFC, GDPLOT
• Sample map created with GEMPAKS using GDCNTR on already gridded model data
• Typical map seen using Ntrans

*NEW* for Fall 2006

WES - (Weather Event Simulator) - Software package primarily used for AWIPS (Advanced Weather Information Processing System) training. Handy for individual case studies.

Gibson Ridge Level 2 Analyst Edition (GRL2AE) - Software package for viewing Level 2 radar data (Windows Only).

BUFKIT - Software package used for viewing model data. Provides model soundings, cross sections, time-series, etc. (Windows Only).