Index

A

A 3A-20

Add

calibration block segments for 1-byte PRD images 3P-11

dataset aliases to client routing tables 3A-23

dataset names to the local server 3D-17

frames 2-16, 3M-1

grids 3I-1

redirection entry 3R-13

schema to the schema file 3S-2

weather data 3M-23

ADDE

client routing table 2-26, I-4

clients and servers 2-24

compressed data transfer 2-28, I-5

configuring remote server I-1

data naming scheme 2-24

getting started 2-30

naming data 2-27

server mapping table 2-27

terminology 2-23

ADDE_LOGGING environment variable I-6

ADDETIMEOUT environment variable 2-29, I-3

ADUMP 3A-21

Advance one frame 3A-20

Advection (ADV) 3M-23

AIRS HDF files, make a dataset 3D-17

AKA 3A-23

Alt ? 2-9, 3H-2

Alt key 2-16

ALTIM 3A-25

Altimeter setting 3M-23

Ampersand (&) 2-9, 3A-14, 3A-15

Annotations on graphics frame 3Z-2

Area

See Image

Arithmetic operations performed on grids 3I-1

ASCII text format files

convert to LW format files 3D-14

converted from LW format files 3L-15

create MD file from 3T-17

ASK1 3A-28

Averaging to reduce image resolution 3A-29

AVGI 3A-29

AXFORM 3A-30

C

C 3C-1

Calculate

heat index 3H-1

parallax 3P-9

relative humidity 3H-1

satellite orbits 3N-1

satellite subpoints 3N-1

standard aviation heights or pressures 3A-25

theta levels for upper air 3I-70

wind chill index 3C-4

Calendar, Julian day B-1

Calibration

POES images 3T-13

types 3S-44

utility for 1-byte PRD image files 3P-11

VAS transforms 3V-2

Caret (^) 3A-15

CASEMODE 3C-2

CCODE 3C-3

CHILL 3C-4

Circulate the graphics table 3C-6

CLEAR 3C-5

Clear

redirection entries 3R-13

string table 3T-16

text frame 3C-5

Client and server 2-24

Client routing table 2-26

add, delete or list aliases 3A-23

manage 3D-2

Cloud drift winds 3P-8, 3V-1, 3X-1

CM 3C-6

Color

cursor 3C-12, 3C-14

enhancement 3E-10

image and graphics 2-13

intensity levels 3C-12, 3G-51

list available 3C-7, 3G-51

palette 3G-51

set levels in McIDAS-X 1-33, 1-34

table, graphics 3G-51

text output 3C-7, A-4

COLORS 3C-7

COMBINE 3C-8

Combine

frames 3C-8

Command

batch file 3B-5

concatenating 2-10

editing 2-9

enter 2-5

global keywords A-1

help information 3H-2

input editor 3E-5

line editing keys 2-9

list running commands 3A-15

protocols 2-9

recalling previous 3A-14, 3A-15

repeat 3R-16

run at startup in McIDAS-X 1-32

run outside of McIDAS-X H-1

run serially from a text file 3B-5

run Unix operating system command from the Text and Command Window 3O-6

run using strings 2-19, 3M-17

scheduler 3S-31, 3S-32, 3S-34

send to Unix shell 3A-17

setting output text recall 1-32

single-letter 2-10

stop 3A-19, 3K-2

stop after waiting period 3T-11

terminate/kill 3A-19, 3K-2

Compressed data transfer 2-28, I-5

Concatenating commands 2-10

Configuring

ADDE remote server I-1

user accounts 1-11, 1-25

Contour

data from grids 3P-13

surface data 3S-5

upper air data 3R-2

Contrast stretching, black and white 3E-2

Conventions

typographical 2-1

Convert

ASCII text files to LW files 3D-14

LW files to ASCII text files 3L-15

-OS2 LW file to -X LW file 3L-14

point data to grids 3P-13

text data file to MD file 3T-17

units 3C-10

Coordinates, earth, TV, area 3E-1

Copy

grids 3G-7, 3I-1, 3I-6

images 3I-9

LW file 3L-16

MD file 3M-21

point data 3P-25

Country codes 3C-3

Create

enhancements 3E-2, 3E-10

frames 2-16, 3M-1

grid files 3I-6

images 3G-33

LW file 3L-16

MD files 3M-21, 3T-17

navigation entry for an area 3M-2

random loop sequences 3L-10

string tables 3T-16

Cross section, display 3U-1

CU 3C-10

CUR 3C-12

Cursor 2-16

color 3C-12, 3C-14, 3G-51

data values at center 3D-1

drawing 3Z-2, 3Z-6

earth coordinates at center 3E-1

fill or erase graphics within 3C-14

lag size 3P-8

make invisible 3C-12

position on a frame 3P-7

shape and size 3C-12

velocity 3V-1

CW 3C-14

Cyclone symbol 3Z-2

D

D 3D-1

DATALOC 3D-2

Dataset

add

aliases to client routing tables 3A-23

names to local server 3A-23

to client routing table 3D-2

to local server 3D-17

delete

alias from client routing table 3A-23

from local server 3D-17

formats supported 3D-17

group/descriptor format 2-24

list

client routing table aliases 3A-23

contents 3R-12

images in 3I-39

in client routing table 3D-2

on local and remote servers 3D-16

point data in 3P-41

DATELIST 3D-4

Define

dwell rates for frame looping 3D-15

graphics display parameters 3G-1

loop 2-16, 3D-6, 3L-10

text output color A-4

DEFLOOP 3D-6

Delete

aliases from client routing table 3A-23

calibration block segments for 1-byte PRD images 3P-11

command scheduler entry 3S-34

dataset names from the local server 3D-17

enhancements 3E-10

graphics file 3G-51

grid files 3I-6

grids 3I-1

images 3I-18

key 2-9

LW file 3L-16

MD files 3D-13, 3M-21

redirection entry 3R-13

string tables 3T-16

strings from a string table 3T-2

Derived weather parameters 3M-23

Destination device for output A-2

DEV= A-2

Directory, image frame 3F-8

Display

analysis of grid point values 3G-37

area contents in hexadecimal 3A-21

cross section 3U-1

fronts 3F-11

geostationary satellite image 3G-2

graphics frame 3S-27

histogram for grid point values 3G-37

histogram of data points 3I-55

image data 3G-2, 3I-20, 3L-3

image frame 3S-4

image label on a frame 3F-5

images and graphics 2-11

line of text on the text frame 3E-4

loop 2-17, 3M-34

parameters, graphics 3G-1

point data 3P-29

point data grids 3P-13

polar orbital tracks 3N-6, 3P-1

polar orbiting satellite image 3L-3

scatter plot of two images 3I-52

sequence of loops 3M-34

surface meteorogram 3S-16

text line 3E-4

vertical cross section 3U-1

virtual graphics 3S-28

watches and warnings 3W-2

workstation's state 3F-1

DIST 3D-8

Distance, find on navigated frame 3D-8

Divergence (DVG) 3I-1

DMAP 3D-11

DOQTL 3D-13

DOSTOLW 3D-14

DR 3D-15

Draw

freehand with the mouse 3Z-6

map on a satellite image 3M-5

polar orbital satellite tracks 3N-6

text 3Z-2

DSINFO 3D-16

DSSERVE 3D-17

Dwell rates, define for frame looping 3D-15

Dynamic memory 3R-13

E

E 3E-1

Earth coordinates at cursor center 3E-1

EB 3E-2

ECHO 3E-4

Editing

command input editor 3E-5

command line 2-9

grid point values 3G-37

MD files 3M-19

EDITMODE 3E-5

EG 3E-8

End

key 2-9

McIDAS-X session 2-4

Enhancement

black and white 3E-2

color 3E-10

grayscale bar 3B-2

utility 3E-10

Enter

commands 2-5

commands in the scheduler 3S-29

key 2-9

strings in the string table 3T-3

Environment

McIDAS-X H-1

McIDAS-X for XP 1-25

variable, ADDE_LOGGING I-6

variable, ADDETIMEOUT 2-29, I-3

variable, MCCOMPRESS 2-28, I-5

variable, MCIDASRC 1-35

variable, MCPATH G-1

variable, MCPRINT A-2

variable, MCTABLE_READ 2-26, I-4

variable, MCTABLE_WRITE 2-26, I-4

variable, MCTRACK I-4

variable, PATH 1-4, 1-11, 1-25

EOS image bands D-1

ERASE 3E-9

Erasing

files 3I-6, 3L-16, 3M-21

frame directory 3E-8, 3E-9

frames 3E-9

graphics 3E-8, 3E-9

graphics inside the cursor 3C-14

images 3E-8, 3E-9

text frames 3C-5

Esc key 2-9

Escape characters H-2

EU 3E-10

Exclamation Point (!) 3A-17

EXIT 3E-14

Exit status

use in BATCH files 3B-5

use in McBASI program 4-16

use in Unix shell script H-5

Exit to Unix 3E-14

F

F 3F-1

F Key Menu System 5-1

commands 5-2

commands to run 5-4

create menu file 5-2

define function key 5-6

define loops 5-13

define menu 5-3

display text 5-5

poke User Common 5-9, 5-10

pseudocommands 5-12

start

in -X 3M-18

File redirection 3R-13

Files

See also Text file, LW file, MD file

generate from an area 3A-30

location G-1

redirecting 3D-11, 3R-13

supported ADDE dataset formats 3D-17

system F-1

virtual frame 3S-48

Fill the graphics within the cursor 3C-14

Filter image data 3I-28

FIND 3F-2

FONT 3F-3

FONT= A-3

Fonts for drawing text A-3

Foreground colors, set in McIDAS-X 1-33

Frame looping

create random loop sequences 3L-10

define dwell rates 3D-15

set loop bounds 3L-2

toggle on/off 3L-1

Frames

add 2-16, 3M-1

advance by one 3A-20

back up by one 3B-1

cursor placement 3P-7

directory information 3F-8

display 3S-4

erase frame directory 3E-8

go backwards 3B-1

image 2-11

labels 3F-5

navigated, find distance on 3D-8

navigated, plot stations on 3S-41

opposite, switch to 3O-1

panels 2-13, 2-15, 3P-5, A-4

roam image 2-13

save to virtual frame file 3S-48

setup in McIDAS-X 1-31

text 2-6

virtual 3R-19, 3S-48

Frequency distribution

plot MD file data 3M-30

FRMLABEL 3F-5

FRMLIST 3F-8

FRMSAVE 3F-9

FRNTDISP 3F-11

Fronts

display or list 3F-11

Function keys 2-20

See also F Key Menu System

FY-1 image bands D-1

FY-2 image bands D-1

G

GD 3G-1

Generate

contours and streamlines 3G-18

grid files 3I-6

image from a grid 3G-33

multiple files from an area 3A-30

GEO 3G-2

GeoTIFF files, make a dataset 3D-17

GIF files 3F-9

Global

keywords 3G-6, A-1

string 3T-2, 3T-3, 3T-14, 3T-16

GLOBKEY 3G-6

GMS image bands D-1

GOES image bands D-1

Graphical User Interface

changing display 2-22

starting and exiting 2-21, 3G-54

Graphics

color levels 2-13, 3G-51

color table, circulate 3C-6

delete 3G-51

display 3G-1

display weather symbols 3Z-2

draw a map and lat/lons on 3M-5

draw with mouse 3Z-6

erase 3C-14, 3E-8

files, list 3G-51

fill inside the cursor 3C-14

font utility 3F-3

frame labels 3F-5

frames, random loop sequences 3L-10

grayscale bar 3B-2

independent 2-12

levels 3G-51

list 3G-51

loop 3C-6, 3J-1, 3L-1, 3M-34

palette 3G-51

parameters 3G-1

restore 3G-51

save 3G-51

set color levels in McIDAS-X 1-34

table 3G-51

toggle on/off 3W-1

virtual 3S-28

Graphics frames

annotations at cursor position 3Z-2

create random loop sequences for 3L-10

display 3S-27

draw map and lat/lon lines on 3M-5

loop bounds 3L-2

toggle on/off 3W-1

toggle to/from loop control 3J-1

GRDCOPY 3G-7

GRDDISP 3G-18

GRDIMG 3G-33

GRDINFO 3G-37

GRDLIST 3G-45

Grid

arithmetic operations 3I-1

copy 3G-7, 3I-1

data from MD file or grid 3M-23

delete 3I-1

derive and copy to dataset 3G-7, 3G-18

derived, list 3G-45

derived, list grid point values 3G-37

directories, list 3G-45

directory, modify 3I-6

file utility (copy, delete, generate, list) 3I-6

file, redirect 3R-13

generate image from 3G-33

list 3G-45, 3I-1

plot vertical cross section 3U-1

renumber after copying a file 3I-6

Grid files, make a dataset 3D-17

Grid point values

display histogram for 3G-37

edit 3G-37

list 3G-37

statistical analysis for 3G-37

Group/descriptor format 2-24

GU 3G-51

GUI

command 3G-54

See also Graphical User Interface

I

IGG 3I-1

IGU 3I-6

Image

apply mathematical functions to 3I-44

average 3A-29

bands D-1

change magnification 3I-42, 3I-44, 3I-69

copy 3I-9

create navigation entry for 3M-2

data histogram stretching 3I-28

data stretching utility 3S-44

delete from dataset 3I-18

directory, change 3I-7

display 3G-2, 3I-20, 3L-3

display a scatter plot 3I-52

display contents of 3A-21

display levels 2-13

draw a map on 3M-5

erase from frame 3E-8

filter 3I-28

frame 2-11

frame labels 3F-5

generate from a grid 3G-33

generate mathematically from other images 3I-28, 3I-44

generate multiple files from 3A-30

Lagrangian display 3I-69

list contents in hexadecimal 3A-21

list data 3I-55

list in a dataset 3I-39

plot data 3I-55

recenter 3I-69

redirect 3R-13

remap into different projection 3I-62

resolution, reduce by averaging 3A-29

sensor source numbers C-1

setting color levels in McIDAS-X 1-34

wavelengths D-1

Image files, make a dataset 3D-17

Image frame

create random loop sequences for 3L-10

directory 3C-1

display 3S-4

labels 3F-5

loop bounds 3L-2

switch to the opposite 3O-1

toggle on/off 3K-1

toggle to/from loop control system 3Y-1

Image Window 2-11

raise 2-5

resize 2-13, 3R-1, 3Z-8

roam 2-13

set options for McIDAS-X 1-34

IMGCHA 3I-7

IMGCOPY 3I-9

IMGDEL 3I-18

IMGDISP 3I-20

IMGFILT 3I-28

IMGLIST 3I-39

IMGMAG 3I-42

IMGOPER 3I-44

IMGPLOT 3I-52

IMGPROBE 3I-55

IMGREMAP 3I-62

IMGTRACK 3I-69

Independent graphics 2-12

Initialize

enhancement table 3E-10

file redirection 3R-13

graphics palette 3G-51

stretch table 3S-44

workstation 3L-8

Insert key 2-9

Install and configure

McIDAS-X ADDE Remote Server 1-9

McIDAS-X for XP ADDE Remote Server 1-22

McIDAS-X for XP software 1-18

McIDAS-X software 1-2

Intensities, color 3G-51

Interpreting bold and italics 3A-1

ISEN schema 3I-70

ISENT 3I-70

Italicized terms 2-1, 3A-1, 3A-2

L

L 3L-1

Labels for frames 3F-5

Lambert conformal projection 3M-5

Lat/lon lines, draw on graphics frame 3M-5

LB 3L-2

Left arrow key 2-9

LEO 3L-3

Level 1b files, make a dataset 3D-17

List

ADDE text dataset contents 3R-12

area contents in hexadecimal 3A-21

calibration block segments for 1-byte PRD images 3P-11

client routing table 3D-2

colors available 3C-7

colors, predefined and supplied 3G-51

command scheduler entries 3S-32

country codes 3C-3

data point values for specified region 3I-55

dataset aliases 3A-23

dataset names on the local server 3D-17

datasets on local and remote servers 3D-16

date in several formats 3D-4

derived grids in a dataset 3G-45

earth coordinates at cursor center 3E-1

enhancements 3E-10

file information 3D-11

file redirected to another directory 3D-11

file redirection entries 3R-13

frame directory information 3F-8

graphics files or tables 3G-51

grid file directory 3I-6

grid point values 3G-37

grids 3G-45, 3I-1

helps, online 3H-2

image frame directory 3C-1

images in a dataset 3I-39

loops 3D-6

LW file information 3D-11

LW files 3L-16, 3S-3

MD file schema 3L-12

MOS forecasts 3M-32

names and process IDs 3A-18

navigation entries for satellites 3N-11

observational text reports 3O-2

point data in a dataset 3P-41

RAOB observations 3R-10

RAOB stations 3R-10

stretch tables on workstation 3S-44

string tables on workstation 3T-16

strings in a string table 3T-14

sunrise and sunset times 3S-47

surface hourly observations 3S-25

surface station data 3S-11, 3S-25

synoptic observations 3S-52

terminal aerodrome forecasts 3T-1

towns closest to the cursor 3T-15

towns in U.S. by name and state 3F-2

units 3C-10

upper air data 3R-10, 3U-12

User Common values 3U-20

values at cursor center 3D-1

virtual frame files 3L-13

watches and warnings 3W-7

weather stations 3S-1, 3S-36

weather text products 3W-9

workstation status 3F-1

Local server

add aliases to client routing tables 3A-23

add dataset names 3A-23, 3D-17

change image directory on 3I-7

delete dataset names 3D-17

list dataset names 3D-17

Local workstation network, set values for 3S-53

LOGOFF 3L-7

LOGON 3L-8

Loop

bounds 3L-2

define 2-16, 3D-6, 3L-10

define dwell rates 3D-15

define with F Key Menu System 5-13

display 2-17, 3M-34

list 3D-6

optimize display 2-18

recall 2-17, 3D-6

restore 3D-6

save 2-17, 3D-6

sequences 3L-10, 3M-34

synchronize 3S-50

update 2-17

Loop control system

toggle graphics frames to/from 3J-1

toggle image frames to/from 3Y-1

LS 3L-10

LSCHE 3L-12

LVF 3L-13

LW file

convert from OS/2 to Unix format 3L-14

convert to ASCII text format file 3L-15

copy, create, delete 3L-16

generated from ASCII text file 3D-14

list information about 3D-11

poke a value into 3L-16

redirection 3R-13

text 3S-3

LWCON 3L-14

LWPATH.NAM 3R-13

LWTODOS 3L-15

LWU 3L-16

M

Macros 3M-26

Magnify displayed image 3I-42, 3I-44, 3I-69

Make new frames 3M-1

MAKFRM 3M-1

MAKNAV 3M-2

MAP 3M-5

Map, draw on satellite image 3M-5

Mapping

keyboard 1-28

McBASI 3H-2, 3R-17

commands and reserved words 4-1

functions 4-16

programs 3R-17

MCC= A-3

MCCOMPRESS environment variable 2-28, I-5

MCCOMPRESS global keyword A-3

mcenv H-3

MCEVAL 3M-17

.mcguirc file 2-22

.mcidasrc (McIDAS-X startup file)

configuring McIDAS-X sessions 1-29

modify 1-29

run commands at startup 1-32

MCIDASRC environment variable 1-35

McIDAS-X Environment H-1

McIDAS-X session

end 2-4, 3E-14

running commands outside of H-1

running multiple 2-4

start 2-3

MCMENU 3M-18

MCPATH environment variable

format G-1

requirements G-3

set G-2

troubleshooting G-4

writing data G-2

MCPRINT environment variable A-2

MCTABLE_READ environment variable 2-26, I-4

MCTABLE_WRITE environment variable 2-26, I-4

MCTRACK environment variable I-4

MD file

registering schema in McIDAS-X 1-36

See also Point data

MDE 3M-19

MDU 3M-21

MDX 3M-23

Measure distance on a navigated frame 3D-8

Memory

allocation for frames in McIDAS-X 1-31

dynamic 3R-13

See F Key Menu System

Mercator Projection 3M-2, 3M-5

Meteosat image bands D-1

MFPLOT 3M-30

MODIS HDF files, make a dataset 3D-17

MOS forecasts,list 3M-32

MOSRPT 3M-32

Mouse

See also Cursor

cursor position control 3P-7

emulating three-button 1-28

freehand drawing with 3Z-6

MOVIE 3M-34

MSG files, make a dataset 3D-17

MTSAT image bands D-1

N

Naming ADDE data 2-27

NAVCALC 3N-1

NAVDISP 3N-6

Navigated frame, find distance on 3D-8

Navigated frame, plot stations on 3S-41

Navigation

apply to

contours 3G-18, 3P-13

grids 3P-13

plots 3P-13

point data display 3P-29

remapped images 3I-62

streamlines 3G-18

calculate satellite orbits 3N-1

create entry for an area 3M-2

display polar satellite orbits 3N-6

list system entries 3N-11

NAVLIST 3N-11

netCDF files, make a dataset 3D-17

Network, local workstation 3S-53, 3S-54

NORAD TLE files

make a dataset 3D-17

use to calculate subpoints and orbits 3N-1

use to display polar orbital tracks 3N-6

P

PACORB 3P-1

Palette, color 3G-51

PAN= A-4

PANEL 3P-5

Panels 2-13, 2-15, 3P-5, A-4

parallax, calculating 3P-9

Parameters

graphics display 3G-1

meteorological 3M-27

positional 3A-2

Passwords 3L-8

PATH environment variable 1-4, 1-11, 1-25

PC 3P-7

PCMW 3P-8

Period ( . ) 3L-8

PID number 3A-18, 3A-19, 3K-2

.PIX extension 3L-13, 3R-19, 3S-48

PLAX 3P-9

Plot

See also Graphics

data from MD files or grids 3M-23, 3M-30

data point values for specified region 3I-55

frequency distribution of MD file data 3M-30

hodograph of upper-air data 3H-3

point data grids 3P-13

polar orbital tracks 3N-6, 3P-1, 3U-21

soundings on a thermodynamic diagram 3U-15

surface data 3S-19

upper air data 3R-6

weather stations 3S-41

wind shear 3H-3

Plus (+) 3A-16, 3M-23

Plus (+) key 3M-27

POES image bands D-1

POES Level 1b files, make a dataset 3D-17

Point

plot vertical cross section 3U-1

Point data

contour grids 3P-13

convert to grids 3P-13

copy 3M-21, 3P-25

create 3M-21

create from ASCII text data file 3T-17

delete 3D-13, 3M-21

directory headers, list 3M-21

display 3M-21, 3P-29

display grids 3P-13

edit 3M-19

list data in a dataset 3P-41

list surface hourly 3S-11

plot frequency distribution of data 3M-30

plot grids 3P-13

plot or grid data from 3M-23

redirect 3R-13

schema 3L-12

set current file number 3M-21

utility (copy, create, list) 3M-21

Point files, make a dataset 3D-17

Poke

value into LW file 3L-16

value into User Common 3U-20

Polar orbital tracks

display 3N-6, 3P-1, 3U-21

Polar stereographic projection 3M-2, 3M-5

Pound (#) signs 3M-23, 3T-3

PPM format files 3F-9

PRDUTIL 3P-11

Preparing the mcidas account 1-4, 1-19

Previous commands, recalling 3A-14, 3A-15

text output A-2

Process IDentification (PID) number 3A-19, 3K-2

Projections 3M-2, 3M-5

remap an image into 3I-62

Pseudocoloring table 3E-10

Pseudocommands

batch file 3B-5

F Key Menu System 5-12

Pseudo-Mercator projection 3M-10

PTCON 3P-13

PTCOPY 3P-25

PTDISP 3P-29

PTLIST 3P-41

R

R 3R-1

Radar projection 3M-2

Raise windows 2-5

RAOBCON 3R-2

RAOBPLOT 3R-6

RAOBRPT 3R-10

READ 3R-12

Recall previous commands 3A-14, 3A-15

Rectilinear projection 3M-2

REDIRECT 3R-13

Redirection

entries 3R-13

files 3D-11, 3R-13

Reduce image resolution by averaging 3A-29

Relative humidity, calculate 3H-1

Release scheduler entry 3S-34

Remap

image into a different projection 3I-62

Remote server, ADDE I-1

Renumber grids after copying a file 3I-6

REPEAT 3R-16

Repeat a command 3R-16

Resize Image Window 2-13, 3R-1

Resolution, reduce by averaging 3A-29

Responses, system