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Choosing NEXRAD Level II Radar Data

The Radar->Level II->Remote chooser allows you to choose Level II radar data from a remote THREDDS server. For more information on how to use this chooser, see Getting Started - Displaying Level II Radar Imagery.

Local Level II Radar Chooser

The Radar->Level II->Local chooser allows you to choose Level II radar data from your file system. The Level II data is supplied as volume-scan files, each file having all data from one WSR-88D radar for all sweeps for one "time". Archived Level II radar files can be displayed through the Radar->Level II->Local file chooser. The files should be stored on your file system with each station's files in a directory (folder) whose directory name is the station 4-character ID (e.g., KTLX for Oklahoma City). In some cases, the data files do not have any location information in them, and McIDAS-V uses the directory name as a first guess at the station location. Archived Level II data is available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).

Image 1: Level II Local Radar Chooser
Image 1: Level II Local Radar Chooser
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Remote Level II Radar Chooser
Image 2: Level II Radar Chooser
Image 2: Level II Radar Remote Chooser
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