McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide
Version 2010.1

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Configuring the Default ADDE Datasets

This section describes how to configure the McIDAS-XCD workstation to serve -XCD data using McIDAS ADDE. McIDAS-XCD includes ADDE servers to provide users with data that has been decoded and stored by McIDAS-XCD.

  1. Log on to the workstation as the user mcadde.

  2. Start a McIDAS-X session.
  3. Type: mcidas

  4. Create a McIDAS string named MCDATA that contains the fully expanded path to the directory that you configured -XCD to store data. This is the same directory that you specified in step 6 of Loading the McIDAS-XCD Software.
  5. Type: TE MCDATA "/data_directory_path

    For example: TE MCDATA "/home/oper/xcd_data
    In order for -XCD to correctly file data in this example, the /home/oper/xcd_data, /home/oper/xcd_data/grib, and /home/oper/xcd_data/bufr directories need to exist. Create the #MCDATA, #MCDATA/grib, and #MCDATA/bufr directories, if necessary.

  6. Create McIDAS strings named WSRDATA and TDWRDATA that contain the fully expanded paths to the directories that you configured -XCD to store WSR-88D and TDWR data. These are the same directories that you specified for the values of WSRFILE= and TDWRFILE=, respectively, in step 1 of Configuring the NEXRAD Decoder.
  7. Type: TE WSRDATA "/wsr_data_directory_path
    Type: TE TDWRDATA "/tdwr_data_directory_path

    Example: TE WSRDATA "/home/oper/xcd_data/wsr
    Example: TE TDWRDATA "/home/oper/xcd_data/tdwr

  8. Run the batch file XCD.BAT to create file redirections and initialize the files GROUPS.DAT and COUNTRY.DAT. Running this batch file may overwrite non-default file redirections that you previously created. Therefore, we recommend that you make a backup copy of the file ~mcadde/mcidas/data/LWPATH.NAM before running the command below.
  9. Type: BATCH XCD.BAT

  10. Run the batch file XCDADDE.BAT to create the real-time ADDE datasets listed in the tables below. Running this batch file creates all of the default datasets for the groups RTGRIDS, RTGRIB2, RTPTSRC, RTWXTEXT, RADAR, TDWR and WSR. It will therefore overwrite any locally-created datasets with names matching those in the batch file. Thus, we recommend that you make a backup copy of the file ~mcadde/mcidas/data/RESOLV.SRV before running the command below.
  11. Type: BATCH XCDADDE.BAT

    Notes:

    The default datasets listed in the five tables below are created by running batch files provided with McIDAS-XCD. They can be created either by running the XCDADDE.BAT batch file or the set of batch files that XCDADDE.BAT runs (XCDGRIB.BAT or XCDGRID.BAT, plus XCDGRB2.BAT, XCDRTPT.BAT, XCDRTWX.BAT, XCDRADAR.BAT, XCDTDWR.BAT and XCDWSR.BAT).

    The datasets below are created by the XCDGRIB.BAT or XCDGRID.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

    ADDE Dataset Name

    Data Type

    Grid Files
    (n/a for GRIB)

    Description

    RTGRIDS/ALL

    GRID

    50001-100000

    all model grids decoded by McIDAS-XCD

    RTGRIDS/AWC-ALL

    GRID

    50001-51000

    all National Convective Weather Diagnostic grids

    RTGRIDS/AWR-ALL

    GRID

    51001-52000

    all Alaska Waters Regional Wave Model grids

    RTGRIDS/ECM-ALL*

    GRID

    52001-53000

    all European Center for Medium range Weather Forecast grids

    RTGRIDS/ENP-ALL

    GRID

    73001-74000

    all Eastern North Pacific Regional Wave Model grids

    RTGRIDS/FFG-ALL

    GRID

    54001-55000

    all Flash Flood Guidance System grids

    RTGRIDS/GFS-ALL*

    GRID

    55001-58000

    all Global Forecast System grids

    RTGRIDS/ICA-ALL*

    GRID

    59001-60000

    all Ice Concentration Analysis grids

    RTGRIDS/ICN-ALL

    GRID

    60001-61000

    all Current Icing Potential grids

    RTGRIDS/MDR-ALL

    GRID

    69001-70000

    all Manually Digitized Radar grids

    RTGRIDS/MOS-ALL

    GRID

    not defined

    all MOS report grids

    RTGRIDS/NAH-ALL

    GRID

    62001-63000

    all North Atlantic Hurricane Wave Model grids

    RTGRIDS/NAM-ALL*

    GRID

    53001-54000

    all North American Mesoscale model grids

    RTGRIDS/NCE-ALL

    GRID

    63001-64000

    all NCEP quantitative precipitation forecast grids

    RTGRIDS/NPH-ALL

    GRID

    72001-73000

    all North Pacific Hurricane Wave Model grids

    RTGRIDS/RCM-ALL

    GRID

    66001-67000

    all Radar Coded Message grids

    RTGRIDS/RFC-ALL

    GRID

    67001-68000

    all River Forecast Center mosaic grids

    RTGRIDS/RUC-ALL*

    GRID

    68001-69000

    all Rapid Update Cycle model grids

    RTGRIDS/SST-ALL*

    GRID

    75001-76000

    all Sea Surface Temperature analysis grids

    RTGRIDS/UKM-ALL*

    GRID

    76001-77000

    all Coastal Ocean Circulation grids

    RTGRIDS/WHG-ALL

    GRID

    77001-78000

    all significant height of wind waves grids

    RTGRIDS/WNA-ALL

    GRID

    78001-79000

    all Western North Atlantic Regional Wave Model grids

    RTGRIDS/WWF-ALL*

    GRID

    79000-80000

    all Global Wind Wave Forecast grids

    RTGRIDS/OVERFLOW

    GRID

    99001-100000

    all miscellaneous grids for which no dataset has been defined

    * These RTGRIDS datasets also contain subset datasets which make the task of locating and using specific grids easier and more efficient. See the file XCDGRIB.BAT or XCDGRID.BAT for a complete listing of the RTGRIDS datasets and their contents.

    The datasets below are created by the XCDGRB2.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

    ADDE Dataset Name

    Data Type

    Files

    Description

    RTGRIB2/ALL

    GRID

    --

    all GRIB2 grids decoded by McIDAS-XCD

    RTGRIB2/DGEX-ALL*

    GRID

    --

    all Downscaled GFS/EXtended Eta GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/GFS-ALL* GRID --

    all Global Forecast System GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/LMP-ALL* GRID --

    all Local AWIPS MOS Program GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/MGWM-ALL* GRID --

    all Global Multi-Grid Wave Model GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/NAM-ALL* GRID --

    all North American Mesoscale model GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/NDF-ALL* GRID --

    all National Digital Forecast Database GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/NMM-ALL* GRID --

    all Non-hydrostatic Mesoscale Model GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/RTM-ALL* GRID --

    all Real-Time Mesoscale analysis GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/RUC-ALL* GRID --

    all Rapid Update Cycle model GRIB2 grids

    RTGRIB2/SREF-ALL* GRID --

    all Short Range Ensemble Forecast GRIB2 grids

    * These RTGRIB2 datasets also contain subset datasets which make the task of locating and using specific grids easier and more efficient. See the file XCDGRB2.BAT for a complete listing of the RTGRIB2 datasets and their contents.

    The datasets below are created by the XCDRTPT.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

    ADDE Dataset Name

    Data Type

    MD Files

    Description

    RTPTSRC/SFCHOURLY

    POINT

    1-10

    real-time surface hourly data

    RTPTSRC/UPPERMAND

    POINT

    11-20

    real-time mandatory level RAOB data

    RTPTSRC/UPPERSIG

    POINT

    21-30

    real-time significant level RAOB data

    RTPTSRC/SHIPBUOY

    POINT

    31-40

    real-time ship and buoy surface reports

    RTPTSRC/SYNOPTIC

    POINT

    51-60

    real-time synoptic data

    RTPTSRC/AIRCRAFT

    POINT

    61-70

    real-time AIREP and PIREP data

    RTPTSRC/NAMMOS

    POINT

    71-80

    real-time NAM MOS data

    RTPTSRC/GFSMOS

    POINT

    81-90

    real-time GFS MOS data

    The datasets below are created by the XCDRTWX.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

    ADDE Dataset Name

    Data Type

    Files

    Description

    RTWXTEXT/NAMMOS

    TEXT (OBTX)

    --

    default dataset name used by the MOSRPT command

    RTWXTEXT/GFSMOS

    TEXT (OBTX)

    --

    default dataset name used by the MOSRPT command

    RTWXTEXT/SFCHOURLY

    TEXT (OBTX)

    --

    default dataset name used by the SFCRPT command

    RTWXTEXT/SYNOPTIC

    TEXT (OBTX)

    --

    default dataset name used by the SYNRPT command

    RTWXTEXT/TERMFCST

    TEXT (OBTX)

    --

    default dataset name used by the TAFRPT command

    RTWXTEXT/UPPERAIR

    TEXT (OBTX)

    --

    default dataset name used by the RAOBRPT command

    The datasets below are created by the XCDNEXR.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

    ADDE Dataset Name

    Data Type

    Files

    Description

    NEXRAD/BREF1

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Reflectivity - tilt 1

    NEXRAD/BREF2

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Reflectivity - tilt 2

    NEXRAD/BREF3

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Reflectivity - tilt 3

    NEXRAD/BREF4

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Reflectivity - tilt 4

    NEXRAD/BREF248

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Reflectivity - tilt 1, 248 nmi

    NEXRAD/CREF

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Composite Reflectivity

    NEXRAD/TOPS

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Echo Tops

    NEXRAD/VIL

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Vertically Integrated Liquid

    NEXRAD/PRECIP1

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD 1-Hour Rainfall Accumulation

    NEXRAD/PRECIPTOT

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Storm-Total Rainfall Accumulation

    NEXRAD/BVEL1

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Radial Velocity - tilt 1

    NEXRAD/BVEL2

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Base Radial Velocity - tilt 2

    NEXRAD/SRVEL1

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Storm-Relative Mean Radial Velocity - tilt 1

    NEXRAD/SRVEL2

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Storm-Relative Mean Radial Velocity - tilt 2

    NEXRAD/SRVEL3

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Storm-Relative Mean Radial Velocity - tilt 3

    NEXRAD/SRVEL4

    IMAGE

    --

    NEXRAD Storm-Relative Mean Radial Velocity - tilt 4


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