McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide
Version 2023.1

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DATARECV

Plots acquired MD file data on a multiple-panel display.


Format

DATARECV time [keywords]


Parameter

time

valid time (default=current hour)


Keywords

DAY=

Julian day, YYDDD (default=current)

DEC=

source decoder for the data: ISFC, IRAB, ISHP, SYN, PIRP (no default)

GRA=

graphics frame number for the plot (default=current)

MAP=

map for the data plot (default=world)

SIZE=

height of the plotted characters, in pixels (default=2)

TIME=

time for the plot (default=current)


Remarks

DATARECV is a macro that repeatedly calls the command DATACQ to plot acquired MD file data in a multiple-panel display.

The table below lists the default setting for each decoder.

Decoder

Default plotting time

MD files

Map

ISFC

Nearest hour observation

1-10

World

IRAB

Nearest 12-hour observation

11-20

World

ISHP

Nearest hour observation

31-40

World

SYN

Nearest 6-hour observation

51-60

World

PIRP

Nearest hour observation

61-70

World


Examples

DATARECV DEC=ISFC SYN

This entry creates a two-panel global plot of surface hourly and synoptic data received for the current hour and synoptic time.

DATARECV DEC=ISFC IRAB ISHP SYN PIRP MAP=CA X X USA

This entry creates a five-panel display and plots the current ISFC data over California, and the SYN data over the United States. It uses the default maps to plot the current data for the IRAB, ISHP and PIRP decoders.


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