Online Point and WxText Archive
- The SSEC Data Center’s online POINT and WxTEXT data archive is currently available via McIDAS-X ADDE only.
- A valid McIDAS user login and project number is required to access this data.
WxTEXT DATA
To Access the WXTEXT Data
- Point to the WXTEXT ADDE Group on the Archive Server
- DATALOC ADD AWXTEXT GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU or
- DATALOC ADD AWXTEXT 128.104.109.243
- You will need to use GRO=AWXTEXT
and DAY=ccyyddd in all ADDE requests. - Text commands that will work directly from the server or after
downloading locally:- WXTLIST, WWDISP, WWLIST
- Note that other Text commands (ie. TAFRPT, MOSRPT, OBSRPT,
etc.) will not work from the archive server or locally, as they utilize
a different server that is only available on our real-time XCD system.
Online WxTEXT Archive Availability Dates
- 1996245- Current
POINT Data
To Access the POINT Data
-
- Point to the POINT ADDE Group on the Archive Server
- DATALOC ADD APOINT GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU or DATALOC ADD APOINT 128.104.109.243
- Point to the POINT ADDE Group on the Archive Server
-
- You will need to use SEL=’DAYccyyddd‘in all ADDE requests.
-
- Point data will need to be to copied locally for analysis or processing
- Point commands that will work directly from the server or
after downloading locally:- PTCOPY (requires McIDAS-X 2009.2 or later to copy from the
server), PTLIST, PTDISP, PTCON, SFCMG, SFCLIST (without the ‘nhours’ positional parameter)
- PTCOPY (requires McIDAS-X 2009.2 or later to copy from the
- Point commands that will require downloading the data locally:
- UAPLOT, UALIST, UACROSS
- SFCPLOT, SFCCON, RAOBPLOT, RAOBCON
- Point commands that will work directly from the server or
- Point data will need to be to copied locally for analysis or processing
Online Point Archive ADDE Datasets and Availablity Dates
POINT DATA TYPES |
Description Data Format |
Available Dates |
ADDE Group/Dataset – Comments |
Server
|
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Aircraft/Pirep | Air Craft Data/Pirep Reports McIDAS MD Files |
1996245 – Current |
APOINT/AIRCRAFT | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
FOUS | F014
McIDAS MD Files |
1996245-2005137 | APOINT/FOUS | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
NGM MOS |
NGM MOS Data McIDAS MD Files |
2005138 – 2009062 |
APOINT/NGMMOS | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
ETA MOS |
ETA MOS Data McIDAS MD Files |
2004041-2005137 | APOINT/ETAMOS | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.ED | ||||||
NAM MOS |
NAM MOS Data McIDAS MD Files |
2005138– Current |
APOINT/NAMMOS | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
GFS MOS | GFS MOS Data McIDAS MD Files |
2004041-Current | APOINT/GFSMOS | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
Upper Air Mandatory |
Upper Air Mandatory Data McIDAS MD Files |
U.S. Only 1977109 – 199129U.S. Only and International [separate files ] 199130-1991322U.S. and International combined 1991323 – Current |
|
GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
Upper Air Significant |
Upper Air Signifcant Data McIDAS MD Files |
U.S. Only 1977109 – 1991129U.S. Only and International [separate files ] 199130-1991322U.S and International combined 1991323 – Current |
|
GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
Surface Hourly |
Surface Hourly Reports Mcidas MD Files |
1976075 – Current |
|
GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
Ship and Buoy |
Ship and Buoy Reports McIDAS MD Files |
1985168 – Current |
|
GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU | ||||||
Synoptic | Synoptic Data McIDAS MD Files |
1991070 – Current |
APOINT/SYNOPTIC | GEOARC.SSEC.WISC.EDU |