| June 2006 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2006
- Updated all RTGRIDS dataset names .
- Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with
new ones taken from McIDAS 2006.
- Updated the GUI chapter for
the modifications made to several GUI's.
- Updated the link to the list of satellites on the Satellite
Imagery page.
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| August 2005 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2005
- Changed all ETA grids to NAM.
- Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with
new ones taken from McIDAS 2005.
- Updated the GUI chapter for
the modifications made to several GUI's.
- Updated the Getting Started chapter
for the changes made to starting up McIDAS for the first time with
the Configuration GUI.
- Updated the list of satellites to the Satellite Imagery page.
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| June 2004 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2004
- Added Scheduler and Command
History sections to the GUI chapter.
- Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with
new ones taken from McIDAS 2004.
- Updated the GUI chapter for
the modifications made to several GUI's.
- Updated the list of satellites to the Satellite
Imagery page.
- Changed all occurrences of FOUSRPT to MOSRPT.
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| August 2003 |
Updated for changes to real-time data
- Changed all GOES-8 references to GOES-12.
- Updated all RTGRIDS dataset names.
|
| May 2003 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2003
- Added a Copying Images and
Grids section to the GUI chapter.
- Added a Fronts section
to the Real-Time data chapter.
- Added a LEO section
to the Real-Time satellite imagery page.
- Updated the WWDISP and WWDISP GUI sections for the
addition of flood watches and warnings.
- Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with
new ones taken from McIDAS 2003.
- Updated the GUI chapter for
the modifications made to several GUI's.
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| February 2003 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2002
- Added a GUI chapter to the
learning guide.
- Added a NEXRAD section
to the Real-time chapter.
- Added a GEO section
to the Real-Time satellite imagery page.
- Updated the list of satellites to the Satellite
Imagery page.
- Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with
new ones taken from McIDAS 2002.
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| July 2000 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.7
- Added an Editing Strings section
to the String Tables Chapter
- Replaced the MSL commands with STNLIST in the Graphics Chapter,
and added the S and STNPLOT commands to this section as well.
- Changed any occurrences of the NAME keyword in the
MAP command to use the new FILE keyword
- Changed all references to XSECT to UACROSS
- Rearranged the MD Chapter to
emphasize the SFC and RAOB commands, instead of the PT commands
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| January 2000 |
Continued updating for SSEC McIDAS 7.6
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| December 1999 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.6
- Removed all references to McIDAS-OS2, which is no
longer supported in 7.6
- Changed the DSIZE keywords to SIZE in the IMGREMAP
commands
- Changed the non-interactive IMGPROBE commands to
alt-D and added examples of the new keywords in IMGPROBE
- Added examples of using mathematical equations in
PTCON and PTDISP to the Plotting and Contouring
Point Data section
- Changed all of the EG commands to ERASE commands
- Changed all of the SVGIF commands to FRMSAVE commands
|
|
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.5
- Added the following new commands: HODO, UALIST and
UAPLOT
- Updated the examples of WWDISP and WWLIST to include
winter watches and warnings
- Checked all of the references to dates to make sure
they were consistent with the Y2K fixes made to McIDAS
|
| November 1999 |
Continued updating for SSEC McIDAS 7.4
- Extensively revised the Real-time Weather Analysis
chapter to focus on how to access real-time data through SSEC, and
renamed the chapter Real-time Data Access
- Added the following new commands: FOUSRPT, RAOBCON,
RAOBPLOT, SFCCON, and SFCPLOT
- Added an example of using MATH in GRDINFO
|
| January 1999 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.4
- Added an example of using MATH in GRDDISP
- Added SFCMG and SFCLIST to the MD chapter
- Revised the page footer format
|
| March 1998 |
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.3
- Replaced non-ADDE commands with ADDE counterparts.
- Removed all references to non-ADDE commands.
- Updated all tables to refer to SSEC data.
- Revised and re-organized the String
Tables chapter.
- Extensively revised the Weather Analysis chapter
to include real-time examples, and renamed the chapter Real-time
Weather Analysis.
|
| September 1997 |
Updated for Fall 1997 McIDAS workshop - McIDAS version
7.20:
- Added section on ADDE (adapted
from McIDAS User's Guide)
- Replaced non-ADDE commands with ADDE counterparts
for image and grid examples. Point Source ADDE commands are not robust
enough yet, so MD examples have ADDE counterparts (where available)
listed parenthetically.
- Added section on Cross Sections through Grids
|
| April 1997 |
Modified Graphics section for common listing of colors
between McIDAS-X and -OS2.
|
| September
1996 |
First on-line version produced for Fall 1996 McIDAS workshop
- McIDAS version 7.00:
- Converted SSEC Learning Guide to HTML
- Updated where necessary for McIDAS version 7.00
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| September 1994 |
Original version (hard-copy) distributed by SSEC |