McIDAS Learning Guide
Version 2006

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McIDAS Learning Guide
Version 2006 Table of Contents

• Basic Concepts
• Starting and Exiting McIDAS
• Logging on to the Workstation
• Using on-line helps
• Raising Windows and Displaying Text Frames
• Stopping Commands

• Terminology
• Clients and Servers
• Data Naming Scheme
• Client and Server Look-up Tables
• Naming Data on your Local Server
• Using Compressed Data Transfers
• Getting Started

• Basic Concepts
• Creating a Loop
• Changing the Dwell Rate
• Changing the Loop Sequence
• Adding Image Frames

• Basic Concepts
• Displaying Satellite Data
• Using Coordinate Systems
• Listing Image Data
• Changing the Image Resolution
• Copying and Displaying Images
• Manipulating Images
• Deleting Images
• Using Briefing Windows

• Basic Concepts
• Defining Graphics Parameters
• Generating Graphics
• Erasing Graphics
• Saving and Restoring Graphics and Frames
• Changing the Cursor Shape, Color, and Size
• Contouring Data with the Cursor
• Zooming with the Cursor
• Locating Specific Positions Using the Cursor
• Finding Distances Between Points

• Basic Concepts
• Creating Color Enhancements
• Changing Grayscale Contrast

• Basic Concepts
• Listing MD File Directories and Data Records
• Searching MD files
• Copying and Deleting MD files
• Plotting and Contouring Point Data
• Meteorological Diagrams

• Basic Concepts
• Listing Grids and Grid Files
• Copying Grids and Grid Files
• Creating Grids and Grid Files
• Displaying Gridded Data

• Basic Concepts
• Listing, Creating and Using Strings
• Editing Strings
• Saving Strings and String Tables
• Restoring String Tables
• Deleting Strings and String Tables
• Incrementing Values in a String

• Getting Started
• Weather Text Products
• Watches & Warnings
• Fronts
• Upper-air and Surface Observations
• Meteorological Diagrams
• Satellite Imagery
• NEXRAD Imagery
• Gridded Data

• Basic Concepts
• Getting Started
• Displaying a Satellite Image
• Looping Satellite Images
• Modifying Image and Graphics Colors
• Plotting and Looping Grids
• Copying Images and Grids
• Plotting Surface and Upper Air Data
• Plotting Weather Watches and Warnings
• Configuring Your GUI
• Recalling and Scheduling Commands

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