The Point Observations->Wind Profiler chooser allows you to access NOAA National Profiler Network data on ADDE servers. For more information on how to use this chooser, see Getting Started - Displaying Profiler Data.

Image 1: Wind Profiler Chooser

• Server - Selects the server to be used. Enter in a server name or choose one from the pulldown menu. Right click in the entry box to manage your ADDE servers and to delete the server from the list.
• Manage - Manages the list of servers by opening the ADDE Servers tab of the User Preferences window.
• Dataset - Selects the dataset to be used. Enter in a dataset name or choose one from the pulldown menu.
• Public Servers - Lists the public datasets available on the server
• - Connects to and queries the server for available times.
• Profiler Type - Selects a profiler type.
• Station Map - Displays the stations on the map. Select a station using the map. Left clicking on a station will select it. For multiple selections, Shift+drag will select all stations within a region. Ctrl+drag will add the stations in the selected region to the set of already selected stations. Pressing the Ctrl+A key will select all stations. Right clicking in the map will bring up a menu that allows you to select all stations and to clear the selection. Right clicking in the Stations panel gives you the option to select every station, or to un-select the stations you have selected. The Declutter checkbox allows you to show all stations (not checked), or only a limited number of stations that do not overlap each other (checked). You will need to zoom in to see all the stations without overlaps. Use the Zooming and Panning options to locate a station, or the following buttons:
• Zoom In - Zooms in over the current map area.
• Zoom Out - Zooms out over the current map area.
• Previous Map Area - Returns to the previous map area.
• Home Map Area - Returns to the default map area.
• Move View Up - Moves the view up (map down).
• Move View Down - Moves the view down (map up).
• Move View Left - Moves the view left (map right).
• Move View Right - Moves the view right (map left).
• Times: Relative - Allows you to select a group of up to the last 50 times.
• Times: Absolute - Allows you to choose one or more absolute times. When choosing absolute times for the first time McIDAS-V needs to query the ADDE server for the times. This may take some time. To select more than one time use Ctrl+click or Shift+click. See the Timeline Controls section for details on its use. Click on the Select Day button to narrow down a large dataset to one day.
• Interval - Selects an interval to use for the data.
• Help - Brings up this help page.
• Refresh - Updates the National Profiler Network Data with the most recent data.
• Cancel - Cancels the query of data and stations. The chooser will reset back to default.
• - Loads the selected profiler data.