McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2018.2
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Commands in this category operate on point data, including McIDAS MD files containing conventional data such as synoptic, surface hourly, ship, buoy, and upper-air observations.
Command | Purpose |
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ALTIM | Calculates sounding data at standard aviation heights or pressures. |
DOQTL | Selectively deletes MD files. |
GLMDISP | Displays GOES-R Series Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) point data. |
GLMLIST | Lists GOES-R Series Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) point data. |
HODO | Plots a hodograph of upper-air data. |
ISENT | Calculates theta surface levels for upper air data. |
LSCHE | Lists an MD file schema. |
MDE | Edits MD files. |
MDU | MD file utility. |
MDX | Plots or grids data from MD files or grids. |
MFPLOT | Plots a frequency distribution of MD file data. |
PTCON | Converts point data to grids; displays contours and plots. |
PTCOPY | Copies point data from one dataset to another. |
PTDISP | Displays point data. |
PTLIST | Lists point data in a dataset. |
RAOBCON | Contours upper-air data from IRAB-schema point files. |
RAOBPLOT | Plots upper-air data from IRAB-schema point files. |
SCHE | Adds a schema to the schema file. |
SFCCON | Contours surface hourly data from ISFC-schema point files. |
SFCLIST | Lists surface hourly data from point files. |
SFCMG | Displays a surface meteorogram. |
SFCPLOT | Plots surface hourly data from ISFC-schema point files. |
TXT2MD | Creates an MD file from an ASCII text data file. |
UACROSS | Plots a vertical cross section of upper-air data. |
UALIST | Lists upper air data. |
UAPLOT | Plots a sounding on a thermodynamic diagram. |
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