McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide
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Configuring the Default ADDE Datasets

This section describes how to configure the McIDAS-XCD workstation to serve -XCD data using McIDAS ADDE. McIDAS-X includes ADDE servers to provide users with data that has been decoded and stored by McIDAS-XCD.

1. Log on to the workstation as the user mcadde.


2. Start a McIDAS-X session.

Type: mcidas

3. Create a McIDAS string named MCDATA that contains the fully expanded path to the directory that you configured -XCD to store data. This is the same directory that you specified in step 9 of Loading the McIDAS-XCD Software.

Type: TE MCDATA "/data_directory_path

For example: TE MCDATA "/home/oper/xcd_data
In order for -XCD to correctly file data in this example, the /home/oper/xcd_data, /home/oper/xcd_data/grib, and /home/oper/xcd_data/bufr directories need to exist. Create the #MCDATA, #MCDATA/grib, and #MCDATA/bufr directories, if necessary.


4. Create McIDAS strings named WSRDATA and TDWRDATA that contain the fully expanded paths to the directories that you configured -XCD to store WSR-88D and TDWR data. These are the same directories that you specified for the values of WSRFILE= and TDWRFILE=, respectively, in step 1 of Configuring the NEXRAD Decoder.

Type: TE WSRDATA "/wsr_data_directory_path
Type: TE TDWRDATA "/tdwr_data_directory_path

Example: TE WSRDATA "/home/oper/xcd_data/wsr
Example: TE TDWRDATA "/home/oper/xcd_data/tdwr


5. Run the batch file XCD.BAT to create file redirections and initialize the files GROUPS.DAT and COUNTRY.DAT. Running this batch file may overwrite non-default file redirections that you previously created. Therefore, we recommend that you make a backup copy of the file ~mcadde/mcidas/data/LWPATH.NAM before running the command below.

Type: BATCH XCD.BAT

6. Run the batch file XCDADDE.BAT to create the real-time ADDE datasets listed in the tables below. Running this batch file creates all of the default datasets for the groups RTGRIDS, RTPTSRC, RTWXTEXT, RADAR, TDWR and WSR. It will therefore overwrite any locally-created datasets with names matching those in the batch file. Thus, we recommend that you make a backup copy of the file ~mcadde/mcidas/data/RESOLV.SRV before running the command below.

Type: BATCH XCDADDE.BAT

Notes:

• SSEC tests and supports real-time -XCD grid datasets only in GRIB format. Thus, the default for the RTGRIDS datasets is to contain GRIB1 and GRIB2 files, which are defined in XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT. If you want the RTGRIDS datasets to also contain McIDAS GRID files (in addition to GRIB1 and GRIB2) you must activate the GRID data monitor with command DECINFO SET DMGRID ACTIVE and create and run a batch file that defines different dataset names for the McIDAS GRID files. The batch file XCDGRID.BAT [last updated April 2012] can be used as a template since it shows the correct format for DSSERVE commands of McIDAS GRID datasets. If you choose to use it as a template, make sure you change the dataset names so that none of them are the same as the existing RTGRIDS datasets. As noted in Creating McIDAS Grid Files with DMGRID, you can only make McIDAS GRID format datasets from GRIB1 messages (not GRIB1 and GRIB2 messages).
• The command BATCH XCDCONDUITGRID.BAT, which is in XCDADDE.BAT but is not run because it is commented out, creates ADDE datasets for the subset of CONDUIT LDM GRIB2 grids that the SSEC Data Center provides for its users. If you want to make those datasets for your users, you can uncomment the line (remove the "REM" at the beginning of the line) in XCDADDE.BAT or run the command (BATCH XCDCONDUITGRID.BAT) by hand. If you want to make additional GRIB2 dataset changes (i.e., change or add datasets), see Configuring Additional GRIB2 ADDE Datasets.

The default datasets listed in the five tables below are created by running batch files provided with McIDAS-XCD. They can be created either by running the XCDADDE.BAT batch file or the set of batch files that XCDADDE.BAT runs (XCDRTPT.BAT, XCDRTWX.BAT, XCDRADAR.BAT, XCDTDWR.BAT, XCDWSR.BAT, and XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT; XCDCONDUITGRID.BAT is commented out but can be optionally run).

The datasets below are created by the XCDRTPT.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

ADDE Dataset Name	Data Type	MD Files	Description
RTPTSRC/SFCHOURLY	POINT	1-10	real-time surface hourly data
RTPTSRC/UPPERMAND	POINT	11-20	real-time mandatory level RAOB data
RTPTSRC/UPPERSIG	POINT	21-30	real-time significant level RAOB data
RTPTSRC/SHIPBUOY	POINT	31-40	real-time ship and buoy surface reports
RTPTSRC/TEMPSHIP	POINT	41-50	real-time mandatory level TEMP SHIP (RAOB) data
RTPTSRC/SYNOPTIC	POINT	51-60	real-time synoptic data
RTPTSRC/AIRCRAFT	POINT	61-70	real-time AIREP and PIREP data
RTPTSRC/NAMMOS	POINT	71-80	real-time NAM MOS data
RTPTSRC/GFSMOS	POINT	81-90	real-time GFS MOS data




The datasets below are created by the XCDRTWX.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

ADDE Dataset Name	Data Type	Files	Description
RTWXTEXT/NAMMOS	TEXT (OBTX)	--	default dataset name used by the MOSRPT command
RTWXTEXT/GFSMOS	TEXT (OBTX)	--	default dataset name used by the MOSRPT command
RTWXTEXT/SFCHOURLY	TEXT (OBTX)	--	default dataset name used by the SFCRPT command
RTWXTEXT/SYNOPTIC	TEXT (OBTX)	--	default dataset name used by the SYNRPT command
RTWXTEXT/TERMFCST	TEXT (OBTX)	--	default dataset name used by the TAFRPT command
RTWXTEXT/UPPERAIR	TEXT (OBTX)	--	default dataset name used by the RAOBRPT command




The datasets below are created by the XCDRADAR.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

ADDE Dataset Name	Data Type	Files	Description
RADAR/TDWR-BREF1	IMAGE	--	TDWR Base Reflec - tilt 1 (0.1-0.8deg) 48nmi (TZ0)
RADAR/TDWR-BREF2	IMAGE	--	TDWR Base Reflec - tilt 2 (1.0deg) 48nmi (TZ1)
RADAR/TDWR-BREF3	IMAGE	--	TDWR Base Reflec - tilt 3 (1.6-3.7deg) 48nmi (TZ2)
RADAR/TDWR-BVEL1	IMAGE	--	TDWR Base Rad Veloc - tilt 1 (0.1-0.8deg) 48nmi (TV0)
RADAR/TDWR-BVEL2	IMAGE	--	TDWR Base Rad Veloc - tilt 2 (1.0deg) 48nmi (TV1)
RADAR/TDWR-BVEL3	IMAGE	--	TDWR Base Rad Veloc - tilt 3 (1.6-3.7deg) 48nmi (TV2)
RADAR/TDWR-CREF	IMAGE	--	TDWR Composite Reflectivity - 124nmi (NCR)
RADAR/TDWR-DHR	IMAGE	--	TDWR Digital Hybrid Scan Reflectivity (DHR)
RADAR/TDWR-DPA	IMAGE	--	TDWR Digital Precipitation Array (DPA)
RADAR/TDWR-DSP	IMAGE	--	TDWR Digital Storm Total Precipitation (DSP)
RADAR/TDWR-LRREF	IMAGE	--	TDWR Long Range Reflectivity - 225nmi (TZL)
RADAR/TDWR-PCP1	IMAGE	--	TDWR Surface Rainfall - 1 hour running total (N1P)
RADAR/TDWR-PCPT	IMAGE	--	TDWR Surface Rainfall - storm total (NTP)
RADAR/TDWR-TOPS	IMAGE	--	TDWR Echo Tops (NET)
RADAR/TDWR-VIL	IMAGE	--	TDWR Vertical Integrated Liquid (NVL)
RADAR/WSR-BREF	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 0.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N0B)
RADAR/WSR-BREF1	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle -0.2 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NXB)
RADAR/WSR-BREF2	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 0-0.2 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NYB)
RADAR/WSR-BREF3	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 0.3-0.4 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NZB)
RADAR/WSR-BREF4	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 0.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N0B)
RADAR/WSR-BREF5	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 0.9 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NAB)
RADAR/WSR-BREF6	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 1.3-1.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N1B)
RADAR/WSR-BREF7	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 1.8 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NBB)
RADAR/WSR-BREF8	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 2.4-2.5 deg .13 nm X .5 deg (N2B)
RADAR/WSR-BREF9	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Reflec - elev angle 3.1-3.5 deg .13 nm X .5 deg (N3B)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 0.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N0G)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL1	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle -0.2 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NXG)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL2	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 0-0.2 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NYG)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL3	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 0.3-0.4 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NZG)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL4	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 0.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N0G)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL5	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 0.9 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NAG)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL6	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 1.3-1.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N1G)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL7	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 1.8 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (NBU)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL8	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 2.4-2.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N2U)
RADAR/WSR-BVEL9	IMAGE	--	WSR Base Velocity - elev angle 3.1-3.5 deg - .13 nm X .5 deg (N3U)
RADAR/WSR-COR	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 0.5 deg (N0C)
RADAR/WSR-COR1	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle -0.2 deg (NXC)
RADAR/WSR-COR2	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 0-0.2 deg 248 (NYC)
RADAR/WSR-COR3	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 0.3-0.4 deg (NZC)
RADAR/WSR-COR4	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 0.5 deg (N0C)
RADAR/WSR-COR5	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 0.9 deg (NAC)
RADAR/WSR-COR6	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 1.3-1.5 deg (N1C)
RADAR/WSR-COR7	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 1.8 deg (NBC)
RADAR/WSR-COR8	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 2.4-2.5 deg (N2C)
RADAR/WSR-COR9	IMAGE	--	WSR Correlation Coeff - elev angle 3.1-3.5 deg (N3C)
RADAR/WSR-CREF	IMAGE	--	WSR Composite Reflectivity - 124nmi (NCR)
RADAR/WSR-DAA	IMAGE	--	WSR Digital Accumulation Array (DAA)
RADAR/WSR-DHR	IMAGE	--	WSR Digital Hybrid Scan Reflectivity (DHR)
RADAR/WSR-DPA	IMAGE	--	WSR Digital Precipitation Array (DPA)
RADAR/WSR-DREF	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 0.5 deg 248 nmi (N0X)
RADAR/WSR-DREF1	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle -0.2 deg 248 nmi (NXX)
RADAR/WSR-DREF2	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 0-0.2 deg 248 nmi (NYX)
RADAR/WSR-DREF3	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 0.3-0.4 deg 248 nmi (NZX)
RADAR/WSR-DREF4	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 0.5 deg 248 nmi (N0X)
RADAR/WSR-DREF5	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 0.9 deg 248 nmi (NAX)
RADAR/WSR-DREF6	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 1.3-1.5 deg 248 nmi (N1X)
RADAR/WSR-DREF7	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 1.8 deg 248 nmi (NBX)
RADAR/WSR-DREF8	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 2.4-2.5 deg 248 nmi (N2X)
RADAR/WSR-DREF9	IMAGE	--	WSR Diff Reflectivity - elev angle 3.1-3.5 deg 248 nmi (N3X)
RADAR/WSR-DSP	IMAGE	--	WSR Digital Storm Total Precipitation (DSP)
RADAR/WSR-DTA	IMAGE	--	WSR Digital Storm Total Accumulation (DTA)
RADAR/WSR-DU3	IMAGE	--	WSR User-Selectable Accumulation over 3 hours taken hourly (DU3)
RADAR/WSR-DU6	IMAGE	--	WSR User-Selectable Accumulation over 24 hours taken at 12Z daily (DU6)
RADAR/WSR-DVIL	IMAGE	--	WSR Digital Vertical Integrated Liquid (DVL)
RADAR/WSR-ENHTOPS	IMAGE	--	WSR Enhanced Echo Tops (EET)
RADAR/WSR-HHC	IMAGE	--	WSR Hybrid Scan Hydrometeor Classification (HHC)
RADAR/WSR-HMC	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 0.5 deg (N0H)
RADAR/WSR-HMC1	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle -0.2 deg (NXH)
RADAR/WSR-HMC2	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 0-0.2 deg (NYH)
RADAR/WSR-HMC3	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 0.3-0.4 deg (NZH)
RADAR/WSR-HMC4	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 0.5 deg (N0H)
RADAR/WSR-HMC5	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 0.9 deg (NAH)
RADAR/WSR-HMC6	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 1.3-1.5 deg (N1H)
RADAR/WSR-HMC7	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 1.8 deg (NBH)
RADAR/WSR-HMC8	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 2.4-2.5 deg (N2H)
RADAR/WSR-HMC9	IMAGE	--	WSR Hydrometeor Class - elev angle 3.1-3.5 deg (N3H)
RADAR/WSR-OHA	IMAGE	--	WSR One Hour Accumulation (OHA)
RADAR/WSR-PCP1	IMAGE	--	WSR Surface Rainfall - 1 hour running total (N1P)
RADAR/WSR-PCPT	IMAGE	--	WSR Surface Rainfall - storm total (NTP)
RADAR/WSR-SDP	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 0.5 deg (N0K)
RADAR/WSR-SDP1	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle -0.2 deg (NXK)
RADAR/WSR-SDP2	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 0-0.2 deg (NYK)
RADAR/WSR-SDP3	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 0.3-0.4 deg (NZK)
RADAR/WSR-SDP4	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 0.5 deg (N0K)
RADAR/WSR-SDP5	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 0.9 deg (NAK)
RADAR/WSR-SDP6	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 1.3-1.5 deg (N1K)
RADAR/WSR-SDP7	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 1.8 deg (NBK)
RADAR/WSR-SDP8	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 2.4-2.5 deg (N2K)
RADAR/WSR-SDP9	IMAGE	--	WSR Spec Diff Phase - elev angle 3.1-3.5 deg (N3K)
RADAR/WSR-SRVEL	IMAGE	--	WSR Storm-Rel Mean Rad Vel - elev angle 0.5deg (N0S)
RADAR/WSR-VIL	IMAGE	--	WSR Vertical Integrated Liquid (NVL)
* The 14 datasets created by the XCDTDWR.BAT file are the same as the RADAR/TDWR-* datasets in the XCDRADAR.BAT table above, except that the XCDTDWR.BAT datasets are named TDWR/* rather than RADAR/TDWR-*.
* Likewise, the 76 datasets created by the XCDWSR.BAT file are the same as the RADAR/WSR-* datasets in the XCDRADAR.BAT table above, except that the XCDWSR.BAT datasets are named WSR/* rather than RADAR/WSR-*.




The datasets below are among the GRIB1 datasets created by the XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

ADDE Dataset Name	Data Type	Files	Description
RTGRIDS/ALL	GRID	--	all GRIB1 model grids decoded by McIDAS-XCD
RTGRIDS/ALL-GRIB1	GRID	--	all GRIB1 model grids decoded by McIDAS-XCD
RTGRIDS/AWC-ALL	GRID	--	all National Convective Weather Diagnostic grids
RTGRIDS/AWR-ALL	GRID	--	all Alaska Waters Regional Wave Model grids
RTGRIDS/ENP-ALL	GRID	--	all Eastern North Pacific Regional Wave Model grids
RTGRIDS/FFG-ALL	GRID	--	all NWS Flash Flood Guidance System grids
RTGRIDS/GFS-ALL*	GRID	--	all Global Forecast System GRIB1 grids
RTGRIDS/ICA-ALL*	GRID	--	all Ice Concentration Analysis grids
RTGRIDS/MDR-ALL	GRID	--	all Manually Digitized Radar grids
RTGRIDS/NAM-ALL*	GRID	--	all North American Mesoscale model GRIB1 grids
RTGRIDS/NCE-ALL	GRID	--	all NCEP quantitative precipitation forecast grids
RTGRIDS/RAP-ALL*	GRID	--	all Rapid Refresh model GRIB1 grids
RTGRIDS/UKM-ALL*	GRID	--	all UKMT Coastal Ocean Circulation grids
RTGRIDS/WHG-ALL	GRID	--	all significant height of wind waves grids
RTGRIDS/WNA-ALL	GRID	--	all Western North Atlantic Regional Wave Model grids
RTGRIDS/WWF-ALL*	GRID	--	all Global Wind-Wave Forecast grids
RTGRIDS/OVERFLOW	GRID	--	all miscellaneous grids for which no dataset has been defined
* These RTGRIDS datasets also contain subset datasets which make the task of locating and using specific grids easier and more efficient. See the file XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT for a complete listing of the RTGRIDS datasets and their contents.




The datasets below are among the GRIB2 datasets created by the XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT batch file (which can be run separately, or as part of XCDADDE.BAT).

ADDE Dataset Name	Data Type	Files	Description
RTGRIDS/ALL-GRIB2	GRID	--	all GRIB2 grids decoded by McIDAS-XCD
RTGRIDS/ETSS-ALL*	GRID	--	all Extratropical Storm Surge GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/GFS-ALLGRIB2*	GRID	--	all Global Forecast System GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/HREF-ALL*	GRID	--	all High Resolution Ensemble Forecast GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/ICI-ALL*	GRID	--	all Current Icing Potential GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/LMP-ALL*	GRID	--	all Local AWIPS MOS Program GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/MGWM-ALL*	GRID	--	all Global Multi-Grid Wave Model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/MOS-ALL*	GRID	--	all Model Output Statistics GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/NAM-ALLGRIB2*	GRID	--	all North American Mesoscale model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/NBM-ALL*	GRID	--	all National Blended Model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/NDF-ALL*	GRID	--	all National Digital Forecast Database GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/NMMB-ALL*	GRID	--	all Non-hydrostatic Mesoscale Model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/PETS-ALL*	GRID	--	all Probabilistic Extratropical Storm surge GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/PSS-ALL*	GRID	--	all Probabilistic Storm Surge GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/RAP-ALLGRIB2*	GRID	--	all Rapid Refresh model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/RTM-ALL*	GRID	--	all Real-Time Mesoscale analysis GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/RTOF-ALL*	GRID	--	all Real-Time Ocean Forecast system GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/SREF-ALL*	GRID	--	all Short Range Ensemble Forecast GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/SST-ALL*	GRID	--	all Sea Surface Temperature model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/URMA-ALL*	GRID	--	all Unrestricted Mesoscale Analysis model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/WRFE-ALL*	GRID	--	all Eulerian Weather Research and Forecasting model GRIB2 grids
RTGRIDS/WRFN-ALL*	GRID	--	all Weather Research and Forecasting model GRIB2 grids
* These RTGRIDS datasets also contain subset datasets which make the task of locating and using specific grids easier and more efficient. See the file XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT for a complete listing of the RTGRIDS datasets and their contents.

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