McIDAS-XRD version 7.8 was distributed 25 May 2001, and must be built and installed
You can obtain the McIDAS-XRD files through this web page using your site's login and password (which was also listed on the cover letter that was enclosed with the May 2001 upgrade package mailed to your site coordinator). If you do not know the login and password, ask your site coordinator. If you have a problem obtaining these files via the web, ask your site coordinator to contact the McIDAS Help Desk by e-mail or by phone at (608) 262-2455.
Complete the following steps to obtain and install the McIDAS-XRD software.
Once these steps are completed, you should be able to run any of the commands included in the McIDAS-XRD 7.8 package. If a previous version of McIDAS-XRD was installed, it should be removed after version 7.8 is installed, tested, and working properly. Run the commands below to remove it, replacing version# with the number of the version (e.g., 7.7).
| Command Name |
Contributing Site |
Description |
| ASTAT |
SSEC |
Measures image statistics |
| CIRCLE |
SSEC |
Draws circles or arcs around a point |
| CLDTOPO |
SSEC |
Combines IR, VIS and topography data |
| CLOUDH |
SSEC |
Calculates cloud heights using a VAS first-guess MD file |
| COMPGG |
SSEC |
Compares values of two colocated grids |
| COMPMG |
SSEC |
Compares an MD file's values to a colocated grid's values |
| COMPMM |
SSEC |
Compares values of two MD files |
| CONVERT_LEV1B |
SSEC |
Converts AVHRR data in Level 1B format into McIDAS area format |
| FCSTCON |
SSEC |
Contours FOUS14 forecast data |
| FCSTPLOT |
SSEC |
Plots FOUS14 forecast data |
| FILTER |
SSEC |
Applies 2-Dimensional filter or smoothing to a grid |
| FIXRAW |
SSEC |
Applies IMGFILT Clean Filter and preserves 2 byte data |
| FRNTDISP |
Unidata |
Draws fronts using ASUS1 or FSUS2 reports from NCEP |
| FRONT |
SSEC |
Draws fronts |
| FRONTPTH |
SSEC |
Draws a front or curve through points generated by the PATH command |
| GVARINFO |
SSEC |
Displays information from a GVAR area line |
| GVVA |
SSEC |
Examines a grid value at the cursor location |
| IMGFLOAT |
SSEC |
Puts image data on top of a graphic in the frame |
| IMGGRD |
SSEC |
Generates a grid from an area |
| IRT |
SSEC |
Calculates rain rates based on Goodman et al., 1990 scheme |
| MAKEIMG |
SSEC |
Creates a McIDAS area from a general format |
| MAKEMAP |
SSEC |
Creates a McIDAS map file from a text file |
| MDDPI |
SSEC |
Creates a derived product image from a MD and AREA file |
| MGXS |
SSEC |
Displays a meteorogram cross-section of surface data |
| NEXRAD |
SSEC |
NEXRAD dataset utility |
| NORTEL |
SSEC |
Combines two images by alternating pixel values |
| OLDSVF |
SSEC |
SVF command from McIDAS-X versions prior to 7.7 |
| PATH |
SSEC |
Displays a 2-dimensional path for object tracking |
| PIRPPLOT |
SSEC |
Plots pilot and air reports from PIRP schema point files |
| PROPLT |
SSEC |
Displays a vertical time series of profiler wind fields |
| RAIN |
SSEC |
Calculates rainfall rates from Meteosat infrared temperatures |
| REMAP2 |
SSEC |
Remaps a 2-byte area into a different projection |
| SMOOFT |
SSEC |
Applies a 2-D low pass Fast Fourier Transform filter to a grid |
| STG |
SSEC |
Displays an 8-hour space-time graph of surface data |
| SVGA |
SSEC |
Writes a virtual graphic to an Area |
| SVPS |
ABoM |
Saves a McIDAS frame to a PostScript(tm) file |
| THPASS |
SSEC |
Applies a 2-D sixth order high-pass implicit tangent filter to a grid |
| TLPASS |
SSEC |
Applies a 2-D sixth order low-pass implicit tangent filter to a grid |
| WHEN |
SSEC |
Extrapolates features and computes arrival times |
| WRTEXT |
SSEC |
Displays the contents of a text file on a graphic frame |
| XFGRID |
SSEC |
Subsects grids by reducing the geographic coverage and/or grid point interval |
| XSECTG |
Unidata |
Displays a vertical cross section of gridded fields |
