APPENDIX 1: ARCHIVE DATABASE
SUMMARY
Data Period Archive Location Description
type filename
radar 1979-85 YYMMDDHH.MMS CD S-b 3D volume scan (1.5 or 3 min)
1989 YYMMDDHH.MMC CD C-b 3D volume scan (1.5 or 3 min)
1991 YYMMDDHH.MMQ CD Quality control report
YYMMDDnA.TXT CD Calibration file
(n = 1-4)
YYMMDDnX.TXT CD Calibration file
(n = 1-2)
RLYYMMDD.TXT CD Daily radar operations log
TLYYMMDD.TXT CD Daily transmitter log
Documentation WWW Calibration procedures
Radar data structure
System characteristics
System status reports
CD Contents
aircraft 1983-85 YYMMDDHH.ADB CD Aircraft Data Block (1-hr)
Documentation WWW Research aircraft description
Data structure and tag description
2D probe image processing
Research experiment descriptions
Flight summaries
Daily instrument appraisals
Seeding aircraft logs
Mission flight notes
Video Tapes and Listings
CD Contents
hailfall 1957-69 YYHAIL.DAT WWW Telephone surveys and hailcards
1974-85
rainfall 1974-85 YYRAIN.DAT WWW Rain reports (phone/mail survey)
Documentation WWW Hailcard format
Sample hail/rain reports - 83JL12
network 1975-83 YYPRECIP.DAT WWW volunteer precip. network measures
Documentation WWW Network description and file format
Sample measurements for 1983
txponder 1978-85 MMDDAIR.DAT WWW Aircraft position (transponder)
data
mobile 1982-83 YYMOBILE.DAT WWW Time-resolved chase vehicle hail
1985 and rain samples
LIMEX-85 July 4-23 disk Soundings and met. data from 9
upper-air and 8 auto sfc stns
LIMEX software package
Software CD Radar and aircraft packages
WWW Sample radar and aircraft output
Project Bibliography WWW Journal and conference publications
Scientific reports
PhD and MSc Thesis Titles