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