Appendix 1: Archive Database Summary

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