8. Performing Archive Operations............................................................. 269
8.1 Overview of Archive and Retrieve Operations........................................... 269
8.2 Using the Archive Menu.................................................................................269
8.2.1 Archive Control Area.................................................................................271
8.2.2 Archive Log Area......................................................................................274
8.3 Initializing a Tape or Disk for Recording...................................................... 276
8.4 Mounting a Tape or Disk.................................................................................277
8.5 Recording Data............................................................................................... 278
8.6 Creating and Printing a Log.......................................................................... 279
8.6.1 Creating a Tape Log.................................................................................279
8.6.2 Printing a Tape or Disk Log.....................................................................280
8.7 Retrieving Product Files from an Archive................................................... 280
8.8 Stopping an Archive Operation..................................................................... 281
8.9 Unmounting a Tape or Disk........................................................................... 282
9. Managing Ingest Files.................................................................................283
9.1 Managing Ingest Files.................................................................................... 283
9.2 Tagging and Untagging Ingest Files............................................................ 286
10. Choosing Overlay Files.............................................................................. 287
10.1 Overlay Overview........................................................................................... 287
10.2 Invoking Overlay............................................................................................. 287
10.3 Overlay Header...............................................................................................294
10.4 Assigning an Overlay to a Radar Site...........................................................295
Appendix A:
Basic Radar Meteorology................................................... 296
A.1 Introduction to Radar Meteorology............................................................. 296
A.2 Reflectivity.......................................................................................................297
A.3 Geometry.........................................................................................................298
A.4 Problems in Interpreting Radar Images.......................................................299
A.5 Doppler Wind Measurements.......................................................................300
A.6 Clutter Cancellation.......................................................................................300
Appendix B:
Radial Velocity Correction..................................................302
B.1 Radial Velocity Correction.............................................................................302
B.1.1 Motion Parameters and Coordinate Transformations......................... 302
B.1.2 Radial Velocity Correction...................................................................... 303
B.1.3 Aircraft Tail Radars.................................................................................. 305
B.1.4 Configuring Radial Velocity Correction................................................ 306
B.1.5 Testing Radial Velocity Correction.........................................................307
B.1.6 In Situ Testing Suggestions.....................................................................307
B.1.7 Velocity Correction Algorithm: INU Example.......................................308
Appendix C:
IRIS 3DView.............................................................................310
C.1 IRIS 3DView Overview.................................................................................... 310
C.1.1 IRIS 3DView in System Architecture........................................................ 311
C.1.2 IRIS 3DView System Requirements.........................................................312
C.2 Installing IRIS 3DView..................................................................................... 313
C.3 Getting Started with IRIS 3DView................................................................. 319
C.4 Opening Data Files in IRIS 3DView.............................................................. 320
C.5 Rendering Modes........................................................................................... 320
C.5.1 Surface Rendering................................................................................... 320
C.5.2 Volume Rendering.....................................................................................321
C.6 Managing the IRIS 3D Display.......................................................................323
C.7 Using the IRIS 3DView Export Tool.............................................................. 324
C.8 Using the Product Information Tool............................................................. 327
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