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Java NEXRAD Viewer Tutorial

Introduction

NEXRAD Viewer image of Hurricane Charley
NEXRAD Viewer Image of Hurricane Charley

The NCDC Java NEXRAD Viewer and Data Exporter load Level-II, Level-III and Stage-III XMRG NWS WSR-88D NEXRAD Radar data into an OPEN GIS-compliant environment. The applications are launched via Java Web Start and run on the client machine while accessing the data locally or remotely from the archive at the NCDC or any URL.

The Java NEXRAD Viewer provides tools for displaying custom data overlays, Web Map Services (WMS), animations and basic filters. The export of images and movies is provided in multiple formats.


Tutorial Topics


NEXRAD Viewer Basics: Getting started with the Java NEXRAD Viewer

Viewing Tornadoes: Example of using Level-III data to view a tornado

Viewing Hurricanes: Example of using Level-III data to view a hurricane