Velocity on GRLevel3

[DRMabe]

I don't use any of the velocity views much, but want to start using them more. Still trying to completely understand it. Watched the system in eastern KS and OK now, both on GRLevel 3 and Weather Channel. I see Dr. Forbes showing things on the radar, and I follow along try train my eye to see the different things he indicates on radar concerning large supercell storms unlike what we have here. I noticed the velocity views are not "smoothed" like the reflectivity is. Is there anyway to smooth it so it's not as pixelated. The radar he is using looks similar to GRLevel 3, but he called it something else (Graphics 15 or something). His velocity views are alot smoother and easier to see details in than my view. Everything else looks identical to his radar.

EDIT: Also, any way to see storm altitudes in GRLevel 3?? Sorry if its a dumb question, but if there is I have overlooked it.

 

[rdale]

You don't want to smooth the velocity data as there's no real good way to do it without making it harder to interpret.

By "altitude" you mean storm tops? That is the ET (echo top) product.

 

[DRMabe]

You don't want to smooth the velocity data as there's no real good way to do it without making it harder to interpret.

By "altitude" you mean storm tops? That is the ET (echo top) product.

Altitude similar to what Dr. Forbes uses on the weather channel to "slice" the storm. Shows roughly how high the hail goes, over shooting top, etc. I don't guess it would be of real importance to most chasers on the ground but I think that stuff is interesting to look at. Helps to see what's "inside" the storm.

 

[Jason Boggs]

You need GR2 Analyst for that.

http://grlevelx.com/gr2analyst/

 

[DRMabe]

You need GR2 Analyst for that.

http://grlevelx.com/gr2analyst/

I appreciate it! Playing with it now, very cool program! Nice to see the storm as a 3d model. Guess I know what my next software purchase will be.

 

[Matt Hunt]

I use this color table on my velocity products: http://www.grlevelxstuff.com/index.php?categoryid=14&p13_sectionid=44&p13_fileid=818

It makes it a whole lot easier. Also, I recommend looking at base velocity and SRV at a few different angles. Sometimes one won't show rotation, but the rest do. You can get an idea of what height in the storm the rotation located.