User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
Product Glossary
In this Product Glossary, B denotes Baron-generated products, while N denotes non-Baron-
generated products. All product numbers (for example, 4E) are in hexadecimal code.
Italicized words are terms that are defined elsewhere in this glossary.
Base and Convective Storm Products:
1-hour accumulation (4E): Shows the NEXRAD-estimated horizontal distribution of
precipitation over a one-hour time period. N
3-hour accumulation (4F): Shows the NEXRAD-estimated horizontal distribution of
precipitation over a three-hour time period. N
Baron Button 1K (265): A special product that is designed to provide an overall
assessment of a storm. It incorporates VIL density, composite shear and rain rate parameters
into one product, and is displayed in 1 km by 1km pixel resolution. B
base (63) and relative (64) velocity shear markers: Enables the system to display
two types of rings, which are representative of the location where shear is present. A yellow
ring signifies that shear is present in the upper levels (2, 3 or 4) of the atmosphere, while a
red ring signifies a “Low Level Lock”, or shear is present near the surface (level 1). Note:
Once the shear reaches a threshold of 50 knots, a ring is displayed. B
base reflectivity (13): Displays the current 150-mile reflectivity sweep of a site. Note:
Base reflectivity is only available for the first four elevations of the volume. N
base reflectivity 1K (113): This is the base reflectivity product, however, instead of the
pixels being shown in Azimuth-Range (AzRan) format, they are displayed in 1km by 1km
(1km
2
) format. B
base reflectivity 300 miles (14): Displays the current 300-mile reflectivity sweep of a
site. N
composite reflectivity (26): Displays the greatest reflectivity in a vertical column
regardless of height in a storm. Note: NEXRAD can scan up to a 19.5º elevation angle, so
the greatest reflectivity within this scanning volume is reported. N
composite reflectivity 1K (126): The composite reflectivity converted to a 1km by 1km
product. B