RAOB 5.9 Enhancements

Expanded the RAOB CSV format to include U/V wind data components
IMPROVED:
- Elevation processing for Ship/Mobile/Dropsonde processing
- WMO Coded data decoder to fix common TTAA format errors
- Improved diagram displays on wide-screen monitors
- Soaring Diagram’s auto-sizing functions
ADDED:
- A title display option for high-density wind plots
- Configuration options for single or group program users
- WBZ height in “MSL” on the Analyses Listing tab
- Dual Help file options to better accommodate Vista systems
- “Units” options to the Individual Parameter Data Display listing
- Automated data-correction option for bad T / Td relationships
- Option to eliminate the diagram’s surface layer display
- Capability to scroll through all sounding files located in data directory
- Capability to process pressure data with hundredths precision
- Options to set diagram upper pressure limit to 1000 mb / hPa

Improved Tropopause and Freezing line diagram graphics
Improved the Layer Analyzer screen
- Added the “Mean Ri” to the numerical data listing display
- The “layer depth” can be locked by using the CTRL key
Added RH with-respect-to “ice” on the Complete Data listing

Fog Layers

Added new graphic display options to the Analyses Toolbar
- Fog Layers (ice, freezing, and wet fogs)
- FrostPoint sounding profile
Added an “export” folder option to the Batch & Timer Processing format
Added new data export output options
- CAT, Icing, and Lightning layers
- Layer depth & intervals are user-defined

Added capability to plot / compare up to 4 simultaneous soundings
Added options to set diagram upper pressure limit to 1000 mb / hPa
Added analyses options for Liquid-Water and Vapor-Density data
- These parameters are only available when processing microwave data

Added options to set diagram upper pressure limit to 1000 mb / hPa
Added new analysis options: Shear / Fronts / Inversions / Fog Layers
Added more analysis options: Liquid-Water and Vapor-Density
- These parameters are only available when processing microwave data

Gradient Editor

Improved the analyses paint & colorizing graphics
Added a full feature Gradient Editor
- Create customized gradients with smooth or stepped patterns
- See an example Editor image of a default gradient
Added 2-panel & 3-panel diagram display options
- Configure each panel separately, including contour overlays
- See example 3-panel image with Temp / CAPE / CAT analyses

Improved the following decoders
- CLASS family decoders for new header formats
- SH4_NASA decoder for new header formats
Added the following decoders
- FSL/GSD decoder
- Vaisala/EOL decoder
- NCAR/4DWX Virtual Sounding decoder
- NCDC UA Standard format decoder