RAOB 6.3 Enhancements
BASIC Program Enhancements
- Added the new Custom View display system.
- Added to the Custom View options a new Meteogram with Super-Meteogram display system.
- Added the new Fog and Inversion dissipation temperatures.
- Added Theta-e/ice parameter to Listings output.
- Significantly improved font adjustment options.
- Added option to save soundings in the older RAOB 5x series RAW format.
- Added an advanced PBL/Mixing-Height detection and analysis system.
- Added option to automatically merge BUFKIT's SREF Members into composite hourly soundings.
- Expanded the Password options to limit access to various program configuration options.
- Expanded file management configurations to also control the Working files path.
- The sounding's mini-Hodograph has new option to plot each KM along hodograph's path.
ANALYTIC Module Enhancements (optional)
- Added BWD-6km and EBWD (Effective Bulk Wind Shear) to the CSV export options.
- Added file "search pattern" options for the Batch & Timer's automated merging of 2 soundings into 1 composite sounding.
- Added a Batch & Timer option to allow RAOB to "close" or "remain active" after a Batch/DOS command.
- The Batch & Timer (and other output functions) can now FTP files to other locations.
- Added the new RPM (Raob Parameter Metric) index: a single-value indicator of total severe weather potential.
EXPORT Module (new module)
MERGE Module (new module)
- Automatically merges two multi-sounding files into one composite multi-sounding file.
- Takes Temperature/pressure data from one file and Wind/height data from another file.
- This module can run independently of the RAOB program.
- Automatically forecasts the Maximum Surface Temperature and adjusts the sounding profile, with configuration options.
SOUNDINGRAM Module Enhancements (optional)
- Added the new Precip.Water, RHw(water) and RHi(ice) toolbar analyses buttons.
- Added RHw (water) and RHi (ice) analyses options.
- Added Potential Instability analyses options (gradients of Theta-e).
- Added Theta-e/ice and Mixing-Height (PBL) analyses options.
- Added new Meteogram options: Fog DisTmp, Fog FSI, Fog Threat, and Inv DisTmp.
- Added new Meteogram option to apply a smooth filtering function.
- Added option to display a Logo, either lower-left diagram or upper-right screen.
- Added the Vaisala-RS92 decoder for English & Metric units files.
- Added the iMet/SLW decoder for supercooled liquid water data.
- Added the Komoline decoder for their GPS: KTMS-3630 generated sounding (.CSV) files.
- GSD Decoder expanded to process RR (Rapid Refresh) format soundings.
- Added the TwisterData.com decoder for RAP/NAM/GFS soundings via cut & paste transfer.
- Added the new Leosphere (lidar) decoder for .STA (10 min avg.) UVW data files.
- Added the new Leosphere (lidar) decoder for the .STD (real-time) UVW data files.
- Added the new Leosphere (lidar) decoder for the .VAD (real-time) UVW data files.
- Added then DeTect (radar) decoder for the .ASD (temperature & wind) data files.
- The BUFR decoder can now process vertical wind (W) component data.
- The GRIBv1 decoder can now process Hybrid data levels.
- The netCDF decoder can now process Satellite soundings.