Modules
- Basic Program
- This main program is prerequisite for all other modules.
- RAOB Lite Program
- An introductory version of the RAOB Basic program.
- Analytic Module
- A must for severe and aviation weather. Contains Batch command options.
- Interactive & Hodo Module
- Advanced click and drag graphics screens with 3-D Hodogram.
- Standard Soundingram Module
- Allows detailed comparisons with one to four soundings and parameters.
- Advanced Soundingram Module
- Allows 3-panel displays, profile differences, and Batch & Timer functions.
- High-Altitude Module
- Process data above 100 mb up to 0.001 mb. A must for ozone and high-level analyses.
- Special Data Decoders Module
- Plot and analyze dozens of types of sounding data formats.
- Radiometer Data Decoders Module
- Decode microwave profiler data including liquid-water & vapor-density.
- Advanced Radiometer Data Decoders Module
- Also processes the following special scalar data items.
- Binary Data Decoders Module
- Process BUFR, GRIB, and netCDF data files.
- Sodar/Lidar/Radar Data Decoders Module
- Process wind profiler sounding data.
- Aerosol Data Decoders Module
- Process 1 to 3 parameters per profile.
- Doppler (Lidar) Decoder/Display Module
- Process PPI/VAD, RHI and DBS files.
- Standard Encoders Module
- Encoder: RAOB, CSV, WMO, BUFKIT, GSD/FSL, and SHARP (SPC).
- Binary Encoders Module
- Encoder: netCDF and BUFR format.
- STANAG Encoders Module
- Encode standard NATO format messages.
- Standard Vertical Cross-section Module
- Plot up to 100 soundings and choose from 47 analytic parameters.
- Advanced Vertical Cross-Section Module
- Plot up to 3,000 soundings & display with full color gradient options.
- Real-Time Display Module
- Automatically detects new data and updates cross-section diagrams.
- Turbulence & Mountain-wave Module
- Detects thermodynamic and orographic waves and turbulence.
- Fronts and Forecast Module
- Automates single-station-analysis techniques and much more.
- Standard Merge Module
- Automates the manually intensive activity needed to average two or more soundings.
- Advanced Merge Module
- Automatically merges entire multi-sounding files into composite time-series files.
- Advanced Export Module
- Exports sounding data, parameters, and layer data.