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ORPG Build 1.2
This page is provided as a quick highlight of features and issues related
to the ORPG Build 1.2.
- Two New Products - Digital Base Reflectivity and Digital
Base Velocity (AWIPS Build 5.2.1 is required to display these products)
- 8-bit Reflectivity
- resolution: 1 km/.54 nm
- range: 460 km/248 nm
- data levels: 256 (-30 dBZ to +90 dBZ)
- readout to the nearest 0.5 dBZ
- to display: AWIPS Build 5.2.1 (RPS/OTR)
- not recommended for RMR
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| New 8-bit reflectivity product. |
Zoomed-in view of the new 8-bit reflectivity
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- 8-bit Velocity
- resolution: .25 km/.13 nm
- range: 230 km/124 nm
- data levels 256 (-60 kts to +60 kts)
- readout to the nearest 0.5 kts
- to display: AWIPS Build 5.2.1 (RPS/OTR)
- not recommended for RMR
- no Vr shear capability
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| New 8-bit velocity product. |
Zoomed-in view of the new 8-bit velocity
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- Time Synchronization
- NWS ORPG will automatically time sync with AWIPS's clock
- TCP/IP connection between ORPG LAN and AWIPS LAN
- High speed dedicated connection - Once AWIPS Build 5.2.1 is
available, this will support:
- RPS lists of up to 90 products
- transmission of high resolution Digital Base Reflectivity
and Velocity products
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| Narrowband Communications Window (Click
for larger version.)
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| Close up view of the Narrowband Communication
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- Once AWIPS Build 5.2.1 is available, line #25 will connect to
each office's co-located RPG.
- Each office's other dedicated RPG connections will continue
to use the X.25 protocol.
- TCP/IP ORPG LAN to AWIPS LAN connection will eventually support
real-time transfer of Archive II data to NCDC.
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