Choose NEXRAD Level II Radar Data

3.4.5 Choose NEXRAD Level II Radar Data

The Level II chooser allows you to choose Level II data from your file system.

Image 1: Level II Radar Chooser

To select Level II data:

Navigate to the desired directory. This chooser works like the Files chooser described above.
Select one or more Level II data files. Use Control-Click or Shift-Click to select multiple files. Each file represents a full volume scan at a particular time.
Alternatively, use the Use Relative Times button to select the latest N files in the directory. You can optionally use the File Pattern field to specify the pattern for files to look for.
Provide a radar station name. For some Level II data, the IDV requires you to provide the radar location. The IDV will try to guess at the location based on the directory name but you can specify the location using the Radar Location menu.
When done, load the selected radar data with the Add Source button.