How can I view and read the merged IR data in the Hurricane Data Analysis Tool (HDAT)?
1) If you just need some images/animations and don’t need the raw data: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/HDAT 2) If you are an IDV or Panoply user, use the GDS link, http://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/dods/MergedIR Note: For IDV, (1) Increase memory to 2048 MB allocated to IDV using instructions from the IDV FAQ: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/userguide/Faq.html#memory (2) In Data Chooser, select General->URLs and type/paste in the URL: http://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov:80/dods/MergedIR (3) In Field Selector, lower right, check “Times” and then uncheck “Use Default”. Check to display only one time. (4) Still in Field Selector, lower right, check “Stride”, and then select “Every third point” (5) Click “Color-Shaded Plan View” in upper right of Field Selector. (6) Click “Create Display” 3) If you are a GrADS user, the ctl file is ready, ftp://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/data/hurricane/MergedIR/merg.ctl You can use the GDS, http://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/dods/MergedIR 4) For IDL users, here is a sam
