STORM-RELATIVE RADIAL VELOCITY

DESCRIPTION: Storm-Relative Radial Velocity is Base Velocity with the average motion of all storm centroids subtracted out. Storm-Relative Radial Velocity can be useful in finding mesocyclones or other circulation patterns.

PRODUCTS: There are two (2) Storm-Relative Radial Velocity NIDS products:

SRVEL1

0.5 degree elevation

SRVEL2

1.5 degree elevation

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SRVEL1 [Plugin Image]	SRVEL2 [Plugin Image]
The "Plugin" links can be viewed using the current WxScope Plug-in.

NIDS Product Suite

SRVEL Interpretation Guide

Base Reflectivity (BREF)

Base Velocity (BVEL)

Composite Reflectivity (CREF)

Layer Composite Reflectivity (LCREF)

Rainfall Accumulation (RAIN)

Echo Tops (ECHO)

Vertically Integrated Liquid (VIL)

VAD Wind Profile (VAD)


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