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The following are Tropmet.com color (.PAL) tables for use with GRLevelX radar analysis software.* Each color table (.PAL) is contained within a downloadable ZIP file, just click on the associated file name and save the ZIP file locally on your computer. For GRLevelX software to recognize the PAL file, it must be extracted and saved in the correct folder on your computer. As an example, for a default GRLevel2 Analyst installation these folders can be found at the following path: Program Files>GRLevelX>GR2Analyst. Once you've downloaded the ZIP file, open the folder and extract/save the PAL file into the same sub-folder where your default GRLevelX PAL files are already located. * Note: These files are not to be re-distributed or sold. Some color tables contain transparent elements which are only usable with GRLevel2 products; GRLevel3 may not support PAL files with transparency. By downloading any of these files, the user assumes all responsibility for the download, installation and use of these files and agrees that Tropmet.com will not be held responsible or liable for any problems or issues that arise from their download, installation, or use. Although Tropmet.com does not provide technical support, for basic questions, send an e-mail here.

 
  GRLEVELX COLOR TABLES

 

  FILE: TROPMET TROPICAL PRECIP - 75DBZ MAX
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -35 TO 75DBZ
GOOD FOR TROPICAL PRECIPITATION AND
FOR SEVERE WEATHER SCENARIOS.
     
  FILE: TROPMET EYEWALL DETECTION
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -35 TO 75DBZ
HIGHLIGHTS REFLECTIVITY >40DBZ. HELPS TO
ISOLATE STRONGER EYEWALL REFLECTIVITY.
     
  FILE: WSR-88D EMULATION (NO SMOOTHING)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: 15 TO 50DBZ
WSR-88D EMULATION WITH SOLID COLORS
GOOD FOR TROPICAL & SEVERE WEATHER.
     
  FILE: WSR-88D EXPANDED (75% TRANSPARENCY)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
  RANGE: -35 TO 60DBZ
75% TRANSPARENCY ALLOWS BACKGROUND
GEOGRAPHY TO BECOME VISIBLE.
     
  FILE: WSR-57 GRAYSCALE EMULATION
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: 0 TO 50DBZ
GRAYSCALE - VALUES <5DBZ TRANSPARENT
NOSTALGIC 50'S & 60'S PALETTE.
     
  FILE: WSR-74 EMULATION (SMOOTHED)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: 15 TO 50DBZ
WSR-74 EMULATION
NOSTALGIC EARLY 1970'S COLOR PALETTE.
     
  FILE: ACCUWEATHER EMULATION (SMOOTHED)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -20 TO 80DBZ
COLOR TABLE THAT EMULATES A SMOOTHED
VERSION OF ACCUWEATHER'S PALETTE.
     
  FILE: STORM PREDATOR EMULATION
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: 5 TO 75DBZ
COLOR TABLE THAT EMULATES A SMOOTHED
VERSION OF THE STORM PREDATOR PALETTE.
     
  FILE: TROPMET HIGH WIND VELOCITY
  TYPE: BASE VELOCITY
RANGE: -160 TO +160 KTS
VELOCITY TABLE THAT SUPPORTS
EXTREMELY HIGH WIND SPEEDS (~160 KTS).
     
     
  FILE: TROPMET CORE PRECIP DETECTION
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -35 TO 75DBZ
HIGHLIGHTS REFLECTIVITY >30DBZ. HELPS TO
IDENTIFY STRUCTURE AND HEAVY PRECIP.
     
  FILE: TROPMET EYEWALL HOTSPOTS
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -35 TO 75DBZ
HIGHLIGHTS REFLECTIVITY >50DBZ.  SINGLES
OUT THE STRONGEST REFLECTIVITY.
     
  FILE: WSR-88D EXPANDED RANGE (SMOOTHED)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -35 TO 60DBZ
EXPANDED WSR-88D EMULATION (SMOOTHED)
GOOD FOR SEVERE WEATHER SCENARIOS.
     
  FILE: WSR-88D EXPANDED (90% TRANSPARENCY)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
  RANGE: -35 TO 60DBZ
90% TRANSPARENCY PROVIDES GHOSTED
REFLECTIVITY OVER VISIBLE GEOGRAPHY.
     
  FILE: FWI-80 SEPIA EMULATION
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: 0 TO 50DBZ
1980 FRENCH WEST INDIES RADAR EMULATION
USING A SEPIA-TONED AMBER PALETTE.
     
  FILE: IR4 ENHANCEMENT (NO SMOOTHING)
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -25 TO 75DBZ
APPLIES IR4 SATELLITE ENHANCEMENT TO
REFELCTIVITY IMAGES (NO SMOOTHING).
     
  FILE: AWIPS EMULATION
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: 10 TO 80DBZ
EMULATES AWIPS COLOR PALETTE USING
SOLID COLORS (SMOOTHED).
     
  FILE: TROPMET EYE CLEARING
  TYPE: BASE REFLECTIVITY
RANGE: -35 TO 50DBZ
IDENTIFIES VERY LOW REFLECTIVITY < -20DBZ
SHOWS POTENTIAL CLEAR SPOTS.
     
  FILE: TROPMET HIGH WIND VELOCITY (>50 KTS)
  TYPE: BASE VELOCITY
RANGE: -160 TO +160 KTS
ONLY SHOWS VELOCITIES >50 KTS
ISOLATES AREAS OF HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS.
     
     
   
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