TAMDAR Discussion Board

missing TAMDAR soundings on AWIPS?

Posted By: Gene Brusky
Date: 8-July-05 2334Z

At busy hubs like MSP, you can have several TAMDAR soundings within a few minutes of each other. However, I noticed on AWIPS D2D that the soundings are only displayed in 5 minute intervals. For example, today there were MSP soundings at 1104Z and 1105Z. On AWIPS the time indicated in the lower right hand corner of the D2D displayed only 1105Z. Another example...there were MSP soundings at 1109Z and 1111Z...but the time displayed on AWIPS only indicated an 1110Z sounding. Is the sounding displayed on AWIPS the 1109Z or 1111Z sounding? I am assuming what is displayed is the most recent sounding but am not sure. Thanks Gene