Loading HPN From Volume Browser

Purpose:

Practice how to load HPN precipitation rates from the Volume Browser. Note that as of 17.1.1 HPN is not working correctly in the FFMP table because the FFMP ratios and diffs do not use QPF in their calculations like they should.

Tasks:

Loading the HPE-HPN Precip Rate in the Volume Browser

  1. Select “No Backfill” from the Load Mode menu (Fig. 1).
  2. Select “5” from the Frames menu (for rates at 0min, 15min, 30min, 45min and 60min).
  3. Open up the Volume Browser from the Volume menu (Volume -> Browser).
  4. Load the “Precip Rate” product in the Volume Browser.
    1. Sources -> SfcGrid
      • Choose “HPE” (note “BiasHPE” loads the same way)
    2. Fields -> Sfc/2D -> Precip
      • Choose “Precip Rate”
    3. Planes -> Misc -> Surface
    4. Select “HPE Surface Precip Rate (in/hr)” from the Product Selection List field
    5. Select “Load” to load the product
  5. In D2D right click-and-hold on the “HPE Precip Rate. (in/hr)” legend name and select “Load Product as Image.”
  6. Left click the “HPE Precip Rate (in/hr)” legend name to turn off the non-filled contour product and view only the image product.

 

Loading HPE-HPN Storm Total Precip Product in the Volume Browser

  1. Select “No Backfill” from the Load Mode menu (Fig. 2).
  2. Select “2” from the Frames menu.
  3. Load the Volume Browser from the Volume menu (Volume -> Browser).
  4. Load the “HPE Surface Storm Tot Precip (in)” product in the Volume Browser.
    1. Sources -> SfcGrid
      • Choose “HPE” (note “BiasHPE” loads the same way)
    2. Fields -> Sfc/2D -> Precip
      • Choose Storm Tot Precip
    3. Planes -> Misc -> Surface
    4. Select “HPE Surface Storm Tot Precip (in)” from the Product Selection List field
    5. Select “Load” to load the product
  5. Right click-and-hold on the “HPE Storm Total Precip (in)” legend name and select “Load Product as Image.”
  6. Left click the “HPE Storm Total Precip (in)” legend name to turn off the non-filled contour product and view only the image product.