The raw binary 915 MHz Wind Profiler (915) data has been converted to ascii 
format to enable simple viewing and perusal of the data.  The raw file names are
DYYJJJA.SPC and HYYJJJA.SPC where:

D -> data
YY -> two digit year
JJJ -> Julian day
A -> reference, if more than one file

These are binary files that contain spectra.

The converted data are in two files, 915_YYYYMMDD_mom.dat and
915_YYYYMMDD_hrw.dat, where:

YYYY -> four digit year
MM -> month
DD -> day of month
mom -> file contains doppler moments for each beam
hrw -> file contains 3D wind solution for 3 successive beams centered on
vertical beam

The vertical motion in the hrw file is interpolated to the same heights as the
off-zenith beams.  If the user is interested in vertical motion, the user is
encouraged to use data from the mom file.  The vertical beams in the mom file
are the ones that have an elevation of 90 degrees.  The velocity reported in the
mom file is radial velocity, with negative numbers indicating velocity away from
the radar.  To obtain vertical velocity (w), the radial velocity must be
multiplied by -1.


If you need information on reading the raw 915 data (.SPC files), please
contact Justin Walters (info below).

If you have any questions, please contact:

Justin Walters
ph:  256-961-7008
email:  jwalters@nsstc.uah.edu