Here is the link to the displayed data. ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et7/data/realtime/SodarEt7/Images/bao/ Current parameters are 512 gates .59m first gate and 1.18m spacing Freq 2300Hz 3500*.001*340/2 = 595m These parameters started 6/28/2015 2/7/2015 - 6/27/2015 512 gates .42m first gate and .84m spacing 2500 Hz 512 no of gates PulseLength 20 SaampleRate 44100 Freq 2500Hz Sample Length 2500 Different netcdf file format prior to 2/7/2014. No gate spacing or no gate spacing or ht info. 512 no of gates PulseLength 20 SampleRate 44100 Freq 2500Hz Sample Length 2500 2500*.001*340/2 = 425m NETCDF info from MATLAB: >> ncinfo(fname) ans = Filename: 'z:\Tower\Sodar\Raw\15218_sodarpc.nc' Name: '/' Dimensions: [1x4 struct] Variables: [1x19 struct] Attributes: [1x1 struct] Groups: [] Format: 'classic' >> ncdisp(fname) Source: z:\Tower\Sodar\Raw\15218_sodarpc.nc Format: classic Global Attributes: FileVersion = '2.00' Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders = 10 MaxStringLength = 32 MaxNumberOfReflectivityHeights = 512 TimeIndex = 24427 (UNLIMITED) Variables: SiteName Size: 32x10 Dimensions: MaxStringLength,MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: char Attributes: long_name = 'Name of Site' Latitude Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Latitude' unit = 'Degrees' Longitude Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Longitude' unit = 'Degrees' Elevation Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Elevation' unit = 'Meters' Azimuth_Beam1 Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Azimuth of beam number 1' unit = 'Degrees' Elevation_Beam1 Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Elevation of beam number 1' unit = 'Degrees' TxFrequency Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Frequency of Transmit pulse' unit = 'KHz' PulseLength Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Lengh of Transmit pulse' unit = 'Milliseconds' SampleRate Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Frequency of sampling' unit = 'KHz' RecordDelay Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Delay between Transmit and begining of recording' unit = 'Milliseconds' SampleLength Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Lengh of sample' unit = 'Milliseconds' AirTemperatureC Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Outside air temperature' unit = 'Degrees Celcius' NumberOfGates Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Number of range gates' unit = 'Count' FirstGateM Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: single Attributes: long_name = 'Height of first range gate' unit = 'Meters' GateSpacingM Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: single Attributes: long_name = 'Spacing between range gates' unit = 'Meters' HeaderIndex Size: 24427x1 Dimensions: TimeIndex Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Index to header information' Time Size: 24427x1 Dimensions: TimeIndex Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Time of data acquisition' unit = 'Seconds since January 1, 1970' QcFlag Size: 24427x1 Dimensions: TimeIndex Datatype: int32 ReflectivityData Size: 512x24427 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfReflectivityHeights,TimeIndex Datatype: single Attributes: long_name = 'Recorded reflectivity data' >>>>>>> ncinfo(fname) ans = Filename: 'z:\Tower\Sodar\Raw\2014\14037_sodarpc.nc' Name: '/' Dimensions: [1x4 struct] Variables: [1x16 struct] Attributes: [1x1 struct] Groups: [] Format: 'classic' >> ncdisp(fname) Source: z:\Tower\Sodar\Raw\2014\14037_sodarpc.nc Format: classic Global Attributes: FileVersion = '1.00' Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders = 10 MaxStringLength = 32 MaxNumberOfReflectivityHeights = 512 TimeIndex = 34080 (UNLIMITED) Variables: SiteName Size: 32x10 Dimensions: MaxStringLength,MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: char Attributes: long_name = 'Name of Site' Latitude Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Latitude' unit = 'Degrees' Longitude Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Longitude' unit = 'Degrees' Elevation Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Elevation' unit = 'Meters' Azimuth_Beam1 Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Azimuth of beam number 1' unit = 'Degrees' Elevation_Beam1 Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Elevation of beam number 1' unit = 'Degrees' TxFrequency Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Frequency of Transmit pulse' unit = 'KHz' PulseLength Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Lengh of Transmit pulse' unit = 'Milliseconds' SampleRate Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Frequency of sampling' unit = 'KHz' RecordDelay Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Delay between Transmit and begining of recording' unit = 'Milliseconds' SampleLength Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Lengh of sample' unit = 'Milliseconds' AirTemperatureC Size: 10x1 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfHeaders Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Outside air temperature' unit = 'Degrees Celcius' HeaderIndex Size: 34080x1 Dimensions: TimeIndex Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Index to header information' Time Size: 34080x1 Dimensions: TimeIndex Datatype: int32 Attributes: long_name = 'Time of data acquisition' unit = 'Seconds since January 1, 1970' QcFlag Size: 34080x1 Dimensions: TimeIndex Datatype: int32 ReflectivityData Size: 512x34080 Dimensions: MaxNumberOfReflectivityHeights,TimeIndex Datatype: single Attributes: long_name = 'Recorded reflectivity data' >>