Map/Chart/Image Archives

Radar Archive
Polar Format Datasets & Display Images

Radar archive data can be ordered through the Bureau's Regional Offices . Charges apply for extraction of radar data from the archive and for any additional processing.

Composite PPI (2 Dimensional Composite Range) radar data is available for all Bureau sites. Data can be provided in polar format (PDF | DOC ) for input into display sofware or as standard gif images. Clients with PC Rapic need single scan "CompPPI" files to be extracted from the archive format. Other clients will require additional processing to produce gif images.

Examples of the polar format (archive format) files

• Format Documentation: (Data Format | Video Calibration | Rain Rates )
• Metadata for sample: 11/12/2000 15UTC to 16UTC provides information on resolution of archive data for each radar site
• Single Volumetric Scan Set 15 or more consecutive scans at different beam elevations, for 3 D display software
• Single Volumetric Full 256 Video Level Scan Set (limited sites for research purposes)

Examples of radar gif images produced from polar format

Standard Web Images
• Current Web Gifs 256km² - 128km radius
• Animated GIF sequences from TC Thelma: 1024km² - 512 km radius
• TC Rosita from Broome radar 512km radius (115K) | 128km radius (565K)
• Solar Noise recorded by six radars at sunrise

3D RAPIC Displays
• National Summary
• Sydney Storm Animation 14 April 1999 9-11 UTC (150K)
• Sydney Storm 0910Z 14-4-99 from Kurnell PPI (120K)
• Sydney Storm 1010Z 14-4-99 from Kurnell PPI (120K)
• Sydney Storm 0800Z 14-4-99 from Kurnell PPI | RHI
• Sydney Storm 0830Z 14-4-99 from Kurnell PPI | RHI
• Sydney Storm 0900Z 14-4-99 from Kurnell PPI | RHI
• Sydney Storm 1050Z 14-4-99 from Kurnell PPI | RHI
• TC Bobby from Learmonth (134K)
• Severe Storm in Melbourne (1500K)
• Doppler Display from Berrimah (Darwin) (190K)
• Doppler Display from Melbourne (980K)
• Sample images from TC Thelma: Doppler | Intensity | EchoTops

PC-RAPIC Displays
• TC Bobby from Dampier radar (10K)
• TC Olinda from Tiebaghi, New Caledonia (180K)

Weather Watch Radar Site Information

• Radar Coverage Map
• Interpreting Radar Images
• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Tasmania
• South Australia
• Western Australia
• Northern Territory
• Queensland