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Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor mosaics and derived fields covering CONUS — reflectivity, hail, rotation, and QPE products.

  • MergedBaseReflectivityQC

    MergedBaseReflectivityQC

    Quality-controlled mosaic of base reflectivity from contributing radars, blended into a seamless CONUS field.

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  • ReflectivityAtLowestAltitude

    ReflectivityAtLowestAltitude

    Reflectivity sampled near the lowest available altitude above ground — useful for surface precipitation and storm structure near the ground.

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  • MergedReflectivityComposite

    MergedReflectivityComposite

    Column-maximum composite reflectivity mosaic across the MRMS domain.

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  • MergedReflectivityQComposite

    MergedReflectivityQComposite

    Quality-controlled composite reflectivity mosaic emphasizing reliable returns.

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  • MergedReflectivityQC (by level)

    MergedReflectivityQC_[level]

    Quality-controlled reflectivity mosaics on fixed height levels (multiple altitude products under one family).

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  • EchoTop_18

    EchoTop_18

    Height of the 18 dBZ echo top — approximates storm top / convective depth.

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  • EchoTop_30

    EchoTop_30

    Height of the 30 dBZ echo top for stronger convective cores.

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  • EchoTop_50

    EchoTop_50

    Height of the 50 dBZ echo top for intense convective cores.

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  • EchoTop_60

    EchoTop_60

    Height of the 60 dBZ echo top for extreme reflectivity aloft.

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  • VIL

    VIL

    Vertically Integrated Liquid — liquid-water content estimate through the column from reflectivity.

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  • VII

    VII

    Vertically Integrated Ice — ice-water content estimate through the column from reflectivity.

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  • Heightof50dBZ

    Heightof50dBZ

    Height of the 50 dBZ contour — indicates how high intense reflectivity extends in the storm.

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  • ReflectivityAt0C

    ReflectivityAt0C

    Reflectivity at the 0 °C environmental height (melting level).

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  • ReflectivityAt-10C

    ReflectivityAt-10C

    Reflectivity at the −10 °C environmental height.

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  • ReflectivityAt-20C

    ReflectivityAt-20C

    Reflectivity at the −20 °C environmental height.

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  • MESH

    MESH

    Maximum Expected Size of Hail — instantaneous MESH estimate from the MRMS hail algorithm.

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  • MESH_Max_30min

    MESH_Max_30min

    Maximum MESH over a rolling 30-minute window — useful for hail swath tracking.

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  • SHI

    SHI

    Severe Hail Index — intermediate hail-severity field used by MESH algorithms.

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  • POSH

    POSH

    Probability of Severe Hail — likelihood that hail meets severe size criteria.

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  • MergedAzShear0to2kmAGL

    MergedAzShear0to2kmAGL

    Merged azimuthal shear in the 0–2 km AGL layer — low-level rotation / shear detection.

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  • MergedAzShear3to6kmAGL

    MergedAzShear3to6kmAGL

    Merged azimuthal shear in the 3–6 km AGL layer — mid-level rotation / shear detection.

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  • RotationTrack30min

    RotationTrack30min

    Rotation track accumulation over 30 minutes from azimuthal shear.

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  • RotationTrack60min

    RotationTrack60min

    Rotation track accumulation over 60 minutes.

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  • RotationTrack120min

    RotationTrack120min

    Rotation track accumulation over 120 minutes.

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  • RotationTrack360min

    RotationTrack360min

    Rotation track accumulation over 360 minutes (6 hours).

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  • RotationTrack1440min

    RotationTrack1440min

    Rotation track accumulation over 1440 minutes (24 hours).

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  • RotationTrackML30min

    RotationTrackML30min

    Machine-learning rotation track accumulation over 30 minutes.

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  • RotationTrackML60min

    RotationTrackML60min

    Machine-learning rotation track accumulation over 60 minutes.

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  • RotationTrackML120min

    RotationTrackML120min

    Machine-learning rotation track accumulation over 120 minutes.

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  • RotationTrackML360min

    RotationTrackML360min

    Machine-learning rotation track accumulation over 360 minutes.

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  • RotationTrackML1440min

    RotationTrackML1440min

    Machine-learning rotation track accumulation over 1440 minutes (24 hours).

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  • PrecipRate

    PrecipRate

    Instantaneous precipitation rate derived from MRMS radar and multi-sensor inputs.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_15M

    RadarOnly_QPE_15M

    Radar-only quantitative precipitation estimate for the last 15 minutes.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_01H

    RadarOnly_QPE_01H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 1 hour.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_03H

    RadarOnly_QPE_03H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 3 hours.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_06H

    RadarOnly_QPE_06H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 6 hours.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_12H

    RadarOnly_QPE_12H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 12 hours.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_24H

    RadarOnly_QPE_24H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 24 hours.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_48H

    RadarOnly_QPE_48H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 48 hours.

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  • RadarOnly_QPE_72H

    RadarOnly_QPE_72H

    Radar-only QPE accumulation for 72 hours.

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_01H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_01H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 1-hour QPE (Pass 1) blending radar with gauge/model constraints.

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_01H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_01H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 1-hour QPE (Pass 2) with additional quality control.

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_03H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_03H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 3-hour QPE (Pass 1).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_03H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_03H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 3-hour QPE (Pass 2).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_06H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_06H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 6-hour QPE (Pass 1).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_06H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_06H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 6-hour QPE (Pass 2).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_12H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_12H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 12-hour QPE (Pass 1).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_12H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_12H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 12-hour QPE (Pass 2).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_24H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_24H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 24-hour QPE (Pass 1).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_24H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_24H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 24-hour QPE (Pass 2).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_48H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_48H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 48-hour QPE (Pass 1).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_48H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_48H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 48-hour QPE (Pass 2).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_72H_Pass1

    MultiSensor_QPE_72H_Pass1

    Multi-sensor 72-hour QPE (Pass 1).

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  • MultiSensor_QPE_72H_Pass2

    MultiSensor_QPE_72H_Pass2

    Multi-sensor 72-hour QPE (Pass 2).

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  • RadarQualityIndex

    RadarQualityIndex

    Index describing radar data quality / coverage reliability across the mosaic domain.

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  • RadarAccumulationQualityIndex

    RadarAccumulationQualityIndex

    Quality index for radar-based precipitation accumulations.

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  • PrecipFlag

    PrecipFlag

    Precipitation-type / precipitation-flag classification derived from MRMS algorithms.

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  • SeamlessHSR

    SeamlessHSR

    Seamless Hybrid Scan Reflectivity — optimized near-surface reflectivity for precipitation applications.

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  • SeamlessHSRHeight

    SeamlessHSRHeight

    Height of the Seamless HSR sampling surface above ground.

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  • MergedZDR (by level)

    MergedZdr_[level]

    Merged differential reflectivity (ZDR) mosaics on fixed height levels.

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  • MergedRhoHV (by level)

    MergedRhoHV_[level]

    Merged correlation coefficient (ρHV) mosaics on fixed height levels.

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  • Model_0degC_Height

    Model_0degC_Height

    Model-derived height of the 0 °C isotherm.

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  • Model_SurfaceTemp

    Model_SurfaceTemp

    Model-derived surface temperature field used by MRMS algorithms.

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  • Model_WetBulbTemp

    Model_WetBulbTemp

    Model-derived wet-bulb temperature field.

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  • WarmRainProbability

    WarmRainProbability

    Probability of warm-rain processes contributing to precipitation.

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WSR-88D Level II and Level III products for site-based reflectivity, velocity, dual-pol, and precipitation fields.

  • Level II Reflectivity

    Level II Reflectivity

    WSR-88D Level II base reflectivity — full-resolution polar volume reflectivity data.

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  • Level II Velocity

    Level II Velocity

    WSR-88D Level II base radial velocity — Doppler velocity for wind and rotation analysis.

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  • Level II ZDR

    Level II ZDR

    WSR-88D Level II differential reflectivity (ZDR) from dual-polarization volume data.

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  • Level II CC

    Level II CC

    WSR-88D Level II correlation coefficient (CC / ρHV) from dual-polarization volume data.

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  • Level II KDP

    Level II KDP

    WSR-88D Level II specific differential phase (KDP) from dual-polarization volume data.

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  • Level III Digital Base Reflectivity

    Level III Digital Base Reflectivity

    Level III digital base reflectivity product for operational display and automated ingest.

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  • Level III Digital Base Velocity

    Level III Digital Base Velocity

    Level III digital base velocity product for operational display and automated ingest.

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  • Storm Relative Velocity

    Storm Relative Velocity

    Level III storm-relative velocity — radial velocity with storm motion removed.

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  • Composite Reflectivity

    Composite Reflectivity

    Level III composite reflectivity — column-maximum reflectivity for a radar site.

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  • Enhanced Echo Tops

    Enhanced Echo Tops

    Level III enhanced echo tops — storm-top height estimates from reflectivity.

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  • Digital VIL

    Digital VIL

    Level III digital vertically integrated liquid for a radar site.

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  • Hydrometeor Classification

    Hydrometeor Classification

    Level III hydrometeor classification — dual-pol particle-type categories.

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  • Digital Precipitation Rate

    Digital Precipitation Rate

    Level III digital instantaneous precipitation rate.

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  • Digital One-Hour Precipitation

    Digital One-Hour Precipitation

    Level III digital one-hour precipitation accumulation.

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  • Digital Storm Total Precipitation

    Digital Storm Total Precipitation

    Level III digital storm-total precipitation accumulation.

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