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IRIS Programming Guide IRIS Radar
IRIS Programming Guide IRIS Radar
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  3. Data Types
  4. 2-byte PMI Format (DB_PMI16)
  • About this document
  • Introduction to IRIS programming
  • Custom input and output
  • Data formats
    • Data Format Overview
    • Scalar Definitions
    • Structure Definitions
    • Data Types
      • Extended Header Format (DB_XHDR)
      • 2-byte Axis of Dilation Format (DB_AXDIL2)
      • 1-byte AZDR Format (DB_AZDR8)
      • 2-byte AZDR Format (DB_AZDR16)
      • 1-byte Clutter Signal Power Format (DB_CSP8)
      • 2-byte Clutter Signal Power (DB_CSP16)
      • 1-byte CSR Format (DB_CSR8)
      • 2-byte CSR Format (DB_CSR16)
      • 2-byte Deformation Format (DB_DEFORM2)
      • 2-byte Divergence Format (DB_DIVERGE2)
      • 1-byte Echo Tops Format (DB_HEIGHT)
      • 2-byte Floating Liquid Format (DB_FLIQUID2)
      • 2-byte Horizontal Wind Direction Format (DB_HDIR2)
      • 1-byte HydroClass Format (DB_HCLASS)
      • 2-byte HydroClass Format (DB_HCLASS2)
      • 1-byte Integral Attenuation (DB_AH8) and (DB_AV8)
      • 2-byte Integral Attenuation (DB_AH16) and (DB_AV16)
      • 1-byte KDP Format (DB_KDP)
      • 2-byte KDP Format (DB_KDP2)
      • 1-byte LDR Format (DB_LDRH & DB_LDRV)
      • 2-byte LDR Format (DB_LDRH2 & DB_LDRV2)
      • 1-byte LOG Format (DB_LOG8)
      • 2-byte LOG Format (DB_LOG16)
      • 1-byte Phi Format (DB_PHIH & DB_PHIV)
      • 2-byte Phi Format (DB_PHIH2 & DB_PHIV2)
      • 1-byte PhiDP Format (DB_PHIDP)
      • 2-byte PhiDP Format (DB_PHIDP2)
      • 1-byte PMI Format (DB_PMI8)
      • 2-byte PMI Format (DB_PMI16)
      • 2-byte Rainfall Rate Format (DB_RAINRATE2)
      • 1-byte Reflectivity Format (DB_DBT& DB_DBZ)
      • 2-byte Reflectivity Format (DB_DBT2& DB_DBZ2)
      • 1-byte Rho Format (DB_RHOH & DB_RHOV)
      • 2-byte Rho Format (DB_RHOH2 & DB_RHOV2)
      • 1-byte RhoHV Format (DB_RHOHV)
      • 2-byte RhoHV Format (DB_RHOHV2)
      • 1-byte SNR Format (DB_SNR8)
      • 2-byte SNR Format (DB_SNR16)
      • 1-byte Signal Quality Index Format (DB_SQI)
      • 2-byte Signal Quality Index Format (DB_SQI2)
      • 2-byte Time Format (DB_TIME2)
      • 1-byte Unfolded Velocity Format (DB_VELC)
      • 2-byte Unfolded Velocity Format (DB_VELC2)
      • 1-byte Velocity Format (DB_VEL)
      • 2-byte Velocity Format (DB_VEL2)
      • 2-byte Vertical Velocity Format (DB_VVEL2)
      • 2-byte VIL Format (DB_VIL2)
      • 1-byte Width Format (DB_WIDTH)
      • 2-byte Width Format (DB_WIDTH2)
      • 1-byte Wind Shear Format (DB_SHEAR)
      • 1-byte XCOR Format (DB_XCOR8)
      • 2-byte XCOR Format (DB_XCOR8)
      • 1-byte ZDR Format (DB_ZDR)
      • 2-byte ZDR Format (DB_ZDR2)
    • Ingest Data File Format
    • Product File Format
    • Tape Format
    • TIFF Output Format
    • Constants
  • Information utilities
  • Radar Control Protocol
  • Link transmission formats
  • UF Format
  • RTD Format
  • Supported IRIS input pipes
  • Supplied IRIS output pipes
  • Warranty
  • Technical support
  • Recycling

2-byte PMI Format (DB_PMI16)

2-byte Polarimetric Meteo Index (PMI) format, which is unitless and spans 0 ... 1. Same format as DB_SQI2, see 2-byte Signal Quality Index Format (DB_SQI2).

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