Example Color Setup Values

To make it easier to start your operation, example values are supplied for all menus. These are intended as examples only. You can use these until you get a feeling for the climatology and your particular application. The examples are summarized below.

Color Scales

Figure 1. Color Configuration Menu Example for Velocity

The default color scales are loaded in the Color Configuration Menu.

First select the data parameter (dBZ, R, and so on), then select File > Open Example. The table below gives the examples for each data type.

Reflectivity - dBZ (mm6/m3) Rainfall - Rate R (mm/hr)
Level Start Stop Level Start Stop
16 66 >72 16 500 >800
15 60 66 15 200 500
14 55 60 14 100 200
13 53 55 13 80 100
12 50 53 12 50 80
11 44 50 11 20 50
10 39 44 10 10 20
9 37 39 9 8 10
8 34 37 8 5 8
7 28 34 7 2 5
6 23 28 6 1 2
5 21 23 5 0.8 1
4 18 21 4 0.5 0.8
3 12 18 3 0.2 0.5
2 7 12 2 0.1 0.2
1 2 7 1 0.05 0.1
Rain Accumulation - Rain (mm) Vertically Integrated Liq - VIL (mm)
Level Start Stop Level Start Stop
16 800 >1100 16 32 >34
15 500 800 15 30 32
14 200 500 14 25 30
13 100 200 13 20 25
12 80 100 12 15 20
11 50 80 11 8 15
10 20 50 10 6 8
9 10 20 9 4 6
8 8 10 8 2 4
7 5 8 7 1 2
6 2 5 6 0.8 1
5 1 2 5 0.6 0.8
4 0.8 1 4 0.4 0.6
3 0.5 0.8 3 0.2 0.4
2 0.2 0.5 2 0.1 0.2
1 0.1 0.2 1 0.05 0.1
Velocity -V (+ is away in m/s) Spectrum Width (W in m/s)
Level Start Stop Level Start Stop
16 30 >35 16 5.5 >6.0
15 25 30 15 5.0 5.5
14 20 25 14 4.5 5.0
13 15 20 13 4.0 4.5
12 10 15 12 3.5 4.0
11 5 10 11 3.0 3.5
10 2 5 10 2.5 3.0
9 0 2 9 2.0 2.5
8 -2 0 8 1.5 2.0
7 -5 -2 7 1.0 1.5
6 -10 -5 6 0.8 1.0
5 -15 -10 5 0.6 0.8
4 -20 -15 4 0.4 0.6
3 -25 -20 3 0.2 0.4
2 -30 -25 2 0.1 0.2
1 <-35 -30 1 <0.0 0.1
Wind Shear - Shear (m/s/km) Echo Tops - Height (km)
Level Start Stop Level Start Stop
16 20 >25 16 ??? ???
15 15 20 15 16 >17
14 10 15 14 15 16
13 8 10 13 14 15
12 6 8 12 13 14
11 4 6 11 12 13
10 2 4 10 11 12
9 0 2 9 10 11
8 -2 0 8 9 10
7 -4 -2 7 8 9
6 -6 -4 6 7 8
5 -8 -6 5 6 7
4 -10 -8 4 5 6
3 -15 -10 3 4 5
2 -20 -15 2 3 4
1 <-25 -20 1 2 3
Specific Differential phase - Kdp (deg/km) Differential Phase - PHI (deg)
Level Start Stop Level Start Stop
16 20 >33 16 169 >180
15 7.0 20 15 157 169
14 3.1 7.0 14 146 157
13 2.4 3.1 13 135 146
12 1.7 2.4 12 124 135
11 1.1 1.7 11 112 124
10 0.75 1.1 10 101 112
9 0.50 0.75 9 90 101
8 0.33 0.50 8 79 90
7 0.22 0.33 7 68 79
6 0.15 0.22 6 56 68
5 0.10 0.15 5 45 56
4 -0.10 0.10 4 34 45
3 -0.20 -0.10 3 23 34
2 -0.40 -0.20 2 11 23
1 <-.80 -0.40 1 <0 11
Signal Quality Index - SQI (no units) Depolarization Ratio - LDR (dB)
Level Start Stop Level Start Stop
16 0.94 >1 16 0 >2
15 0.87 0.94 15 -2 0
14 0.81 0.87 14 -4 -2
13 0.75 0.81 13 -6 -4
12 0.69 0.75 12 -8 -6
11 0.62 0.69 11 -10 -8
10 0.55 0.62 10 -12 -10
9 0.50 0.55 9 -14 -12
8 0.44 0.50 8 -16 -14
7 0.38 0.44 7 -18 -16
6 0.31 0.38 6 -20 -18
5 0.25 0.31 5 -22 -20
4 0.19 0.25 4 -24 -22
3 0.13 0.19 3 -26 -24
2 0.06 0.13 2 -28 -26
1 <0.00 0.06 1 -30 -28
ZDR (db) HydroClass
Level Start Stop
16 5.0 >6.0 16
15 4.0 5.0 15
14 3.5 4.0 14
13 3.0 3.5 13
12 2.5 3.0 12
11 2.0 2.5 11
10 1.5 2.0 10
9 1.0 1.5 9
8 0.8 1.0 8
7 0.5 0.8 7
6 0.2 0.5 6 6 Hail
5 0.0 0.2 5 5 Graup
4 -1.0 0.0 4 4 Snow
3 -2.0 -1.0 3 3 WSnow
2 -3.0 -2.0 2 2 Rain
1 <-4.0 -3.0 1 1 NoMet

Color Set and Palette Examples

Select Color Set Configuration Menu > File > Open Example and choose either the velocity example or dBZ example.

This loads both a color palette and a color set. Note that the color palette is the same for both examples.

The velocity example shows a convenient color set for signed data. The dBZ example shows a convenient color set for positive data. You may want to save these as Signed and Positive.

The RGB values for the default color palette are given in Color Configuration Menu Example for Velocity.

Special Color Examples

Select Special Color Editor Menu > File > Open Example.

This loads examples for all special colors.