MRG Interactive Developments

Mesoscale Research Group, McGill/UAlbany/UQAM

Data Links

  • Tropical Cyclogenesis Dynamic Tropopause Maps (1982-2005)
  • Low resolution domain fixed fields for MAP D-PHASE
  • High resolution domain fixed fields for MAP D-PHASE
  • Discussion Homepage for Hurricane Alberto (2006)
  • Diagnostics for Hurricane Maria (2005)
  • Diagnostics for Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)
  • Tropical Transition Diagnostics
  • Diagnostics Animations for Hurricane Alex (2004)
  • Realtime extended, high resolution dynamic tropopause animations
  • Preliminary diagnostics for 2004 South Atlantic Hurricane
  • Real time Hurricane 2003 surface guidance initialized 0000 UTC 28 September
  • Enhanced surface forecast for 0000 UTC 28 September initialization

    • Development Site Links

  • Real Time Forecasting
  • Hurricane 2003 NWP Home
  • Great Bear Lake Project (2003) NWP Home

    • Software Development Links

  • Adding user accounts and performing simple GEM Climate cluster runs
  • Irregular update of shared library names
  • A simple PostScript manipulation tool
  • A Python interface for GEMPAK
  • An updated PHP and Javascript based web animator (left-shift and click to download)
  • ActiveGEM GEMPAK interface tools
  • MRG CDFconvert - Decode netCDF data to RPN Standard or GEMPAK grids
  • RPN Standard File to Vis5D input file converter
  • MRG MetCal - A New Meteorological Diagnostics Package
  • Patches and updates for the GEM Atmospheric Model
  • Patches for the MC2 Atmospheric Model
  • MRG MetCal pre-GNU release 1.0.0
  • Old CDF-FST Data Decoder (CDFconvert is a newer package)

    • General Software Links

  • Using the RPN (not so) Simple Software Manager
  • Basic Linux FAQ
  • NCAR Graphics Installation Notes and Patches
  • NARR Usage Notes
  • GEMPAK Information and Products
  • Installation of NCAR SpherePack
  • ECMWF Grib conversion to GEMPAK files
  • Installation of Unidata's udunits on a Linux System
  • MPI Installation on a Linux System
  • NCAR Graphics Installation on a SunOS 5.8 System with FORTRAN90 Compilers
  • Vis5d+ Tcl script home
  • Batch Mode Connections between OpenSSH and SSH2
  • MPEG Movie Creation on Unix Platforms

    • Presentation and Informational Links

  • Mediterranean Lee Cyclogenesis (Cyclone Workshop)
  • Description of High Resolution Guidance for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
  • Lee cyclogenesis during MAP D-PHASE (Mountain Meterology Conference)
  • Lee cyclogenesis during MAP D-PHASE (D-PAHSE Science Meeting)
  • Foldover ridging and tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic
  • MAP D-PHASE: High resolution guidance in steep terrain (NROW-IX)
  • MAP D-PHASE: High resolution guidance in steep terrain (CMC) (get the PowerPoint here)
  • Hurricane Katrina - Part I: Complex lifecycle of an intense tropical cyclone
  • Hurricane Katrina - Part II: Hemispheric impacts of a long-lived diabatic warm pool
  • GEM 2.5 High Resolution Workshop - Outline of MAP D-PHASE
  • Atlantic Dynamic Tropopause Maps for September 2006
  • MAP D-PHASE / Olympics Project Meeting (OpenOffice Format)
  • Climatology of Tropical Cyclogenesis
  • Draft IWTC Presentation for Topic 2.5
  • Canadian Contribution to MAP-DPHASE
  • Tropical Transition Climatology
  • Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology: Hurricane Katrina (2005)
  • Evolution and global impacts of a diabatically-generated warm pool: Hurricane Katrina (2005)
  • Modelling the Initiation and Tropical Transition of Hurricane Alex (2004) - WAF/NWP
  • Analysis of Hurricane Catarina (2004) - Northeast Tropical Storms Conference extended abstract
  • Hurricane Juan (2003): Diagnostic and Compositing Study
  • Diagnosing the Tropical Transition of Hurricane Alex (2004) - Poster
  • Diagnosing the Tropical Transition of Tropical Cyclone Catarina (2004) - Poster
  • Diagnosing the Tropical Transitions of Tropical Cyclone Catarina (2004) and Hurricane Alex (2004)
  • 2001 Atlantic Hurricane Lifecycle Study
  • Introduction to ActiveGEM - powerpoint presentation introducing the ActiveGEM package
  • Hurricane Catarina Case Study - Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
  • The influence of the downstream state on the ET of Danielle and Earl (1998) - cyclone workshop presentation (tar'd and gzip'd PowerPoint and mpeg movies)
  • The influence of the downstream state on the ET of Danielle and Earl (1998) - cyclone workshop presentation (PowerPoint only)
  • The extratropical transitions of hurricanes Danielle and Earl (1998) - thesis defence presentation (tar'd and gzip'd PowerPoint and mpeg movies)
  • The extratropical transitions of hurricanes Danielle and Earl (1998) - thesis defence presentation (PowerPoint only)
  • The extratropical transitions of hurricanes Danielle and Earl (1998) - thesis defence presentation (mpeg movies only)
  • Real Time High-Resolution NWP @ McGill University
  • Simulations and analysis of Hurricane Hazel (1954)


    • The latest news from MRG Interactive


    NEW 2 November 2007 - MAP D-PHASE: Numerical Guidance in Steep Terrain (CMC)

    NEW 21 October 2006 - Climatology of Tropical Transition

    NEW 13 October 2006 - New Installation Instructions for Latest GEMPAK Releases

    NEW 12 August 2005 - NCAR Graphics Patch to Allow Specification of Label Sizes on Colour Bars

    NEW 8 August 2005 - Modelling the Initiation and Tropical Transition of Hurricane Alex (2004)

    NEW 17 March 2005 - Hurricane Juan (2003): Diagnostic and Compositing Study

    NEW 3 February 2005 - A Simple PostScript Manipulation Tool

    NEW 10 JANUARY 2005 - A Python interface for GEMPAK applications


    Mesoscale Research Group (MRG) Interactive is a student-designed and administered unit whose purpose is to provide shared solutions for problems in atmospheric science. The projects currently underway at MRG Interactive include the Shared Procedure Archive (SPA), the MRG MetCal interface, web developments, and real time forecasting. The initiative to create MRG Interactive comes from the McGill University Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; however, the intent of the products listed here is for the community. Please let our WebMaster know if you would like to become part of our team, or have comments on our program.

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