February, 2009
BALTRAD: The BALTRAD Project is officially underway!

Summer, 2008
Data loss: During the period June 8 to August 6 2008, the BRDC was unable to mirror its datasets to the on-line archive. Fortunately, datasets in the old file format were saved internally and these have been converted to HDF5 and mirrored to the archive. Unfortunately, not all of the metadata in these files are available, e.g. the quality indicator is not included in the accumulated precipitation products and some of the attributes are bogus.

Spring, 2008
BALTRAD: A project proposal has been submitted to the Baltic Sea Region using the BALTRAD acronym and based in part on the experiences gained here at the BRDC. The BRDC supports the BALTRAD proposal!

January, 2007
FINALLY: an on-line archive! This archive is complete except for the periods of data loss previously reported. Users should contact the BRDC to arrange access.
Also, sample products have been given a facelift and are once again functional.
This website has undergone a general update.

April, 2006
The BRDC has been successfully migrated to its second-generation platform, and it now generating its products in real time! There have been lots of other developments as well. With the exception of a few periods of data loss, the datasets are complete from the start of the BRIDGE period, ie. from October 1, 1999. The next step is to create a new on-line archive for making these datasets available. This website will be updated shortly with more information.

February 9, 2004
The BRDC is experiencing major disruptions and data loss. We are working on getting the Data Centre up and running again.

October 1, 2002
The GEWEX Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) is underway!
Datasets from the BRDC will be made available again starting from this month. Details to follow.
New BALTEX WGR members!

March 1, 2002
The BALTEX Main Experiment (BRIDGE) is over!
The BRDC starts preparing for GEWEX Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP).

October 24, 2001
Two new radars are introduced to BALTRAD as of this day: Radar Stevns in eastern Sealand, Denmark and Radar Ängelholm in southwestern Sweden. Radar Copenhagen has been decommissioned.

October 12, 2001
New file format in use as of the July, 2001 datasets on CD-ROM. Read more!

October 10, 2001
Back in business after major software and hardware failures. No significant gaps in datasets, but serious reruns have been required.

January 27, 2001
Data from Radar Bolkow now included.

August 24, 2000
Data from Radar Luosto now included.

August 13, 2000
Data from Radar Dresden now included.

April 12, 2000
Sample products' appearances updated.

January 11, 2000
Y2K report

October 21, 1999
Sample products now viewable!

October 1, 1999
START OF THE BRIDGE BASE-LINE PERIOD!
BALTEX Data Users should arrange to receive their data sets. See data.
Product definitions in final form. See products.
Extensions to the BALTRAD file format for storing more valuable wind profile information.