My Notes on GetRealtime:

GENERAL:
1) NEVER time shift radar.  Radar is automatically shifted from zulu to you PC's time.

2) If time shift needed for NWS forecasts, then read the Help web page for this special case.

3) Turn off Writing Unit Values if not needed for long simulations.  GetGraphs can show the daily maximums with hourly values... uh, if you saved them.

4) Check 'Overwrite Source 5' to speed up database writes if not needed.


RUNOFF:
1) With Curve Numbers, try setting CNdry just 1 less than starting CN or even equal to prevent draining of the CN at startup.  This implies that you will be starting in dry conditions.  You could even set CNdry and then trial and error the CN until next peak is matched... ot use 'Base Flow Adjust' on the Scheduled Batch menu.

2) For quick runoff setup reference see:
http://getmyrealtime.com/HarvardGultchExample.aspx


RATIOS:
1) Turn on Write Unit Values.  Used for adjusting radar.

2) Wundergage rainfall needs to only be updated once an hour like at 00:10 or 20:10.  The adjusted radar uses the last hours ratio for the current hour's unit values.  If retrieving radar with 'Scheduled Batch' every half hour then start around hh:10 or hh:40.

3) Don't use Inversion Suppression when adjusting radar rainfall, use the Ratio's Gage Minimum value of exactly 0.01 near radars and radar will be zeroed when Gage is zero.

4) Wunderground airport (KABC) rainfall records are now ok for ratioing .  Airports reset their rainfall at hh:56 and GetRealtime now uses that  as the end of the hour.   But airports genearlly only report 2 or 3 times max per hour.
