amdar data display at noaa earth systems research laboratory global systems division
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AMDAR Data Display at NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory Global Systems Division. GSD AMDAR display (1). Started 11 August 1998 (old!) Still uses a very old version of java compatible with Internet Explorer without plugins BUT, you can’t print plots directly - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AMDAR Data Display at NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory
Global Systems Division
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GSD AMDAR display (1)• Started 11 August 1998 (old!)• Still uses a very old version of java
– compatible with Internet Explorer without plugins
– BUT, you can’t print plots directly• Need to use a screen capture program such as
hypersnap• A non-java display still exists, but is only
grudgingly supported
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GSD AMDAR display (2)• Access restricted to National Weather
Services, researchers and others, as described in the FAQ
• World-wide AMDAR data available back to July 2001
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Capabilities
• Load data from any time period desired within the last several years
• Select only certain data (water vapor, turbulence, data source)
• Display the data as color coded wind barbs• Display aircraft soundings• Show data from around the world• Overlay airport locations , cities, VORs
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Real-time demonstration…
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Conclusion• Not operationally supported
– upside: very easy to upgrade– upside: not changed very often– downside: sometimes down (but rarely)
• TAMDAR evaluation has given it a new lease on life (and some support)
• No plans to close it down, but no clear path to operations either
• It will eventually be supplanted by something better (10 years is a long lifetime for a software system)
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Extra slides
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Frequently-Asked Questions:http://amdar.noaa.gov/FAQ.html
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Video tutorials are somewhat dated regarding details, but should be very helpful.
More up-to-date training is available from NWS Green Bay, at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/tamdar/training.php
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http://amdar.noaa.gov/
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http://amdar.noaa.gov/ruc_acars/
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http://amdar.noaa.gov/
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http://amdar.noaa.gov/
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http://amdar.noaa.gov/java/ (restricted, but you can probably get in)
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world view is available (this shows 24 h of data)
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Zooming in…
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…shows regional detail
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Clicking on an ascent/descent will yield a sounding
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The sounding window is interactive: zoomable, and you can see parcel trajectories.