ERAU Weather ArchiveERAU Weather Archive

Status Update

6 October 2009

Server StatusServer Status

Archive starts approx 13 Feb 2009Archive 75% fullHolds 12TB (storage capacity 16TB)Need to backfill some processed data

– RADAR Mosaics

Server HandoffServer Handoff

One server is due to be shipped to NASAWhen should this be done?Server needs:

– Database created– Web interface installed

These are installed on other server

Server Handoff cont.Server Handoff cont.

Handoff procedure– Point of contact– Passwords– Help with installation?– Shipping / Insurance– Transfer Sun Support contract

Weather DatabaseWeather Database

Newly redesigned (Summer 2009)Modular approach

– Separates metadata from actual data files– Allows easy creation of new search parameters

MetadataMetadata

Done– NCWD– GTG– CIP

Todo– Need to write readers for data– Need to fill in ASDI data

Database Regions - MethodDatabase Regions - Method

Country broken into small sqauresEach square assigned an idThese squares are then mapped with regions

– State (todo)– Country (todo)– Geographic region (todo)– ARTCC– Airport

User InterfaceUser Interface

Basic functionality in placeAllows search of

– One parameter– One Region– One time

User Interface cont.User Interface cont.

Optimizing queries– Some queries take up to 20 sec

Add in AND / OR / NOT queriesAdd additional search criteria

– Priorities?

User Interface cont.User Interface cont.

Allow better paging of resultsRemember selected image during pagingAnimationStep through high temporal dataSpeed up viewing of RADAR mosaics

User Interface cont.User Interface cont.

Allow saving of queries– Back end in place– Need user management

Correlate users with queries Users with groups

User Interface cont.User Interface cont.

Exporting data– Currently shows time +1 hour– Allow time stepping– Allow changing of time / window

Currently allows download of raw data– Add in packaging for running WRF– Other export options?

User Interface DemoUser Interface Demo

http://wxnasa1.db.erau.edu/DatabaseSearch.html