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Bob Rabin NOAA / NSSL / CIMSS Tom Whittaker Space Science & Engineering Center / CIMSS University of Wisconsin-Madison. Storm Tracker – a Web-Based Tool for Working with the Automated Tracking of Thunderstorm Clusters. Goals of the Project. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Storm Tracker – a Web-Based Tool for Working with the Automated Tracking of Thunderstorm Clusters
Bob RabinNOAA / NSSL / CIMSS
Tom WhittakerSpace Science & Engineering Center / CIMSS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Goals of the Project
● Make the results of on-going research at NSSL available to others
● Provide a web-based portal and appropriate tools● Augment use of GOES data with other sources
– Radar– RUC analysis– Lightning
● Explore using THREDDS cataloging for data access and VisAD data model for manipulation
Research community needs
● Rapid access to archived data
● Simplified conversion of data formats
● Tailoring the manipulation and visualization of multidimensional data to specific needs
● For example: integrating and overlaying data from multiple sources in Lagrangian reference systems.
● Remote access to “slices” of data
Proposed solution
● Expand on the ideas of radar tracking algorithms– Operate on larger storms (e.g., MCS, tropical)
● Include multi-sensor data– Radars– Satellite– Lightning– Model analyses & forecasts
● Build a prototype that operates on realtime and archived data– Background collection and staging of data– User interactive selection, displays, manipulation
Considerations in Gathering of Data● At NSSL, acquire and stage:
– GOES data (McIDAS)– Radar data images (McIDAS)– Lightning data
● From NCDC, acquire and stage:– RUC data (via NOMADS/THREDDS catalog)
● Stage data by:– Common projection for 'background' images– VisAD Data model for co-locating RUC in space and
time● Server needs to serve many clients simultaneously
Data Flow
GOES
Radar
RUC model analysis
THREDDS
LightningTrackingAlgorithm Web Server
Example session…
Measuring “success”
● Successful implementation of the Web-based storm analysis application with ability to access real-time or archived data sets from NCDC and other sites via the commodity Internet plus Abilene (Internet2)
● Demonstration of the successful use of THREDDS and NOMADS leading to the development of future applications using this technology
● Use of the system for storm research at NOAA labs and universities, and by the SPC and other forecast centers
What’s next?
● Early reviews by forecasters at NSSL are promising– Need more feedback to evolve tools
● Switch to using 20km RUC– Higher resolution would be better
● Add low-level / boundary wind vector display to time-sections
● Seek additional funding…