Storm Tracker – a Web-Based Tool for Working with the Automated Tracking of Thunderstorm Clusters Bob Rabin NOAA / NSSL / CIMSS Tom Whittaker Space 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 Vis. AD 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 – ● Include multi-sensor data – – ● Operate on larger storms (e. g. , MCS, tropical) 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: – – – ● From NCDC, acquire and stage: – ● RUC data (via NOMADS/THREDDS catalog) Stage data by: – – ● GOES data (Mc. IDAS) Radar data images (Mc. IDAS) Lightning data Common projection for 'background' images Vis. AD Data model for co-locating RUC in space and time Server needs to serve many clients simultaneously
Data Flow Radar Lightning Tracking Algorithm GOES THREDDS RUC model analysis 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 (Internet 2) 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 – ● Switch to using 20 km RUC – ● ● Need more feedback to evolve tools Higher resolution would be better Add low-level / boundary wind vector display to time-sections Seek additional funding…
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