ADVISOR AAWIPS WIPS DDATA ATA VISVISUALIZATION AND MONITORING UALIZATION AND MONITORING SSYSTEM YSTEM

FOR FOR OOPERATIONAL PERATIONAL RRECORDS ECORDS

September 29, 2010

Ken SperowTom Filiaggi, Mike Churma, Lingyan Xin,

Greg StumpfNOAA National Weather ServiceOffice of Science and Technology

Meteorological Development LaboratoryDecision Assistance Branch

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/advisor

ADVISORADVISORAgenda

What is ADVISOR? ADVISOR’s Monitoring Components ADVISOR’s Display Components Highly Configurable – Profile Driven Use Cases Synergies Current Status Review

ADVISORWhat is ADVISOR?

Configurable Decision Support Framework― Monitoring Framework― Display Framework

AWIPS Data Visualization and Monitoring System for Operational Records will be a:

ADVISORWhat is ADVISOR?

ADVISOR Display in CAVE

Configuration GUI

Monitoring

Obs

Msg

profile

Grids

ADVISORWhat is ADVISOR?

• Background serviceBackground service• Monitoring configurations Monitoring configurations

- Define data sources & parameters to monitorDefine data sources & parameters to monitor- Station ReportsStation Reports

- METAR, buoy, ships, MAROB, etc.METAR, buoy, ships, MAROB, etc.- Gridded dataGridded data

- Forecasts, numerical modelsForecasts, numerical models- Radar and SatelliteRadar and Satellite

- Define parameter thresholdsDefine parameter thresholds- Threat level (priority) is associated with each thresholdThreat level (priority) is associated with each threshold

• Monitor incoming dataMonitor incoming data• Assign threat levelAssign threat level

• Pass highest priority and summary to AlertViz (if Pass highest priority and summary to AlertViz (if configured)configured)

Monitor Framework

ADVISORWhat is ADVISOR?

User driven- CAVE menu item

UI configurable to use tabs or Pop-ups

Display Framework

ADVISORDisplay Components

Icons, Contours

ADVISORDisplay Components

Color-fill

ADVISORDisplay Components

Tables (popup or built-in)GFE Forecast Monitor (GFM) Interface

Main Menu

Notebook Tabs

GFE Forecast Monitor

Status Bar

ADVISORDisplay Components

Trends and Hodographs

ADVISORHighly Configurable

• Profile Driven• Support many configurations, known as Profiles.• Examples:

• Fire Weather Profile• Forecast Checker Profile (i.e. forecasts versus observations)• Severe Weather Report Profile• Aviation Icing Profile, etc.

• Configurable• WFO• User

ADVISOR Potential Profiles

Forecast Monitor Fire Weather

Radar ThresholdsBlizzards and Ice Storms

ADVISOR

Marine Monitoring

ADVISORFire Weather Use Case

WFO creates a fire weather ADVISOR Profile1. Monitors point observations

a) Chose data source i. METAR and Mesonet

b) Chose data parameters i. T, Td, Wind speed

c) Multiple thresholds and priority levels seti. Temperature > X && Dewpoint < Y && Wind speed > Z

2. Configured to notify AlertViz3. Configured to display METARs and Mesonet data

1. Stations exceeding specified criteria are color coded on plan-view station model plot

2. Table is also configured to display T, Td, Wind speed, etc for stations. Thresholds are set for color coding table elements.

ADVISORFire Weather Use Case (cont.)

Fire weather ADVISOR Profile is turned on1. As METAR and Mesonets arrive they are evaluated

a) Priority level is established b) Summary of parameters is generated

2. Message is sent to AlertViz3. When priority exceeds some forecaster or WFO set

threshold they are notified through AlertViz

ADVISORFire Weather Use Case (cont.)

Fire weather ADVISOR Profile is turned on1. Forecaster launches Fire Weather display profile

1. Stations exceeding specified criteria are color coded on plan-view station model plot

2. Table displays T, Td, Wind speed, etc. for stations.1. Cells are color coded based on setup thresholds.

3. Forecaster immediately sees threat and issues appropriate red flag warnings within WarnGen.

ADVISORSynergies

IHIS Recommender― Tom and Greg are IHIS consultant.

Forecaster GFE smart tools knowledge. Use AWIPS II framework (e.g. Alertviz). Local Applications Iris – look and feel

ADVISORCurrent Status

Design Stage― Investigating AWIPS II framework.― GFE Integration? Derived parameter/smart scripts

integration?― Reviewing applicable local applications

Prototype by June 2011 OSIP Gate 2 next year

ADVISORReview and Quesions

Provide a Decision Support System (DSS) Framework Monitoring Display

Streamline DSS Development No Build Cycle Framework available to WFO

Questions?