The Weather Archived and Visualization Environment
(WAVE): Progress Report and Plans (309)
Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD,
Boulder, CO
Bill Rasch, NOAA/NWS/WFO
Sacremento
Abstract:
The Weather Archive and
Visualization Environment (WAVE) Project was born out of the operational needs
of National Weather Service WFO forecasters and Science and Operations Officers
(SOOs). WAVE was developed by WFO operational meteorologists to fill gaps in
what their operational software provides and what was operationally needed to:
â— Perform Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) â— Perform
day-to-day forecasting duties involving new and/or experimental data sets â— Review
archived meteorological data in a case-study fashion â— Enhance
training opportunities
WAVE is web-based and has the
advantages of being flexible and portable. Quick changes to the data ingest, user
interface, and graphical displays can be achieved with little effort and in
minimal time. The system can incorporate any dataset that is available, and is
a convenient way to put experimental data in the hands of forecasters (e.g.,
ensemble runs from research entities). The graphical output can be customized
for high-quality IDSS graphics, thus streamlining the IDSS workflow at WFOs.
There are numerous advantages to WAVE, and this presentation will highlight the
benefits of the project, as well as some technical details that illustrate the
current status of WAVE. A status update will be provided, including a progress
report on enhancements to WAVE by NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD.