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The Naval Research Laboratory Nowcast System
J. Cook, G. Love, Q. Zhao, T. Tsui, P. Harasti, and S. Potts L. Phegley, D. Geiszler, M. Frost, L. N. McDermid, J. Kent, D. Martinez, F. Franco, G. Sprung and S. Wells Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA USA Marine Meteorology Division [email protected]
NOWCAST Concept
The US Navy and Marine Corps Corporate Laboratory Satellite Derived Products Satellite Imagery Satellite Measurements UAV Weather Data Weather Radar Weather Forecast Model Target Area Weather Data Weather Observations Aerosol Models Given a few observations, model products are the only source of information that provide a realistic 4-dimensional representation of the atmospheric state consistent with known dynamical and physical relationships Air Defense Folder
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Optimize radar settings
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Chem/Bio Defense
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Strike Aircraft Folder
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Precision/non-precision weapon?
Dispersion plumes Optimize routes Sea Basing Folder
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Extended gunfire support
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Chem/Bio Defense Bridge Folder
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Where to position the ship for flight ops?
Pilot Folder
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Abort?
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Go high or low?
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Need to re-strike?
CATC Folder
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Where to tank?
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Divert?
Chem/Bio Defense Folder
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Protective posture
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Contamination avoidance
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Decontamination strategy METOC Folder
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Quality assurance
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Information Delivery Challenges
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Science Level – How to fuse data into meaningful information?
• Data QC • Data Fusion • Data Assimilation and Modeling • Feature Extrapolation • Quality and Confidence • Threshold Mission Effects
System Level – How to provide the information to the users?
• Interact with users and operators • Interoperable on the Internet • Integrated systems approach
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Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System – On Scene (COAMPS-OS ® )
The US Navy and Marine Corps Corporate Laboratory Lightning Radar
Derived Products Radar Winds & Temp Analysis Cloud & Moisture Analysis
Satellite Local Site Data Feed Atm & Ocean Analysis METOC Database Central Site Data Feed COAMPS ® Web & GIS Services
COAMPS ® and COAMPS-OS ® are registered trademarks of the Naval Research Laboratory.
System Client METOC Admin
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COAMPS-OS
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Products
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• Multiple nests, hourly gridded forecast fields – IEEE, GRIB, netCDF formats – Height and pressure surfaces; sigma levels – Web-based interface – Database interfaces • Web-based automated forecast weather map product matrix – Nested, single maps and animations – Web-based custom map interface – Forecast soundings, meteograms (weather forecast & aviation), and datagrams • Web-based Application Suite – Dispersion and Radar propagation model Interfaces – Automated dispersion model – Single Station Products Interface – Observation Data Interface – Interactive 3D Visualization – Web-based Remote Monitor COAMPS ® and COAMPS-OS ® are registered trademarks of the Naval Research Laboratory.
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Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System – On Scene (COAMPS-OS ® ) with NOWCAST
The US Navy and Marine Corps Corporate Laboratory Applications Lightning
Derived Products
Radar
Radar Winds & Temp Analysis Cloud & Moisture Analysis
Processing EJB Satellite Local Site Data Feed Atm & Ocean Analysis JAVA Servlets METOC Database Central Site Data Feed COAMPS ® Web & GIS Services
System Client End User Client METOC Admin COAMPS ® and COAMPS-OS ® are registered trademarks of the Naval Research Laboratory.
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NOWCAST Tailored Products
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• Web-based • Animation • User-defined Folders • Configurable Tabs and Products • Zoom • Globally Relocatable • Dynamic Product List • Automatic Updates • GIS Capability
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Radar Systems on Ships and at Forward-Deployed Locations
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• SPY-1 radar in the Aegis weapon system situated on Destroyers and Cruisers • SPS-48 Air Traffic Control radar situated on all Carriers • MetMF(R) US Marine Corps Meteorological Mobile Facility (Replacement) includes an Enterprise Doppler radar
SPY 1 data from USS O’KANE located off Wallops Is.
• Supplemental Weather Radar (SWR) at US Navy Shore Sites
Automated quality control of data from mobile DoD radars is an important component of NOWCAST development (NCAR, MIT LL, NSSL) 8
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Embedded Quality Control
Cloud Ceiling: lowest altitude with cloud coverage of 60% Verify feet
NOWCAST JAVA Web Start application with cloud ceiling product. Verify button pops up “Stoplight” display with web drill down capability for detailed information.
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NCAR TITAN Integration with NOWCAST
The US Navy and Marine Corps Corporate Laboratory Combined COAMPS-OS ® & NOWCAST system currently being demonstrated and evaluated at the Naval Air Station, Fallon, NV.
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COAMPS ® and COAMPS-OS ® are registered trademarks of the Naval Research Laboratory.
C. Kessinger, D. Megenhardt, B. Hendrickson, NCAR
Summary
The US Navy and Marine Corps Corporate Laboratory Science Level – How to fuse data into meaningful information?
• COAMPS-OS ® data assimilation provides atmospheric state • Multi-sensor, through-the-sensor data fusion • Cloud analysis and Doppler radar wind analysis • Product confidence level • NCAR Ceiling and Visibility fuzzy logic algorithm • NCAR TITAN thunderstorm feature extrapolation • Multiple time levels of information
System Level – How to provide the information to the users?
• Prototype system tested on DoD operational networks • Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings and workshops • Support for Internet open standards – GIS Consortium (OGC) for geospatial product integration – XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI for web services – JAVA, HTTP, SSL for accessibility COAMPS ® and COAMPS-OS ® are registered trademarks of the Naval Research Laboratory.
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