Transcript Slide 1

AWIPS Radar Detection and Warning Strategies
Using Multiple Workspaces
Josh Korotky
NOAA/National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
Overview
 Multiple Workspace strategy
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Using science, visualization, and technology
 Effective task management
 Configuring multiple workspaces and the task bar
Introduction
 Effective warning environments require forecasters to visualize,
organize, and use large amounts of data
 LINUX- based workstations allow multiple D2Ds on each Display
(LCD) …each in a unique workspace
 Multiple workspace strategies allow extensive data
display/organization …with minimal data manipulation
 Effective task management leads to more productive severe storm
detection and warning operations
This Presentation
 Illustrates a multiple workspace strategy that allows forecasters
to simultaneously:
 Evaluate Radar evidence of tornadoes, damaging winds,
large hail, and flash floods
 Display satellite imagery, surface observations, mesoscale
analysis, and model forecast graphics
 Generate warnings (WarnGen) and disseminate critical
products (WWA)
Strategic Organization Overview
 Workspace 1 - severe / flash flood / situational awareness
 Workspace 2 – tornado / damaging wind detection
 Workspace 3 – mesoscale analysis
 Workspace 4 – WarnGen, WWA, model forecasts
Workspace 1
Severe / FF / SA
Workspace 2
Tornado / Wind
Workspace 3
Mesoscale Analysis
Workspace 4
WarnGen / WWA
Model Forecasts
Workspace 1 – Situation Awareness
General Severe / Flash Flood
 Maintain awareness of the changing storm environment
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Inside and outside the forest
CWA, storm, and regional (satellite) views
 Rank storms - prioritize relative threats
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LRMs, VILs, Z, V, SRM
SCAN – severe threat
FFMP – flash flood threat
 Investigate physical features (Z), storm relative (SRM) and
ground relative flows (V)
 Meso, TVS, storm top divergence, downburst signatures,
hooks, inflow notches, echo geometry
Workspace 1
Left D2D – Flash Flood and Storm Structure
Workspaces
Ref Cross Section
FFMP
CZ / Baseline
Workspace 1
Center D2D – SA, Screen and Rank Storms
Reg View
Satellite and Ltg
LRM2
Z
CWA View
LRM
Z
LRM3
LRM
VIL
Storm View
VIL
Workspace 1
Right D2D – Other Radars, Screen and Rank Storms
Adjacent Radar
SCAN (Z / V)
Adjacent Radar
Workspace 1
Left D2D
Center D2D
Satellite and Ltg
Ref Cross Section
LRM2
Right D2D
Z
Adjacent Radar
SCAN (Z / V)
FFMP
LRM
Z
LRM3
CZ / Baseline
LRM
VIL
VIL
Adjacent Radar
Workspace 2
Tornado and Damaging Wind
 Radar products that support tornado and damaging wind detection
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Z/SRM, Z/V, All Tilts, VCS
 Tornado potential
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Tightening/deepening/lowering meso; TVS within meso
Strong convergence below cloud base / Vr Shear > .006 s-1
WER, BWER, hook
S-shape/break in line
Inflow notch, apex of bow
Interaction with boundaries
 Damaging wind
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LEWPs, bows, Rear flank downdraft
Tight Reflectivity gradient leading edge of bow
Rear inflow notches
MARC signature
Workspace 2
Left D2D – MARC / Downburst Detection
0.5 Z/V
1.8 Z/SRM
MARC / Downburst
2.4 Z/SRM
3.1 Z/SRM
Workspace 2
Center D2D – All Tilts / Velocity Cross Section
Vel XSCT
All Tilts
Z/V or Z/SRM
Baseline A
Workspace 2
Right D2D – MARC / Mesocyclone Detection
1.3 Z/SRM
1.8 Z/SRM
Meso / MARC
2.4 Z/SRM
3.1 Z/SRM
Workspace 2
Left D2D
0.5 Z/V
Center D2D
1.8 Z/SRM
Vel XSCT
Right D2D
1.3 Z/SRM
All Tilts
MARC / Downburst
1.8 Z/SRM
Meso / MARC
Z/V or Z/SRM
2.4 Z/SRM
3.1 Z/SRM
Baseline A
2.4 Z/SRM
3.1 Z/SRM
Workspace 3
Mesoscale Analysis
 Applications, products, and images that support mesoscale
analysis
 RUC, LAPS, local mesoscale models
 Satellite/lightning
 Radar images from adjacent radars
 METARS, observations from mesonets
 Composite analysis/forecast charts
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Measures of instability and vertical wind shear
Three dimensional moisture availability/content/distribution
Synoptic and mesoscale forcing mechanisms
Workspace 3
Left D2D – RUC / LAPS / Local Mesoscale Model
Workspace 3
Center D2D – Satellite / Lightning
Workspace 3
Right D2D – Adjacent Radars / METARs
Workspace 3
Left D2D
Center D2D
Right D2D
RUC / LAPS
Satellite / Lightning
METARs / Adjacent Radars
Workspace 4 – WARNGEN, WWA, Models
 Generate, issue, and disseminate warnings and other
time critical products
 Assess model forecasts
Workspace 4: Left D2D - WarnGen
Workspace 4: Center D2D – Model Forecasts
Workspace 4: Center D2D – Model Forecasts
Workspace 4: Right Display – Model Forecasts / WWA
WWA
Workspace 4
Left D2D
Center D2D
Right D2D
WarnGen
Model Forecasts
Model Forecasts
Workspace 1
Severe / FF / SA
Workspace 2
Tornado / Wind
Workspace 3
Mesoscale Analysis
Workspace 4
WarnGen / WWA
Model Forecasts
Task Management
Task list
 The Goal: Create a Panel to contain a
Task list
 D2D Procedures, D2D, FFMP Basin
Table, Radar One Time Request, etc
 Horizontal Task list lets allows you to
easily interpret current tasks without
obstructing D2D display or menus
 Each workspace has unique tasks
 Leave the Panel on top of other
windows in an area that doesn’t
obstruct D2D operations.
 Use the Task list to minimize and
reselect tasks.
 This eliminates the need to move
windows aside to find Procedures
and other tasks
 For example…This Task list contains:
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The D2D… Convection and Radar
Procedure Menus… the Volume
Browser
Click on Volume Browser to
maximize …double click to
minimize (send to Task list)
 SCAN and FFMP Tables update in
the current workspace
 When you need table in proper
workspace:
 Right click on table task (e.g.,
FFMP) for context menu and
select Kill App
 Reselect relevant workspace
with FFMP or SCAN… Table
updates quickly in that
workspace
Thank you!
 Insert raucous unabated applause, weeping with joy,
media stampede…
Multiple Workspaces and Task Management Overview
 Set switch in AWIPS to allow multiple workspaces?? OB4??
 Set and configure number of workspaces
 Create a Floating Panel to contain the Desk Guide
(workspaces) and Task list
 Create the Desk Guide
 Create and set properties for the Task list
Set Number of Workspaces
Right click on empty area of the Main Panel:
 Drill down to Workspaces:
Programs > Settings > Sawfish window manager > Workspaces
 Set Workspaces (4 best)
Create and Set Properties for the Task List
Create a Floating Panel
Right click on empty area of the Main Panel
and drill down to Floating panel
Panel > Create panel > Floating Panel
 An empty Floating Panel is created (see
next slide)
Open the Floating Panel Properties
 Right click on Floating panel border
(created during last step)
 Drill down to All properties
Panel > Properties > All Properties
 The Panel Properties dialogue
opens
Set the Floating Panel Properties
 Set the Panel Properties
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Select Orient panel horizontally
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Set Panel window level (stay on top preferred)
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Middle click and drag Panel to new location
Create and Set Properties for Task list and Desk Guide
Add a Task List to the Floating Panel
 Right click on Main Panel and drill down to Tasklist:
Applets > Utility > Tasklist
 Tasklist appears in Panel
Add a Desk Guide to the Floating Panel
 Right click on Main Panel and drill down to
Desk Guide:
Applets > Utility > Desk Guide
 Desk Guide appears in Panel
Set the Tasklist Properties - Display
 Right click on Left border of Tasklist
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Select Properties
 Tasklist Settings Dialogue box opens
 Set Display Properties
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Uncheck Show mini icons
Set the Tasklist Properties - Size
 Select Size tab in Tasklist Settings Dialogue box
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Set Size Properties
Experiment…325 is a good Tasklist size