AWIPS Radar Detection and Warning Strategies Using Multiple Workspaces Josh Korotky NOAA/National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
Dec 17, 2015
AWIPS Radar Detection and Warning Strategies Using Multiple Workspaces
Josh Korotky
NOAA/National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
Overview
Multiple Workspace strategy 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 2Tornado / Wind
Workspace 3Mesoscale Analysis
Workspace 4WarnGen / WWAModel Forecasts
Workspace 1 – Situation AwarenessGeneral Severe / Flash Flood
Maintain awareness of the changing storm environment Inside and outside the forest CWA, storm, and regional (satellite) views
Rank storms - prioritize relative threats 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
CZ / Baseline
FFMP
Ref Cross Section
CZ / Baseline
FFMP
Ref Cross Section
Workspaces
Workspace 1Center D2D – SA, Screen and Rank Storms
Reg View
Storm View
VIL
Z
LRM
VILLRM3
LRM
ZLRM2Satellite and Ltg
VIL
Z
LRM
VILLRM3
LRM
ZLRM2Satellite and Ltg
CWA View
Workspace 1Right D2D – Other Radars, Screen and Rank Storms
Adjacent Radar
SCAN (Z / V)
Adjacent Radar
Adjacent Radar
SCAN (Z / V)
Adjacent Radar
CZ / Baseline
FFMP
Ref Cross Section
CZ / Baseline
FFMP
Ref Cross Section
Left D2D
VIL
Z
LRM
VILLRM3
LRM
ZLRM2Satellite and Ltg
VIL
Z
LRM
VILLRM3
LRM
ZLRM2Satellite and Ltg
Adjacent Radar
SCAN (Z / V)
Adjacent Radar
Adjacent Radar
SCAN (Z / V)
Adjacent Radar
Center D2D Right D2D
Workspace 1
Workspace 2Tornado and Damaging Wind
Radar products that support tornado and damaging wind detection Z/SRM, Z/V, All Tilts, VCS
Tornado potential 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 LEWPs, bows, Rear flank downdraft Tight Reflectivity gradient leading edge of bow Rear inflow notches MARC signature
3.1 Z/ SRM2.4 Z/ SRM
1.8 Z/ SRM0.5 Z/ V
3.1 Z/ SRM2.4 Z/ SRM
1.8 Z/ SRM0.5 Z/ V
MARC / Downburst
Workspace 2 Left D2D – MARC / Downburst Detection
Workspace 2 Center D2D – All Tilts / Velocity Cross Section
Z/V or Z/SRM
Baseline A
All Tilts
Vel XSCT
Z/V or Z/SRM
Baseline A
All Tilts
Vel XSCT
Workspace 2 Right D2D – MARC / Mesocyclone Detection
3.1 Z/ SRM2.4 Z/ SRM
1.8 Z/ SRM1.3 Z/ SRM
3.1 Z/ SRM2.4 Z/ SRM
1.8 Z/ SRM1.3 Z/ SRM
Meso / MARC
Left D2D Center D2D Right D2D
Workspace 2
3.1 Z/SRM2.4 Z/SRM
1.8 Z/SRM0.5 Z/ V
3.1 Z/SRM2.4 Z/SRM
1.8 Z/SRM0.5 Z/ V
MARC / Downburst
Z/ V or Z/ SRM
Baseline A
All Tilts
Vel XSCT
Z/ V or Z/ SRM
Baseline A
All Tilts
Vel XSCT
3.1 Z/SRM2.4 Z/SRM
1.8 Z/SRM1.3 Z/SRM
3.1 Z/SRM2.4 Z/SRM
1.8 Z/SRM1.3 Z/SRM
Meso / MARC
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 Measures of instability and vertical wind shear Three dimensional moisture availability/content/distribution Synoptic and mesoscale forcing mechanisms
Left D2D Center D2D Right D2D
Workspace 3
RUC / LAPSRUC / LAPS Satellite / LightningSatellite / Lightning METARs / Adjacent RadarsMETARs / Adjacent Radars
Workspace 4 – WARNGEN, WWA, Models
Generate, issue, and disseminate warnings and other time critical products
Assess model forecasts
WarnGenWarnGen Model ForecastsModel Forecasts Model ForecastsModel Forecasts
Left D2D Center D2D Right D2D
Workspace 4
Workspace 1Severe / FF / SA
Workspace 2Tornado / Wind
Workspace 3Mesoscale Analysis
Workspace 4WarnGen / WWAModel Forecasts
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.
Task list
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: 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
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 a Floating Panel
Right click on empty area of the Main Panel and drill down to Floating panelPanel > 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 propertiesPanel > Properties > All Properties The Panel Properties dialogue
opens
Set the Panel Properties
Select Orient panel horizontally
Set Panel window level (stay on top preferred)
Middle click and drag Panel to new location
Set the Floating Panel Properties
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 Select Properties
Tasklist Settings Dialogue box opens
Set Display Properties Uncheck Show mini icons