METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS at NIMH ROMANIA
METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS at NIMH ROMANIA
METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS at NIMH ROMANIA
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<strong>METEOROLOGICAL</strong> <strong>APPLICATIONS</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>NIMH</strong>, <strong>ROMANIA</strong><br />
Elena Cordoneanu<br />
Doina Banciu<br />
Aurel Apostu
Surface measurement network<br />
Darabani<br />
Sighet<br />
S<strong>at</strong>u Mare<br />
Radauti<br />
Ocna Sug. Sug<br />
Botosani<br />
Supuru<br />
Baia Mare<br />
Iezer<br />
Suceava<br />
Rarau<br />
Sacuieni<br />
Zalau<br />
Tg.Lapus Tg Lapus<br />
Cotnari<br />
Calimani<br />
Tg.Neamt Tg Neamt Iasi<br />
Oradea Ceahlau<br />
Huedin<br />
Dej<br />
Bistrita<br />
Cluj<br />
Toplita<br />
P.Neamt P. Neamt Roman Negresti<br />
Sarmasu<br />
Vladeasa<br />
Turda<br />
Joseni<br />
Vaslui<br />
Campeni<br />
Bucin<br />
Bacau<br />
Tg.Mures Tg Mures<br />
Tg.Ocna Tg Ocna<br />
Rosia M.<br />
Blaj<br />
Tarnaveni<br />
M.Ciuc M. Ciuc<br />
Barlad<br />
Alba Iulia<br />
Odorhei<br />
Dumbraveni<br />
Tg.Secuiesc Tg Secuiesc Adjud<br />
Sebes<br />
Sibiu<br />
Fagaras Lacauti<br />
Tecuci<br />
Sf.Gheorghe<br />
Balea<br />
Focsani<br />
Paltinis<br />
Gal<strong>at</strong>i<br />
Borod<br />
Holod<br />
Stana<br />
Dumbravita<br />
Stei<br />
Chisinau<br />
Gurahont<br />
Siria<br />
Sanicolau<br />
Arad<br />
Tebea<br />
Jimbolia<br />
Varadia<br />
Deva<br />
Timisoara Lugoj<br />
Caransebes<br />
Banloc<br />
Tarcu<br />
Resita<br />
Semenic<br />
Cuntu<br />
Oravita<br />
Moldova N Bozovici<br />
Petrosani<br />
Penteleu<br />
Obarsia L Fund<strong>at</strong>a<br />
Rm.Sar<strong>at</strong> Rm. Sar<strong>at</strong><br />
Parang<br />
Voineasa<br />
Campulung<br />
Braila<br />
ApaNeagra<br />
Campina<br />
Tulcea<br />
Herculane<br />
C.de Arges<br />
Buzau<br />
Rm.Valcea Rm. Valcea<br />
Tg.Jiu Tg Jiu<br />
Pitesti<br />
Ploiesti<br />
Fetesti<br />
Harsova<br />
Jurilovca<br />
Targoviste<br />
Tg.Logresti Tg Logresti Urziceni<br />
Gura Portitei<br />
Tr.Severin Tr. Severin<br />
Dragasani<br />
Titu<br />
Bucuresti<br />
Fetesti<br />
Cernavoda<br />
Sl<strong>at</strong>ina<br />
Slobozia<br />
Videle<br />
Gloria<br />
Craiova<br />
Rosiori<br />
Calarasi<br />
Medgidia<br />
Oltenita<br />
Constanta<br />
Bailesti<br />
Alexandria<br />
Giurgiu<br />
Adamclisi<br />
Caracal<br />
Calaf<strong>at</strong> Bechet<br />
Tr.Magurele<br />
Tr. Magurele<br />
Mangalia<br />
Zimnicea<br />
60 60 new new<br />
autom<strong>at</strong>ic autom<strong>at</strong>ic<br />
we<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
LEGEND<br />
We<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ion (90)<br />
Autom<strong>at</strong>ic we<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ion (10)<br />
SIMIN autom<strong>at</strong>ic we<strong>at</strong>her<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ion (60)
SOP<br />
applic<strong>at</strong>ion for Romanian surface d<strong>at</strong>a collection, valid<strong>at</strong>ion and visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
VISUALIZATION:<br />
• WMO standard<br />
messages<br />
• table and graphs for<br />
each parameter<br />
• geographicaly plotted<br />
form<br />
for one parameter<br />
Bjerknes scheme<br />
time differences for a given<br />
parameter <strong>at</strong> two selected times<br />
variance from clim<strong>at</strong>ological<br />
values, for a given parameter<br />
sum of a selected parameter<br />
for a given interval<br />
comparison with INMH<br />
forecast model outputs<br />
Warnings for a given<br />
interval
Radar measurement network<br />
5 5 new new SS-band<br />
band<br />
Doppler radars<br />
5 DOPPLER - S band<br />
(WSR-98D)<br />
BARNOVA<br />
MEDGIDIA<br />
TARNAVENI<br />
TIMISOARA<br />
ORADEA<br />
4 DOPPLER - C band<br />
BUCURESTI<br />
CRAIOVA<br />
ORADEA<br />
IGNIS
PUP (Principal Principal User Processor)<br />
dedic<strong>at</strong>ed display system directly <strong>at</strong>tached to the WSR-98D radar sensor.<br />
•receives base and derived radar products from the<br />
RPG<br />
•provides a seamless integr<strong>at</strong>ion of d<strong>at</strong>a acquisition<br />
(S and C-band radar d<strong>at</strong>a)<br />
•display, manipul<strong>at</strong>e, and analyse quickly a gre<strong>at</strong><br />
variety of products:<br />
•stand-alone image products<br />
•image overlay products<br />
•alphanumeric products<br />
•time lapse looping<br />
•image algorithm processing<br />
•hard copy<br />
•local control<br />
•st<strong>at</strong>us monitoring<br />
•local annot<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
•distribution of products by oper<strong>at</strong>ional personnel<br />
•product archiving
1. Base Reflectivity (R)<br />
2. Base Velocity (V)<br />
3. Base Spectrum With (SW)<br />
4. Reflectivity Constant Altitude Plan Position Indic<strong>at</strong>or (CAR)<br />
5. Velocity Constant Altitude Plan Position Indic<strong>at</strong>or (CAV)<br />
6. Spectrum Width Constant Altitude Plan Position Indic<strong>at</strong>or (CAS)<br />
7. Composite Reflectivity (CR)<br />
8. Composite Reflectivity Contour (CRC)<br />
9. Echo Tops (ET)<br />
10. Echo Tops Contour (ETC)<br />
11. Severe We<strong>at</strong>her (Reflectivity)<br />
12. Severe We<strong>at</strong>her (Velocity)<br />
13. Severe We<strong>at</strong>her (Spectrum Width)<br />
14. Severe We<strong>at</strong>her (Shear)<br />
15. Severe We<strong>at</strong>her Probability (SWP)<br />
16. VAD Wind Profile (VWP)<br />
17. Cross Section Reflectivity (RCS)<br />
PUP products
18. Cross Section Velocity (VCS)<br />
19. Cross Section Spectrum Width (SCS)<br />
20. Weak Echo Region (WER)<br />
21. Storm Rel<strong>at</strong>ive Mean Radial Velocity Region (SRR)<br />
22. Storm Rel<strong>at</strong>ive Mean Radial Velocity Map (SRM)<br />
23. Vertically Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Liquid (VIL)<br />
24. Storm Tracking Inform<strong>at</strong>ion (STI)<br />
25. Hail Index (HI)<br />
26. Mesocyclone (M)<br />
27. Tornado Vortex Sign<strong>at</strong>ure (TVS)<br />
28. Storm Structure (SS)<br />
29. Layer Composite Reflectivity (LRA)<br />
30. Layer Composite Reflectivity (LRA)<br />
31. Layer Composite Reflectivity (LRM)<br />
32. Layer Composite Turbulence (LTA)<br />
33. Layer Composite Turbulence (LTM)<br />
PUP products
34. User Alert Message (UAM)<br />
35. Free Text Message (FTM)<br />
36. PUP Free Text Message (PTM)<br />
37. Surface Rainfall Accumul<strong>at</strong>ion - One-Hour Precipit<strong>at</strong>ion (OHP)<br />
38. Surface Rainfall Accumul<strong>at</strong>ion - Three -Hour Precipit<strong>at</strong>ion (THP)<br />
39. Storm Total Rainfall Accumul<strong>at</strong>ion (STP)<br />
40. Hourly Digital Precipit<strong>at</strong>ion Array<br />
41. Supplement Precipit<strong>at</strong>ion Array<br />
42. Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD)<br />
43. Cross Section Reflectivity (RCS)<br />
44. Cross Section Velocity (VCS)<br />
45. Combined Shear (CS)<br />
46. Ccombined Shear Contour (CSC)<br />
47. Layer Composite Reflectivity (LRA)<br />
48. Layer Composite Reflectivity (LRM)<br />
PUP products
•Base Reflectivity Tilt 1<br />
•Composite Reflectivity<br />
•EchoTop<br />
•Storm Total Rainfall Accumul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
•Velocity<br />
•Vertical Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Iiquid (VIL)<br />
PUP (cont)<br />
some products
OmniWxTrac<br />
fully fe<strong>at</strong>ured tool for radar d<strong>at</strong>a display and manipul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• receive, display, analyse and<br />
manipul<strong>at</strong>e d<strong>at</strong>a from all individual<br />
radar sites or n<strong>at</strong>ional mosaic<br />
• wind shear identific<strong>at</strong>ion algorithm<br />
• storm cell tracks and post estim<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
times of arrival for local communities<br />
algorithm<br />
• geographical tools (zoom and pan around a<br />
region while maintaining seamless and<br />
proportional roadways, icons and other<br />
graphics)<br />
• precipit<strong>at</strong>ion-type (rain, mixed, snow)<br />
OmniWxTrac OmniWxTrac Workst<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
15
•Reflectivity<br />
( tornado event, September 12, 2003)<br />
•Future scan (displays up to thirty<br />
minutes of the projected radar d<strong>at</strong>a)<br />
•Snow Machine (depicts the type of<br />
Winter we<strong>at</strong>her affecting the region)<br />
•City Streets (provides mapping of<br />
roads for major cities)<br />
•N<strong>at</strong>ional Mosaic from multiple<br />
radar sites (three types)<br />
•Wind shear marker<br />
•Storm track<br />
OmniWxTrac (cont)
VIPIR<br />
(Volumetric Imaging and Processing for Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Radar )<br />
•gives the user the ability to view<br />
multiple layers of multiple radars <strong>at</strong><br />
the same time- a unique perspective<br />
of where dangerous portions of the<br />
storm are in rel<strong>at</strong>ion to wh<strong>at</strong> is<br />
happening <strong>at</strong> the surface<br />
•gives the user powerful radar<br />
products th<strong>at</strong> alert you to severe<br />
we<strong>at</strong>her events:<br />
•dangerous Twisting of the Winds<br />
•dangerous hail<br />
•unsafe precipit<strong>at</strong>ion totals
Lightning detection network<br />
8 8 electrical electrical<br />
discharge discharge sensors<br />
LIGHTNING<br />
DETECTORS<br />
SITES<br />
BOROD<br />
Vf. Vf.<br />
CALIMANI<br />
VASLUI<br />
Vf. Vf.<br />
TARCU<br />
Vf. Vf.<br />
OMU<br />
GALATI<br />
CARACAL<br />
ADAMCLISI
• Lightning<br />
discharges (IC and<br />
CG)<br />
• Lightning<br />
discharges density<br />
• Lightning<br />
discharges cells<br />
• Specific discharge<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• Monitoring area<br />
function<br />
• Geographical tools<br />
SAFIR 3000 PDM
S<strong>at</strong>ellite numerical d<strong>at</strong>a<br />
Bucharest<br />
METEOSAT d<strong>at</strong>a reception and<br />
processing st<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• MET 7 (oper<strong>at</strong>ional)<br />
• MSG (pre-oper<strong>at</strong>ional)<br />
(pre (pre-oper<strong>at</strong>ional)<br />
oper<strong>at</strong>ional)<br />
NOAA HRPT d<strong>at</strong>a reception and<br />
processing st<strong>at</strong>ion
Atmospheric and rel<strong>at</strong>ed models used <strong>at</strong> <strong>NIMH</strong><br />
•ALADIN developed inside the Aladin<br />
project (15 countries)<br />
•MM5: PSU/NCAR nonhydrost<strong>at</strong>ic<br />
model<br />
•Wave Models<br />
•Global <strong>at</strong>mospheric models:<br />
ARPEGE<br />
GSM<br />
ECMWF<br />
DWD<br />
UKMET
NeX-REAP integr<strong>at</strong>ing visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion applic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• D<strong>at</strong>a receiving, collecting and organizing<br />
• Real (surface, upper air, radar, s<strong>at</strong>ellite and lightning) d<strong>at</strong>a and model outputs<br />
visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion in graphic forms<br />
• Alphanumeric message visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• Ad-hoc and autom<strong>at</strong>ic product gener<strong>at</strong>ion (combined d<strong>at</strong>a)<br />
• Manual vector graphic products<br />
• Geographical tools (coordin<strong>at</strong>es, distance)<br />
• Product (autom<strong>at</strong>ic) distribution to Associ<strong>at</strong>ed Subscribers using Briefing<br />
Terminals<br />
• We<strong>at</strong>her product archiving
•D<strong>at</strong>a overlay<br />
NeX-REAP integr<strong>at</strong>ing visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion applic<strong>at</strong>ion (cont)<br />
•Surface and upper air real d<strong>at</strong>a<br />
visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
•Grib d<strong>at</strong>a and T4 chart visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
ARPEGE, GSM, RCMWF, DWD,<br />
UKMET, ALADIN, MM5<br />
•Alphanumeric d<strong>at</strong>a (TEMP and<br />
SYNOP)<br />
•Thermodynamic analysis products<br />
(real and forecast diagram and<br />
vertical cross section)<br />
•Stream lines
NeX-REAP integr<strong>at</strong>ing visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion applic<strong>at</strong>ion (cont)<br />
•S<strong>at</strong>ellite, radar and lightning d<strong>at</strong>a<br />
visualiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
•Wave model output<br />
•Prepar<strong>at</strong>ion of we<strong>at</strong>her forecasts,<br />
warnings and advisories<br />
•Display tools<br />
•Printing
Forecasting network<br />
11 11 TMS TMS and and 41 41 CMS CMS<br />
connections connections<br />
BAC<br />
TRN<br />
TRS<br />
OLT<br />
MUN<br />
ROU<br />
MOL<br />
BAS<br />
DOB<br />
Territorial Meteorological Office County Meteorological St<strong>at</strong>ion (CMS)<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Forecasting Centre<br />
- Bucharest - ROU<br />
Regional Forecasting<br />
Centres<br />
-Bucharest -MUN<br />
-Constanta -DOB<br />
- Bacau - MOL<br />
- Cluj - TRN<br />
- Sibiu - TRS<br />
- Timisoara - BAC<br />
- Craiova - OLT<br />
- Chisinau - BAS
Review SIMIN VSAT Communic<strong>at</strong>ions WAN<br />
TDMA S<strong>at</strong>ellite Communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Full mesh VSAT network<br />
dissemin<strong>at</strong>ing sensor d<strong>at</strong>a<br />
SIMINCast Broadcast of the combined<br />
stream of basic shared d<strong>at</strong>a used to gener<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Local Products
• SOP<br />
• PUP<br />
• OmniWxTrac<br />
• VIPIR<br />
• SAFIR<br />
• NeX-REAP<br />
COF (Central Oper<strong>at</strong>ional Facilities)
Questions ???<br />
and with luck some<br />
Answers
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