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

Workspace 3Left D2D – RUC / LAPS / Local Mesoscale Model

Workspace 3 Center D2D – Satellite / Lightning

Workspace 3 Right D2D – Adjacent Radars / METARs

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

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

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

Task Management

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

Thank you!

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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 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

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 Select Properties

Tasklist Settings Dialogue box opens

Set Display Properties Uncheck Show mini icons

Set the Tasklist Properties - Size

Select Size tab in Tasklist Settings Dialogue box

Set Size Properties Experiment…325 is a good Tasklist size