phil882 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hey guys, I just wanted to show off a new synoptic map resource that I've been using a lot lately. It comes from a colleague of mine that's been working on this for the better part of the last year, and hes constructed a pretty impressive site with an array of maps globally. The animations take a bit to load, but they are composed of 2 week archive GFS analysis data along with a 180hrs forecast at 6 hour intervals. Very useful stuff for tracing back where certain synoptic features originated. http://www.atmos.alb.../kgriffin/maps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Dude this is an AWESOME resource. It is great having such data when compiling maps for studies on previous storms, etc. as well as just analyzing synoptic patterns, etc. This along will definitely come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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baroclinic_instability Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I will say the DT on theta surfaces map could use a little work. I notice that seems to be the default look at SUNY. Any chance at all he could add some DT on pressure surfaces with a different color scale similar to U of Utah? Probably a major stretch, but I love their scheme, I just think it is easier to visualize and interpret. Example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 I will say the DT on theta surfaces map could use a little work. I notice that seems to be the default look at SUNY. Any chance at all he could add some DT on pressure surfaces with a different color scale similar to U of Utah? Probably a major stretch, but I love their scheme, I just think it is easier to visualize and interpret. Example. DT on pressure surfaces would probably be easier to interpret rather than converting from theta, but in the end, its still presenting the same idea. I actually like the color scheme more on my colleague's maps, but I think that's more of a choice of preference. He is looking for ideas for future maps and suggestions to improve his current suite, so if you guys have any other thoughts please send them my way and I'll be sure to let him know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 I will say the DT on theta surfaces map could use a little work. I notice that seems to be the default look at SUNY. Any chance at all he could add some DT on pressure surfaces with a different color scale similar to U of Utah? Probably a major stretch, but I love their scheme, I just think it is easier to visualize and interpret. Example. Hey, I mentioned your concerns to Kyle and he has updated to include DT on pressure surfaces. Enjoy! The color scale might be a little interesting, but he was focused on using the max amount of colors to show the most variation of DT. Thus, you have a range from 80mb all the way down to 640mb! Keep those suggestions coming, hes more than happy to add new maps or modify current ones. http://www.atmos.albany.edu/student/kgriffin/maps/dtpres/dtpres_namer_loop.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hey, I mentioned your concerns to Kyle and he has updated to include DT on pressure surfaces. Enjoy! The color scale might be a little interesting, but he was focused on using the max amount of colors to show the most variation of DT. Thus, you have a range from 80mb all the way down to 640mb! Keep those suggestions coming, hes more than happy to add new maps or modify current ones. http://www.atmos.alb...namer_loop.html Thanks Phil! I think I like it better on P surfaces too. Say hello to Kyle for me while you're at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okie333 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Earl Barker, InstantWeatherMaps.com, and TwisterData also have archives; Earl's goes back a very long time, IWXM goes back one week, and TwisterData goes back 4 days for the NAM and GFS and 16 hours for the RUC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Wanted to bump this thread to mention that standard anomalies have been added for temperature and heights from 1000 hPa to 250 hPa. In addition precipitable water standard anomalies have also been added. As an example, here is a nice 5 standard deviation positive temperature anomaly over the Southeastern United States. All of the maps are available for any region by dragging your mouse over the location of interest. http://www.atmos.albany.edu/student/kgriffin/maps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I didn't even see you updated this Phil. Tell him thanks for adding those DT/pressure maps. Nice job on the anomalies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Wow, great resource! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Bumping this page again.... dprog/dt maps have been added on the bottom of the page. Basically you can now check to see how accurate a GFS forecast has been, and the catalog will be updating for each new model cycle. Once the page updates with new runs, I think this will prove to be superior to how twisterdata handles the dprog/dt maps on their own page. Current options are your typical 6 hr. precip / 850 temps / 700 precipitable water / 500 vorticity and heights / DT Pressure and Winds You can also select from the same worldwide domain that is already available through a drop-down menu. Here is a good example Again here is the main page below. The new maps are available below the interactive global map. http://www.atmos.alb.../kgriffin/maps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 This GFS archive goes all the way back to 1999. For other years, just change the "1999" in the URL. http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/STATS/maps/opnl/opnl.arch.1999.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Do you know what software he uses to create these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Do you know what software he uses to create these? Most of the products are created in GEMPAK, with the exception of the Hovmollers which are done in NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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