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NWS / SPoRT Coordination Call

NWS / SPoRT Coordination Call. 24 March, 2011. March 2011, Coordination Call. Data Availability. March 2011, Coordination Call. Spring Assessments. Low Intensity Evaluation Focus on Spring / Summer season Emphasize uses for total lightning Severe weather Incident support

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NWS / SPoRT Coordination Call

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  1. NWS / SPoRTCoordination Call 24 March, 2011 March 2011, Coordination Call

  2. Data Availability March 2011, Coordination Call

  3. Spring Assessments • Low Intensity Evaluation • Focus on Spring / Summer season • Emphasize uses for total lightning • Severe weather • Incident support • Additional training • What can improve these data? March 2011, Coordination Call

  4. Existing Training • Focus on Source Densities • Basic product in AWIPS • Background on total lightning • Part of the NOAA Learning Management System http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport/training/ March 2011, Coordination Call

  5. Upcoming Training • Operational Examples • More than jumps and severe weather • First cloud-to-ground strikes • Spatial extent / lightning safety • When total lightning is not useful • Cases come from forecaster feedback March 2011, Coordination Call

  6. Source Density Time Series Want a Trend in Real-Time Source Density (2km2/2min) Time (UTC)

  7. 60 min Max Density Maximum Density (MD) • Similar to source/flash density • Grid based • MD shows max grid value • Can vary time • Test with 10 / 30 min • Show a rough trend • “Density Track” • Observe many cells at once • Available later this spring March 2011, Coordination Call

  8. 10 min Max Density • Compare MD to 2 min source density • Observe evolution • What has changed? • Increase / decrease? Using Maximum Density 2320 - 2330 30 min Max Density 2 min Source Density 2300 - 2330 2332 March 2011, Coordination Call

  9. SPoRT objective is to expand utility of total lightning data and prepare for GOES-R • How can we do this? • More training? • New products / visualizations? • Change to a flash density as opposed to source density product? • Incorporate SMG’s Vertically Integrated Ice work? • Work with WFO Melbourne on their lightning activities? Questions? March 2011, Coordination Call

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