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One Stop Aviation Weather Information Shopping;
Aviation Digital Data Service
National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center
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• Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)• Developed by NCAR • Operational in Autumn 2003*• Averaging 10 million hits per day, 120 GB per
day!• http://adds.aviationweather.gov
* Many recent innovative additions
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• Aviation Partners in ADDS include:– Federal Aviation Administration– FAA Aviation Weather Research Program– Forecast Systems Laboratory Aviation Division– Forecast Systems Laboratory Research Division– Forecast Systems Laboratory Forecast Verification Branch– National Weather Service Office of Climate, Weather, and
Water Services– NCEP Central Operations– NCEP Environmental Modeling Center– National Center for Atmospheric Research
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• Types of data available via ADDS:– Graphical AIRMETs (G-AIRMET)– AIRMETs/SIGMETs– Satellite Imagery (Domestic and International)– WSR-88D Radar Data– METARs– TAFs– PIREPs– Prognostic Charts (Low, Mid, and High Level)– GTG, FIP, CIP – Flight Path Tool
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• Operationally produced Oct 1, 2008
• “Experimental”• More precise in
time and space than text
Graphical AIRMET
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• Domestic and international images available
• Break down by region
• Loops and still images
Satellite Imagery
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• Domestic mosaic• Ability to view site
radar
Radar
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Radar
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• METAR Java tool allows user to zoom in on specific regions
• Mouse over capability to look at most current observations
METARS
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TAFs• TAF Java tool
allows user to zoom in on specific regions
• Mouse over capability to look at most current TAFs
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PIREPs
• TAF PIREP tool allows user to zoom in on specific regions
• Mouse over capability to look at most current PIREPs
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AWC PIREP Web Page
• Web interface allowing dispatchers to share PIREPs with the aviation community
• Account for 10% of all PIREPs
Partners: Commercial Airlines and CWSU’s
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Prognostic Charts
• Surface• Mid Level
– (FL100-FL450)
• High Level – (FL250-FL630)
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• AIRMETs• SIGMETs• Graphical
Turbulence Guidance
Turbulence
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Icing
• AIRMETs• SIGMETs• Current Icing
Product - Severity• Forecast Icing
Potential
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Convection
• Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (CCFP)
• Convective SIGMETs
• National Convective Weather Forecast Product (NCWF)
• SPC Outlooks
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Winds and Temps Aloft
• Winds and temperatures aloft – (SFC – FL480)
• Streamlines• Temperature
Difference
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Winds and Temps Aloft (cont’d)• FB Winds Aloft• Text based• 3 Hourly Forecast by
region and site
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Flight Path Tool
Flight Path Tool
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AviationWeather.gov• ADDS is much more than a web display• ADDS is a database
– Most content dynamically generated upon request
– Real power in ability to access underlying data directly
• Utilize and integrate with user interfaces
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