Bureau of Meteorology Spatial Data: Selected Examples

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Bureau of Meteorology Spatial Data Selected
Examples

• Neil Bennett
• Regional Manager Public Marine Special Weather
  Services

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HYSPLIT Model

• HYbrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated
  Trajectory
• Pollutant concentration calculated at a series of
  grid points for nominated heights.
• Grid point values are contoured and presented on
  a map background
• MesoLAPS (Mesoscale Limited Area Prediction
  System)
• mesoscale NWP model (12.5 km resolution)
• provides meteorological data for use in HYSPLIT

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What does a forecast look like?
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Butler Smoke Event 31 October 2001
CALM prescribed burn 20 km west of Nannup Trial
forecast showed smoke moving northwards and
reaching Perth around 9.00pm
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Butler
Reached Geraldton next day 600km travel Smoke
behaved pretty much as forecast by HYSPLIT
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Butler
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Butler
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Butler
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Butler
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Carmel Fireworks Explosion 6 March 2002
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Carmel Fireworks Explosion
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Carmel Fireworks Explosion
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Carmel Fireworks Explosion
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Carmel Fireworks Explosion
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Simulated EER/GIS Perth
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Simulated EER/GIS Perth
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TC Thelma
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Tropical Cyclone Models
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Tropical Cyclone Forecasts
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Threat Maps
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Severe Thunderstorm WarningsTIFS(Thunderstorm
Interactive Forecasting System)
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Rainfall Displays
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Temperature Displays
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NDVI Imagery(Normalised Difference Vegetation
Index)
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Seasonal Outlook Forecasts
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Availability of Real Time Data
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Thank You

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