AWIPS Climate Perspective

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AWIPS Climate Perspective
Bob Leffler NWSH Climate Services Division
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Topics

• Products Policy
• Bug Resolution Process
• Enhancements Process
• Differences in NWS NCDC Data
• Example of a Data Discrepancy
• Open Discussion

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AWIPS CLIMAT Program

• Products
• CLI
• CLM
• F-6
• RER
• NWSI 10-1004 Section 4 - ASOS Climatological
  Data Products (pg. 8-21)

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AWIPS CLIMAT Bug Resolution Process
(optional)
WFO Identified Malfunction
AWIPS Network Control Facility (NCF)
Trouble ticket opened
Fixed
Not fixed
DR Opened
DR Team Prioritizes DRs
Contract Support
Regions
Climate Services Division
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AWIPS CLIMAT ENHANCEMENTS
Can take years Must have very strong
argument to go forward!
Regional CSPM
Climate Services Division
Request for Change
Data Review Group
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Differences Between NCDC NWS AWIPS/ASOS Data
Products
Product NWS Source (preliminary) NCDC Source (final)
CLI NWS (trumps DSM) DSM NCDC CLI 5-minute ASOS data NWS QCd DSM ASOS generated. If not received, dial-in to ASOS to get DSM. DSMs used to generate LCD
F-6 - NWS (trumps DSM) LCD - NCDC (days exceeding thresholds U.S. Climatology No. 20 xmACIS AWIPS NCDC daily normals U.S. Climatology No. 20
RER (not a problem) NWS Only - No NCDC equiv. N/A
CLM (not a problem) NWS Only No NCDC equiv. N/A
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AWIPS CLIMAT Products

• Recent example of a reported discrepancy
• NCDC didnt have Cli No. 20 to feed AWIPS
• WFO reports threshold days in CLM not consistent
  with wxACIS
• SRH CSPM contacts NWSH/CSD
• Evaluation conducted
• Field guidance issued - workaround
• Follow-up with NCDC needed for AWIPS fix?

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Web Perspective

• Customers demand national standardized formats
• - climate is the first service area to
  standardize field web pages
• - design is adaptable and changeable
• - public outreach materials can be added to the
  local office web pages - considering
  re-addressing where the data live on the
  websitestayed tuned. 
• - RTP to be standardized

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• Questions/Discussion