Fronts and Forecast Module
Example of a Frontal Analysis screen.
Example of a Manual Frontal Analysis screen.
Example of a Sounding Forecasting screen.
Features
- Using only the plotted sounding's data , RAOB can produce the following:
- A complete frontal analysis, including frontal movement and precipitation zones.
- Accurate short-term forecasts using the sounding's thermal wind data.
- RAOB fully automates classic Single-Station-Analysis techniques.
- Uses the hodograph's thermal wind data to identify frontal layers.
- Use the unique manual analysis screen to investigate frontal layer details.
- Overlay frontal layers onto the sounding diagram for integrated data view.
- Use the Forecast toolbar to control all aspects of the forecast process:
- Apply forecast advections by 1-hour or 6-hour increments.
- Sequentially step forward and backward to study each increment.
- Use smoothing and advection options to control forecast processes.
- Save each forecast to file for later use.
- Use data files to create time-series cross-sections.
- Create forecasts using only the plotted sounding's wind data.
- Use the hodograph's thermal winds to modify the temperature profile.
- Allows surface data input to improve boundary-layer forecasts.
- Initialize surface temperature, dewpoint, and pressure data.
- Create forecasts using nearby soundings that are upwind.
- Adjusts both sounding temperature and wind data.
- Use automatic or manual identification of upwind soundings.
- Specify the upwind range for automatic sounding selection.
