description
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Display 3-Dimensional (D3D) is part of the WFO-Advanced system development
aimed at providing an advanced operational workstation to operational
forecasters. It allows users to view model output and real-time meteorological
data in a three-dimensional interactive display.
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One of the values of 3D for forecasting is that it is
a rapid method to assimilate a large amount of model
output and analysis data, and understand how the features
vary with height.
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The core visualization software of D3D is
Vis5D
from the University of Wisconsin.
- D3D is designed to look and feel like
D2D
the AWIPS workstatin for the NWS Forecast Office.
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publications
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Published articles about D3D
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On 14-17 January 2002 There was joint IIPS and AWIPS symposium
session
at the 2002 Annual AMS Meeting in Orlando, FL to discuss the
operational use of D3D in the NWS Forecast Office.
Visualization: D3D Overview and Operational Use.
D3D papers from the 19th Conference on IIPS at the AMS Annual Meeting, 9-13 February 2003, Long Beach,
California. See this AMS website
for links to
the papers below (for those not directly available below).
- Paper P1.1
The synoptic environment of the 11 April 2001 Central Plains tornado outbreak viewed in
three dimensions,
Dan Nietfeld, WFO Omaha
- Paper P1.10
D3D Update: Is it being used?
(pdf).
Ed Szoke, H. Grote, P. McCaslin, and P. McDonald, FSL
- Paper 12.8
Integrating D3D into the National Weather Service science and training activities,
Elizabeth M. Page, NOAA/COMET/NWS, Boulder, CO, and D. Nietfeld, NOAA/NWS
- Paper 15.2
3-dimensional animated displays for sifting out medium range weather events, Jordan C. Alpert, NOAA/NWS/NCEP.
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presentations
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Slides from presentations given on D3D.
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software
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D3D is available to NWS Forecast Offices and others.
Note: D3D reads netCDF data files from the AWIPS database, only.
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on-line documentation
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D3D
User's Guide
(pdf)
Version 4.1 to be used with D3D Version 1.1,
modified 19 Sept 2001.
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D3D Installation Guide
(pdf)
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D3D Installation README
- FAQ -- D3D frequently asked questions.
- Forum -- archived D3D mailing list questions. (Incomplete)
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users
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- A visual image show the
of field deployment locations and status of D3D users.
- To get the latest information on D3D and communicate with other
users, subscribe to our D3D Users Mailing, d3d-list. If you would
like to join (or leave) the mailing, read
how.
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evaluation
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- Evaluate D3D. (Incomplete)
- Two D3D evaluation exercises were held.
- RT99
-- Real-time and case data exercise of D3D Oct-Dec 1999
- RT98 -- Real-time exercise of D3D Jul-Aug 1998
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sample visualizaions
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- Animated GIF:
- Java Animated GIFs:
- Animated MPEG:
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Colorado
RAMS severe weather forecast over Colorado 23 July 1997. (~.6 MB)
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Omaha
Severe weather storm over Omaha, Nebraska 27 July 1996. (~1.4 MB)
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Bosnia
Weather over Bonsia 27 February 1997. (~1.4 MB)
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Bosnia
Fly in over Bonsia April 1996. (~1.9 MB)
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Eta
Equiv Potential Temp 320 K over USA 23 July 1997. (~.3 MB)
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Eta
Equiv Potential Temp 320 K over USA 23 July 1997 - wide angle view.
(~.3 MB)
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developers
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Ed Szoke* 303.497.7395
edward.j.szoke@noaa.gov
Paula McCaslin 303.497.3187
paula.mccaslin@noaa.gov
To send mail to Ed and Paula use
d3d.fsl@noaa.gov
*CSU/CIRA contributions to D3D
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