Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0)
We present "Met.3D", a new open-source tool for the interactive three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of numerical ensemble weather predictions. The tool has been developed to support weather forecasting during aircraft-based atmospheric field campaigns; however, it is applicable to furthe...
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ftdlr:oai:elib.dlr.de:100379 2023-07-16T03:59:54+02:00 Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) Rautenhaus, Marc Kern, M Schäfler, Andreas Westermann, Rüdiger 2015-06-25 application/pdf https://elib.dlr.de/100379/ https://elib.dlr.de/100379/1/gmd-8-2329-2015.pdf http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/2329/2015/gmd-8-2329-2015.html en eng Copernicus Publications https://elib.dlr.de/100379/1/gmd-8-2329-2015.pdf Rautenhaus, Marc und Kern, M und Schäfler, Andreas und Westermann, Rüdiger (2015) Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0). Geoscientific Model Development, 8 (7), Seiten 2329-2353. Copernicus Publications. doi:10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 <https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015>. ISSN 1991-959X. Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre Zeitschriftenbeitrag PeerReviewed 2015 ftdlr https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 2023-06-27T08:28:16Z We present "Met.3D", a new open-source tool for the interactive three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of numerical ensemble weather predictions. The tool has been developed to support weather forecasting during aircraft-based atmospheric field campaigns; however, it is applicable to further forecasting, research and teaching activities. Our work approaches challenging topics related to the visual analysis of numerical atmospheric model output – 3-D visualization, ensemble visualization and how both can be used in a meaningful way suited to weather forecasting. Met.3D builds a bridge from proven 2-D visualization methods commonly used in meteorology to 3-D visualization by combining both visualization types in a 3-D context. We address the issue of spatial perception in the 3-D view and present approaches to using the ensemble to allow the user to assess forecast uncertainty. Interactivity is key to our approach. Met.3D uses modern graphics technology to achieve interactive visualization on standard consumer hardware. The tool supports forecast data from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and can operate directly on ECMWF hybrid sigma-pressure level grids. We describe the employed visualization algorithms, and analyse the impact of the ECMWF grid topology on computing 3-D ensemble statistical quantities. Our techniques are demonstrated with examples from the T-NAWDEX-Falcon 2012 (THORPEX – North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment) campaign. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library Geoscientific Model Development 8 7 2329 2353 |
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We present "Met.3D", a new open-source tool for the interactive three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of numerical ensemble weather predictions. The tool has been developed to support weather forecasting during aircraft-based atmospheric field campaigns; however, it is applicable to further forecasting, research and teaching activities. Our work approaches challenging topics related to the visual analysis of numerical atmospheric model output – 3-D visualization, ensemble visualization and how both can be used in a meaningful way suited to weather forecasting. Met.3D builds a bridge from proven 2-D visualization methods commonly used in meteorology to 3-D visualization by combining both visualization types in a 3-D context. We address the issue of spatial perception in the 3-D view and present approaches to using the ensemble to allow the user to assess forecast uncertainty. Interactivity is key to our approach. Met.3D uses modern graphics technology to achieve interactive visualization on standard consumer hardware. The tool supports forecast data from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and can operate directly on ECMWF hybrid sigma-pressure level grids. We describe the employed visualization algorithms, and analyse the impact of the ECMWF grid topology on computing 3-D ensemble statistical quantities. Our techniques are demonstrated with examples from the T-NAWDEX-Falcon 2012 (THORPEX – North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment) campaign. |
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Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
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