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...
Published in: | Geoscientific Model Development |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Copernicus Publications
2015
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 https://doaj.org/article/365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 2023-05-15T17:33:59+02:00 Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) M. Rautenhaus M. Kern A. Schäfler R. Westermann 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 https://doaj.org/article/365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/2329/2015/gmd-8-2329-2015.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1991-959X https://doaj.org/toc/1991-9603 1991-959X 1991-9603 doi:10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 https://doaj.org/article/365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 Geoscientific Model Development, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp 2329-2353 (2015) Geology QE1-996.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 2022-12-31T02:00:09Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geoscientific Model Development 8 7 2329 2353 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
Geology QE1-996.5 |
spellingShingle |
Geology QE1-996.5 M. Rautenhaus M. Kern A. Schäfler R. Westermann Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
topic_facet |
Geology QE1-996.5 |
description |
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. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
M. Rautenhaus M. Kern A. Schäfler R. Westermann |
author_facet |
M. Rautenhaus M. Kern A. Schäfler R. Westermann |
author_sort |
M. Rautenhaus |
title |
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
title_short |
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
title_full |
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
title_fullStr |
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
title_full_unstemmed |
Three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – Part 1: The visualization tool Met.3D (version 1.0) |
title_sort |
three-dimensional visualization of ensemble weather forecasts – part 1: the visualization tool met.3d (version 1.0) |
publisher |
Copernicus Publications |
publishDate |
2015 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 https://doaj.org/article/365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 |
genre |
North Atlantic |
genre_facet |
North Atlantic |
op_source |
Geoscientific Model Development, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp 2329-2353 (2015) |
op_relation |
http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/2329/2015/gmd-8-2329-2015.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1991-959X https://doaj.org/toc/1991-9603 1991-959X 1991-9603 doi:10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 https://doaj.org/article/365273675d904089822388e6ec20c954 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2329-2015 |
container_title |
Geoscientific Model Development |
container_volume |
8 |
container_issue |
7 |
container_start_page |
2329 |
op_container_end_page |
2353 |
_version_ |
1766132662229008384 |