Hey, so im thinking of putting together a small flash widget where you can paste in raw sounding data, and create a skew-t diagram from it, with the intention to then be able to change any value you like in order to see the outcome of the rising parcel plot, and subsequent CAPE (if any).
Before I can work on that, Id like to be able to decode raw sounding data, and just output various values to the browser. Can someone point me in the direction of something that may help?
How to interpret raw sounding data?
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
Before you go too far down that road, do you know about http://www.weathergraphics.com/ ?
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
digital atmosphere looks cool, but doesnt do exactly what i want. and i dont want demos (raob etc), id rather make something for everyone to use.
a sort of tutorial on how to decypher the raw sounding data would be ideal.
a sort of tutorial on how to decypher the raw sounding data would be ideal.
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
Deciphering it is easy once you know how, but would take ages to write down as an explanation. Try this http://www.met.fsu.edu/CUDOS/ua.html
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
There must be software out there for this Vertigo but i don't know where. I use stormmachine to check on latest 'observed' soundings on a skew-t. No need to bother with the TTAA/TTBB message.
Unfortunately this will not give 'forecast' soundings for NZ so I plot those myself.
http://www.stormchaser.niu.edu/machine/sound.html
Unfortunately this will not give 'forecast' soundings for NZ so I plot those myself.
http://www.stormchaser.niu.edu/machine/sound.html
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
We have been doing this now for a few years, it is still work in progress and the lat/long comes very close to our shores, to plot forecast soundings... will have a word to the guys and see if in future it can altered slightly to incorporate NZ.. purely for my own morbid benefit. However if you are interested in creating your own throughout Australia and the Tasman.. knock yourselves out.
http://soundings.bsch.au.com/index.html?mode=forecast
http://soundings.bsch.au.com/index.html?mode=forecast
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
nice website dale. yes, very similar to what i was thinking, except id make it a flash widget. could you perhaps send me info on how to how to interpret the sounding data, and if possible, calculations for determining parcel ascent path? pm me for email address.
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Re: How to interpret raw sounding data?
Heya Vertigo, sorry for the hiatus over the last few days, finally the phone mob remembered to turn the line on so I can have net access again
Will get the info for you over the next couple of days & relay it on.
ED: Should read, moving house too. Doh.
Will get the info for you over the next couple of days & relay it on.
ED: Should read, moving house too. Doh.