Schranz Stewart Lambeth

Using FX-Net forAir Quality Forecasting: 

Using FX-Net for Air Quality Forecasting Sher Schranz, Jebb Stewart NOAA, Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Systems Division In association with the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) At Colorado State University

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Who Is ESRL/GSD? Answer: The Lab formerly known as NOAA/OAR/FSL

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FX-Net Pilot Project for Air Quality Forecasting The Information Transfer and Program Integration Division of the EPA coordinates with other EPA groups to develop and transfer advanced data delivery systems to state and local air quality agencies concerned with air quality-related information products. The FX-Net Pilot Project is designed to provide a strong technical program to support the technology transfer of data delivery systems to state and local air quality forecasters. Background and Goals

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Project Description In 2004 - 2005 18 state, local and EPA air quality professionals evaluated the use of FX-Net as an operational air quality forecasting tool. In 2006 more users in different parts of the United States received clients for evaluation. A new version of the FX-Net Client was distributed to Pilot Project users in the fall of 2005. This version includes the operational NOAA-EPA CMAQ model, as well as other experimental air quality models (e.g. WRF/Chem). FX-Net Pilot Project for Air Quality Forecasting

FX-Net Introductory Training: 

FX-Net Introductory Training FX-Net turns your PC into a meteorological workstation by using the Internet to display basic capabilities of the National Weather Service (NWS) Advanced Weather Information and Processing System (AWIPS) workstation, the operational system for NWS forecasters. This introductory training for Air Quality forecasters introduces the capabilities of FX-Net and its application in air quality forecasting.

Motivation: 

Motivation The FX-Net interface makes data access easier for the forecaster. Coming from NOAA’s Forecast Systems Laboratory (now ESRL/GSD), the project is highly leveraged and includes features that would take an extraordinary effort to develop and implement from the ground up. If we build a user community, we can improve the tool more effectively and efficiently for air quality applications.

Demonstration Outline: 

Demonstration Outline Welcome, Introductions, and Brief History of FX-Net………. Background and History EPA Pilot Study – Kickoff at Maryland Department of the Environment Availability to Air Quality Forecasting Community Data Sources – Existing Data Sources and Incorporating Additional Data Sources Ongoing Tool Improvement FTP Site – Wish List and Tips User’s Guide The Interface……………………………………………………… Framework: Panels, Views, Zoom, Overlays Products: Model Families, Radar/Satellite Images, MOS Air Quality Applications………………………………………… Ensembles, CTMs, Soundings, Zooming Profilers, Analysis, Surface Observations, Pollutant Data, Satellite Imagery Procedures, Color Bars 4. Question & Answer

1. Background and History: 

1. Background and History FX-Net System: An Expandable Air Quality Forecasting Workstation Sher Schranz NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory in cooperation with Colorado State University Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

History: 

History FX-Net was developed to Provide Internet access to AWIPS products Emulate the AWIPS user interface Run client displays on modest PC hardware Work with low or high speed connection Serve many users at the same time

System Description: 

System Description NOAAPORT (SBN) Receiver Comms Processor Fire Wall FX-Net Server FX-Net Client Internet Data Server Special Data Ingest FX-Net Client FX-Net Client

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Locally installed servers at Western, Southern, Alaska, and Pacific Regional Headquarters Offices. Serving Operational IMETS, 2002-2003 FIRE WEATHER NWS Incident Meteorologists (IMETS) NWS IMET using FX-Net to Brief a Fire Fighter at the local Fire Coordination Center during the California Fires, Fall, 2003.

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AIRMAP: Air Quality Experiment University of New Hampshire: FX-Net Operational System Plymouth State College: FX-Net Operational System Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA): (Operational FX-Net system under evaluation) Added: National air quality observations Local university data sets Special local maps Air quality model data (in progress) Air Quality Forecasting

The Name – “FX-Net”: 

The Name – “FX-Net” The NOAA/FSL project which eventually became the core of the AWIPS software was called FXA - "FSL's X-Windows Alpha" workstation. FSL leveraged that effort to create the network accessible workstation now known as FX-Net (FSL’s X-Windows Network accessible workstation). Ironically FSL had to go to great lengths in order to remove all of the X-Windows code from their server. So the 'X' in FX-Net really should not be there! “FX-Net” is no longer a functional acronym… just a name.

FX-Net Client Requirements: 

FX-Net Client Requirements Windows 2000/XP >=1024 x 768 display resolution 500 MHz PC Minimum of 512 MB RAM Bandwidth >= 56 Kbs An Open Port in the firewall

Valuable Features: 

Valuable Features NOAAPORT! More time spent on information analysis instead of information gathering Already developed technology to accomplish the data overlays that other projects are creating AIRNow, FASTNET (Datafed.net), IDEA (MODIS) Operational use of CTMs WRF_CHEM (current) ETA12/CMAQ and MAQSIP-RT (future?) Operational review of other projects? IDEA (MODIS), WF_ABBA smoke, GASP smoke

Valuable Features: 

Valuable Features Online help Domain choices, zooming, overlays, endless user customization. One-stop shopping—combines a multitude of data sources and software applications into one resource. Until now it was nice just to have a home page containing all of your favorite images and sites.

Omnipresent web links stored in a single HTML file and kepton hard drive.This is a concise example; at times, we have had layer upon layer of HTML links. : 

Omnipresent web links stored in a single HTML file and kept on hard drive. This is a concise example; at times, we have had layer upon layer of HTML links. Replaces Layer Upon Layer of HTML Links. . .

2. The Interface Framework: 

2. The Interface Framework 5 panels Data (Volume) Browser Stored Procedures Analysis Tools Product Time and space matching. Multiple overlays Cross sections Time Series and more . . . ..

Procedures and Color Bars: 

Procedures and Color Bars FX-Net may be customized in great detail Preferred overlays and settings may be saved as Procedures for easy recall and sharing with other users Color bars may also be customized, stored, and shared with other users

The Volume Browser: 

The Volume Browser

Plan View (On a Domain): 

Plan View (On a Domain) Zoom in and out using left and center mouse clicks. Zoom at any time with any data loaded over the domain, cross- section, time-height, or sounding plot.

Baseline Tool: 

Baseline Tool

Cross-Section (Along a Baseline): 

Cross-Section (Along a Baseline)

Time-Height (At a Point): 

Time-Height (At a Point)

Sounding (At a Point): 

Sounding (At a Point)

Met Products: 

Met Products Everything that AWIPS has can potentially be shown through FX-Net Currently, only user-requested products are being retrieved Customized products were added, such as AIRNOW Obs and chemical forecast models.

Model Families: 

Model Families

Radar: 

Radar

MOS: 

MOS

Soundings with FX-Net: 

Soundings with FX-Net Allows site overlays 24-hr temperature change Shows hodograph speed Customize to your preferred “look”

Sounding Example: Overlay: 

Sounding Example: Overlay Point A = Philadelphia, PA Point C = State College, PA

The sounding is set to the resolution of the data plotted, in this case, ETA. Rawin soundings have more resolution. : 

The sounding is set to the resolution of the data plotted, in this case, ETA. Rawin soundings have more resolution. Sounding Example: Resolution

Time-Height (1 of 2): 

Time-Height (1 of 2) Pick your own parameters Site overlays May view as contours or smoothed images…

Time-Height (2 of 2): 

Time-Height (2 of 2) RUC80 for Phil See morning time boundary layer warm up – two jumps

WRF-CHEM and Other CTMs: 

WRF-CHEM and Other CTMs Forecast for PM2.5 Ozone NOS More . . . Plan to add additional models in the future

Profiler dataOverlay ability : 

Profiler data Overlay ability Profiler Data

Fronts and Pressure: 

Fronts and Pressure

PM2.5 and Ozone Observations: 

PM2.5 and Ozone Observations

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CMAQ Ozone Image

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WRF/Chem PM 2.5

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User-Specified length and height X-Sect

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WRF/Chem Ozone X-Section

Add Surface Meteorology Observations: 

Add Surface Meteorology Observations

Surface Observations and Satellite: 

Surface Observations and Satellite

Trajectories & Streamlines: 

Trajectories & Streamlines

3. Air Quality Applications: 

3. Air Quality Applications

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FX-Net Examples for State and Local Air Quality Forecasters Prepared by: Bryan Lambeth Texas Commission on Environmental Quality For the National Air Quality Conference February 2006

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METAR and PM2.5 Plot Feb 3, 2005 1400 UTC Midwest US 1-hour PM2.5 1-hour PM10 Weather

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METAR and PM2.5 Plot Feb 3, 2005 1400 UTC Chicago

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METAR and PM2.5 Plot Feb 3, 2005 1400 UTC Central Texas

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METAR and PM2.5 Plot Feb 3, 2005 1400 UTC Central Texas With MADIS weather data

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WRF-Chem Model PM2.5 WRF-Chem Model 3-Hour Forecast valid Feb 3, 2005 1500 UTC Plot shows forecast PM2.5 shaded with AQI colors, wind, precipitation, and observed PM2.5 Central U.S.

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WRF-Chem Model PM2.5 WRF-Chem 27 km 3-Hour Forecast valid Feb 3, 2005 1500 UTC Plot shows forecast PM2.5 shaded with AQI colors, wind, precipitation, and observed PM2.5 Midwest U.S.

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WRF-Chem Model PM2.5 WRF-Chem 27 km 3-Hour Forecast valid Feb 3, 2005 1500 UTC Plot shows forecast PM2.5 shaded with AQI colors, wind, precipitation, and observed PM2.5 Chicago Area

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CMAQ Model Ozone CMAQ 12-hour forecast valid 02/04/06 1800 UTC (contours) Along with observations from same time Houston Area 30 20 10 20 30 10

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NAM12 & Observed PM2.5 NAM12 3-Hour Forecast Feb 4, 2005 1500 UTC Plot shows wind, precipitation, and observed PM2.5 Southeast U.S.

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GFS Model GFS 12-Hour Forecast Feb 4, 2005 1800 UTC Plot shows wind speed color contours, streamlines, wind flags, precipitation South Central U.S.

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GFS Model GFS 12-Hour Forecast Valid Feb 5, 2005 0000 UTC Plot shows wind speed color contours, streamlines, wind flags, precipitation South Central U.S.

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GFS Model GFS 42-Hour Forecast Valid Feb 6, 2005 0600 UTC Plot shows 700 mb heights contours, wind, and relative humidity

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Radar Profiler Wind Plot NOAA Palestine TX

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Rawinsonde 500 Millibar Plot for Feb 4, 2005 1200 UTC

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Rawinsonde 850 Millibar Plot for Feb 4, 2005 1200 UTC

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Rawinsonde and Profiler 850 Millibar Plot for Feb 4, 2006 0000 UTC

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Rawinsonde Sounding Plot Rawinsonde Sounding Plot for Lincoln, IL KILX Feb 4, 2005 1200 UTC

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Rawinsonde Sounding Plot Rawinsonde Sounding Plot for Lincoln, IL KILX Feb 4, 2005 1200 UTC Zoom to temperature and wind

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Radar Plot FX-Net Radar Plot NWS Web Radar Plot

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Satellite Image

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Satellite Image

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Satellite Image

Los Angeles PM2.5: 

Los Angeles PM2.5 Comparison of current 1-hour and 24-hour averages

Los Angeles PM2.5/10: 

Los Angeles PM2.5/10 PM2.5 is much higher than PM10 at these sites - indicating severe data quality problem

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Los Angeles PM2.5/10 Weather plot overlay shows fog and high humidity Different instrument handling of high water content in aerosols ?

San FranciscoSacramento: 

San Francisco Sacramento No PM10 data ?

PhoenixTucson: 

Phoenix Tucson Only one PM10 site ?

Salt Lake City: 

Salt Lake City

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El Paso

4. Q&A and Contacts: 

4. Q&A and Contacts Contacts sher.schranz@noaa.gov jebb.q.stewart@noaa.gov mwoodman@mde.state.md.us wayland.richard@epa.gov jackson.scott@epa.gov bgillespie@marama.org

Key Web Links and Contacts: 

Key Web Links and Contacts FX-Net website http://www-tod.fsl.noaa.gov/fxnet.html FTP site Procedures, Colors Bars, Wishlist.xls, Tips.xls MARAMA http://www.marama.org/Projects/