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Aviation Products and Tools

ADDS display of clear-air turbulence

Experimental Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)

HEMS browser product display

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)

Juneau Airport Wind System (JAWS)

Juneau Airport Wind System (JAWS)

Operational Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)

Operational Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)

Cidd is a X-based, real-time data display application which supports PPI, CAPPI, and cross sectional views. Cidd is the main display tool within the Auto-Nowcast Environment. It is highly configurable and is used to display the majority of the MDV and SPDB formated data produced within the Environment.

AutoNowcaster

FINECAST®

Fine-Scale Analysis and Nowcast System (FINECAST®)

AOAWS Display

Advanced Operational Aviation Weather System (AOAWS)

6hr FIP forecast - maximum icing severity with SLD

Icing Products (CIP/FIP) - Operational

Diagnose Convectively–Induced Turbulence (DCIT)

Diagnose Convectively–Induced Turbulence (DCIT)

Graphical Turbulence Product (GTG-3)

Graphical Turbulence Product (GTG-3)

In Situ Turbulence Diagnosis

In-Situ Turbulence Diagnosis

Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS)

Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS)

NCAR Turbulence Detection Algorithm (NTDA)

NCAR Turbulence Detection Algorithm (NTDA)

Oceanic Convection and Nowcasting Hazards

Oceanic Convection and Nowcasting Hazards

Radar-based Wind Shear Alert System

Wind Shear System Consultancy Services

Windshear and Turbulence Warning System (WTWS)

Windshear and Turbulence Warning System (WTWS)

BoltAlert® lightning potential (high risk in magenta) and actual strikes.

Lightning Potential - BoltAlert®

Weather Support to Deicing Decision Making (WSDDM®)

Weather Support to Deicing Decision Making (WSDDM®)

Consolidated Storm Prediction for Aviation (CoSPA)

Consolidated Storm Prediction for Aviation (CoSPA)

Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS®)

DICast® System

Dynamic Integrated foreCast (DICast®) System

LOGICast™ software system

GRAFS (GRidded Atmospheric Forecast System)

Radar Icing Algorithm

Radar Icing Algorithm (RadIA)

ALPHA

Algorithm for Predicting High ice water content Areas (ALPHA)

Experimental Icing Product Alaska - IPA

Icing Product Alaska (IPA) - Experimental

Liquid Water Equivalent (LWE) system

NCAR Checktime Display

Checktime®

Oceanic Convection Diagnosis Products

Global Data Viewer

Global Weather Viewer

Flight Path Tool

Flight Path Tool

RTFDDA-LES

RTFDDA-LES

Remote Oceanic Meteorology Information Operational (ROMIO)

ROMIO

FastEddy®

FastEddy®

MSP Airport during winter

Runway Friction and Closure Prediction System (RFCPS)

Example of a GTG turbulence forecast as it appears on the Operational Aviation Weather Center web site.

Graphical Turbulence Guidance Nowcast (GTGN™)

Global Weather Notification system

Global Weather Notification

Jazz Data Display

Jazz - Data Visualization

checkcast example display

Checkcast®

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UAM Weather Analysis

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RAL's Realtime Weather Data

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.