Oceanic Convection Diagnosis Products

Oceanic Convection & Nowcasting Operations

The Research Applications Laboratory is addressing oceanic weather needs for aviation through the development of convection diagnostic products. These products are the Cloud Top Height (CTH) and the Convection Diagnosis Oceanic (CDO). Both use geostationary satellite data as a primary input with the CDO also utilizing lightning data. These two products focus on the needs of pilots, dispatchers, air traffic managers and forecasters within the oceanic aviation community.