National Catalogue of New or Enhanced Products
Selected EXPERIMENTAL Product Details
Product Name:
EXPERIMENTAL: National Ceiling and Visibility (NCV) Analysis Project
Geographical Scope:
NATIONAL
Description:
The NCV product is a frequently updated representation of current ceiling and visibility conditions derived from METAR (ASOS) stations and GOES satellite information. The product's ceiling and visibility fields are derived through nearest-neighbor interpolation of METAR data. This interpolation process, in effect, 'stretches' limited-area METAR observations across the broader domain between stations while an accompanying process accounts for terrain effects on ceiling height. The resulting field helps to visualize the 'likely' conditions at range from METARS.
Source:
Originator:
Michael Pat Murphy
email:
Michael.Pat.Murphy@noaa.gov
Office:
Aviation Weather Center 7221 NW 101st Terrace,Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
Phone:
816-584-7200 x 239
Point of Contact:
email:
Office:
Phone:
Parameters:
Current ceiling and visibility conditions
Validated:
Yes, Date Entered: 2007-08-21
SW Required:
Web
Data Type or Format:
GRIB 2 / GRIB 2
Primary Output Type:
Sec. Output Type:
Archival Req.:
None
Primary User Type:
Comms System-1:
Example: (image file)
PDD file:
NCVAPDD2.pdf
Product URL:
http://weather.aero/metars/
Product URL2:
Product URL3:
Comment start date:
2007-08-30
Comment end date: 2008-08-30
Type of Service:
Product
Data
Dissemination system
Model
Web Page
Display App.
Data Mining Tool
Outreach/Education
Other
Notes:
ON HOLD- held up in FAA
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