10-102 Process - Experimental Product or Service

NWSI 10-102
Experimental Product or Service details page

Type of Change

Status: Awaiting Approval for Operational

Product/Service Name

Experimental Ice Accumulation Grids

Type:

Product	Data (Obs/Forecast/verification)	Dissemination system
Model	Model Data	Web Page	Display Application
Data Mining Tool	Outreach/Education	Other

Scope:

NATIONAL

Description:

Ice Accumulation Grids will be available in the NDFD on an experimental basis. OCWWS will issue a Technical Information Notification to alert users (with 30 days advance noticre) that an experimental period will commence in addition to a coordination memo for field offices which describes smart tools to create ice accumulation grids.

Submitter		Point of Contact
Name:	Andrew Horvitz	Andrew Horvitz
email:	andy.horvitz@noaa.gov	andy.horvitz@noaa.gov
Office	Office of Climate, Water & Weather Services	Office of Climate, Water & Weather Services
Address:	1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910	1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone	713-1858 ext. 166	713-1858 ext. 166

Subject Matter:	Public Weather
Attributes:	Ice Accumulation grids will be available each 6 hour period out to 48 hours from 00 UTC Day 10.1 inch difference for ice amounts <0.5 inches, 0.2 inch difference for ice amounts <1.0 inch; and 0.4 inch difference for ice amounts >= 1.0 inch. Enforce if
Software Required:	AWIPS I
Data Type:	GRIdded Binary version 2 (GRIB2) Data Source:
Primary Output Format:	eXtensible Markup Language (XML) via Simple Object Access
Example file:
Product URL(s):	http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd/access_http.htm http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd/anonymous_ftp.htm

PDD file:	ndfd_iceaccum.pdf
Survey Link:
PNS Link:

Notes/Comments:	All regions concur to transition to operations. NWSEO is being contacted.
Comment Start Date:	2011-10-04 Close Comment Date: 2012-05-01
Deciding Official:	Decision Date:
Decision:
Decision Notes:

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