In August last year a question was asked in the educational forum in regards to the most popular websites from which to source data from.
There was only one response and this was for Twister data and the SPC for soundings and mesoanalysis.
I have been working really hard this last year to understand more about the weather and the atmosphere and I spend much time reading from books and studying the modules available from amazing resources such as http://www.meted.ucar.edu/.
However, I feel the area I need to improve is familiarising myself with online model output, choosing a preferred site and studying these models to improve my interpretation skills, observe changes over models runs and become aware of anomalies between models, such as the slight ‘progressiveness’ of the GFS etc.
It seems everyone has there own favoured source of data and I too want to establish a bond with some sites!
I do look at Twister data and appreciate the ease of switching between models and the forecast soundings available by a simple click on the map. Also, the new SPC Mesoscale Analysis pages seem a good find - but is this based solely on the RUC?
I apologise if my lack of knowledge in this area has resulted in any misrepresentation of any of the above sites. I am really new to this and some guidance on favoured sites would be so valuable, before I start putting all my efforts into interpretation and some numerical weather modelling modules from MetEd.
Many thanks in advance,
Cammie
There was only one response and this was for Twister data and the SPC for soundings and mesoanalysis.
I have been working really hard this last year to understand more about the weather and the atmosphere and I spend much time reading from books and studying the modules available from amazing resources such as http://www.meted.ucar.edu/.
However, I feel the area I need to improve is familiarising myself with online model output, choosing a preferred site and studying these models to improve my interpretation skills, observe changes over models runs and become aware of anomalies between models, such as the slight ‘progressiveness’ of the GFS etc.
It seems everyone has there own favoured source of data and I too want to establish a bond with some sites!
I do look at Twister data and appreciate the ease of switching between models and the forecast soundings available by a simple click on the map. Also, the new SPC Mesoscale Analysis pages seem a good find - but is this based solely on the RUC?
I apologise if my lack of knowledge in this area has resulted in any misrepresentation of any of the above sites. I am really new to this and some guidance on favoured sites would be so valuable, before I start putting all my efforts into interpretation and some numerical weather modelling modules from MetEd.
Many thanks in advance,
Cammie