ERAU Weather Archive Status Update 6 October 2009

Server Status Archive starts approx 13 Feb 2009 Archive 75% full Holds 12TB (storage capacity 16TB) Need to backfill some processed data – RADAR Mosaics

Server Handoff One server is due to be shipped to NASA When should this be done? Server needs: – Database created – Web interface installed These are installed on other server

Server Handoff cont. Handoff procedure – Point of contact – Passwords – Help with installation? – Shipping / Insurance – Transfer Sun Support contract

Weather Database Newly redesigned (Summer 2009) Modular approach – Separates metadata from actual data files – Allows easy creation of new search parameters

Metadata Done – NCWD – GTG – CIP Todo – Need to write readers for data – Need to fill in ASDI data

Database Regions - Method Country broken into small sqaures Each square assigned an id These squares are then mapped with regions – State (todo) – Country (todo) – Geographic region (todo) – ARTCC – Airport

User Interface Basic functionality in place Allows search of – One parameter – One Region – One time

User Interface cont. Optimizing queries – Some queries take up to 20 sec Add in AND / OR / NOT queries Add additional search criteria – Priorities?

User Interface cont. Allow better paging of results Remember selected image during paging Animation Step through high temporal data Speed up viewing of RADAR mosaics

User Interface cont. Allow saving of queries – Back end in place – Need user management Correlate users with queries Users with groups

User Interface cont. Exporting data – Currently shows time +1 hour – Allow time stepping – Allow changing of time / window Currently allows download of raw data – Add in packaging for running WRF – Other export options?

User Interface Demo