Cool Season Product Usage Patterns from the DARE Workstations at the Denver andNorman WSFOs

摘要

This report summarizes and compares product usage patterns of Denver's DARE-IIand Norman's Pre-AWIPS workstations' graphics devices were automatically recorded, and, together with forecasters' responses to questionnaires, comprised the data which were analyzed for this report. From the product usuage logs, we report how often products and capabilities were used by the forecasters at both sites. Particular emphasis is placed on advanced products such as Doppler radar and profiler information, along with high-resolution model output. In addition, we examined the effects that product availability, staffing, and severe weather had on product use at Norman and Denver.