November Q & A with NHC
Posted by
cypresstx on 11/2/2012, 7:45 pm
William Booth - Meteorologist, Storm Surge Unit
pretty interesting, stuff they're working on:
Storm surge has come to the forefront recently. What is the challenge?
The challenge is communicating the risk and uncertainty associated with storm surge. You can't just communicate it with text. You need a graphic, or some other depiction, to help communicate it.
Any ideas on how?
Yes,we have been working on a high resolution inundation graphic for a couple of years. It's in the works, and hopefully it will soon become an experimental product issued by the NHC.
Would it be interactive?
At first, it will likely be a stand-alone graphic. There are some technical hurdles to overcome to make it an interactive map. For it to be an interactive map, the IT systems would need to be able to handle all the users querying and interacting with the data during a storm event. But the first thing is to get a process to create the graphic, and that's where we're making progress. As technical lead, I get to be involved with all aspects of development for the graphic.
Where do you see the storm surge process going?
We are also moving toward a storm surge warning as a separate product. We're going to keep pushing forward with this path that we've set and with these products. |
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