I may be mistaken, but I thought the 2300hr trace was UTC time, which fits with it being published at about 9.30 here in SA.
-Matthew On Sep 17, 2011 8:10 AM, "Robert Hart" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16/09/11 21:13, [email protected] wrote: >> Thanks Mark, >> Like Peter T, I am using IE as my browser, Yeah, the error message >> mentioned Apache. >> Now working just fine. >> You must have re-tickled the program in just in the right spot: Thank >> goodness! I was not looking forward to brushing up on using Skew-T >> data off the University of Wyoming site. >> > Gary > > The SkewT/LogP is a bit complicated until you get used to it. I have > attempted to explain how to use it in the following article. > > > http://the-white-knight-speaks.blogspot.com/2009/10/understanding-and-using-atmospheric.html > > If you have a read of that and still are having difficulty, I'd be happy > to talk you through using it. > > The really big advantage of using the SkewT/LogP diagram is that this is > what NOAA puts out - which forecasts what the atmosphere will be doing > during the day. One of the inputs into its forecasting model NOAA use is > the data from Australian temp traces. > > Whilst looking at the actual temp traces is certainly useful, looking in > the morning here in Aus means that you are looking at the 2300hrs trace > from yesterday - and furthermore there are large areas of Australia that > are nowhere near a site that does temp traces with balloons. > > We've been using the NOAA forecasting tools now for quite a few years > at DDSC and, whilst there are limitations (principally close to trough > lines here in Qld), once you get used to these NOAA's SkewT/LogP is an > exceptionally useful tool. > > -- > Robert Hart [email protected] > +61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au >
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