Difference between revisions of "Projects Overview"
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== WRF Hindcast == | == WRF Hindcast == | ||
| + | The [[WRF Hindcast]] project generates the input data used by the [[Grow Degree Calculator]] (GDC) and the [[Soil Moisture Estimator]] (SME) applications. WRF stands for Weather, Research, and Forecasting and is a program made available by [http://www.wrf-model.org/index.php UCAR/NCAR] and other research participants. We use WRF to calculate a virtual weather station at a 3.3km resolution on an hourly basis for about half of the Western United States. | ||
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| + | This project is fully operational and is the backbone of the GDC and SME applications. | ||
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== Grow Degree Calculator == | == Grow Degree Calculator == | ||
| + | The [[Grow Degree Calculator]] project is based on the customized WRF Hindcast project and calculates the Grow Degree values for both crops and insects. Users can enter a location, a start and end date with lower and upper temps for the organism of interest. Output includes a text report, a plot of accumulated values over time, and an image the total accumulated values over the target sector. Click [http://agrineer.org/gdc/gdc.php here] to use the GDC application. | ||
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== Soil Moisture Estimator == | == Soil Moisture Estimator == | ||
== Soil Moisture Radar == | == Soil Moisture Radar == | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 5 March 2017
Brief description of current and future projects are presented below.
WRF Hindcast
The WRF Hindcast project generates the input data used by the Grow Degree Calculator (GDC) and the Soil Moisture Estimator (SME) applications. WRF stands for Weather, Research, and Forecasting and is a program made available by UCAR/NCAR and other research participants. We use WRF to calculate a virtual weather station at a 3.3km resolution on an hourly basis for about half of the Western United States.
This project is fully operational and is the backbone of the GDC and SME applications.
Grow Degree Calculator
The Grow Degree Calculator project is based on the customized WRF Hindcast project and calculates the Grow Degree values for both crops and insects. Users can enter a location, a start and end date with lower and upper temps for the organism of interest. Output includes a text report, a plot of accumulated values over time, and an image the total accumulated values over the target sector. Click here to use the GDC application.
This project is fully operational.
