J6.3
Web-based prototype decision support tool
Paula T. McCaslin, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and K. Holub
NOAA ESRL has created a software tool that is aimed at exploring optimum methods for disseminating weather prediction data directly to an individual decision maker, supporting both economic and personal decisions. This includes a web interface that is connected to calibrated, probabilistic model output that allows a user to identify places and times where weather conditions may exceed critical thresholds. The software we are developing behaves like a consultant, evaluating data against decision threshold criteria, producing an easy to understand display for the decision maker in the “yes/no” decision-making process. There is an interrogation module to assess the level of risk that a decision maker is willing to accept. This prototype application uses Google Maps to select an area of interest with the click of a mouse. The application has been made to successfully work in a number of popular web browsers.
Joint Session 6, Communication and Use of Weather and Climate Information II
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 8:30 AM-9:45 AM, B213
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