BLIPMAP UniViewer Created by John Whitney (F9)
BLIPMAPTM = Boundary Layer Information Prediction MAP created by Dr. John W. (Jack) Glendening,  Meteorologist  
This UniViewer requires:  Javascript, Registration (free), a valid registration cookie, browser acceptance of "www.drjack.info" cookies, and basic BlipMap knowledge.
"Registered-only" users can view "Thermal Updraft Velocity" and all "Previous Day" BLIPMAPs. 
Subscribers can view all BLIPMAPs and can Logon (get a new cookie) here) or check their registration cookie status here. 
UniViewer Notes give usage information.  BlipMap News and helpful BlipMap links are below the viewer.
Region:   NE  SE  NC  SC  GP  OK/TX  NW  SW  CA/NV     Map Size:  Original  SetConst    -15%  -5%  +5%  +15%    600x600       Color:  Classic/Fixed
ReView:   Backward  Swap   Forward      Delete      PasteUp      Popups:  MiniBLIPSPOT   BLIP SkewT   Nonjava FSL SKewT   Java FSL SkewT

Model+Day+Time:   Avail
RUC: Current  1st  Prev
RUC: 12z 15z 18z 21z 00z 03z

NAM: Current  +1   +2   -1
NAM:   18z 21z

Parameter:
Model Terrain Map
Actual Terrain Map
Geographic Map
Thermal Velocity & B/S Ratio
Thermal Updraft Velocity
BL Top Height (TI=0)
Critical Updraft Hgt.
Thermal Hgt. Variability
Buoyancy/Shear Ratio
BL Wind
BL Wind Speed
BL Wind Direction
BL Vertical Wind Shear
BL Max.Up/Down Motion
Cumulus Cloudbase for CuPot>0
OD Cloudbase for OD>0
Cumulus Potential
Cumulus Cloudbase
OD Potential
OD Cloudbase
BL Max. Rel. Humidity
CAPE
Surface Dew Point
BL Depth
Surface Heating
Surface Temperature
Experimental
Experimental2
NAM: Total CloudCover
NAM: Surface Sun

BlipMap Links:  Parameter Summaries  Parameter Details  Archive Viewer  BLIPMAP Help  DrJack Home 


DrJack Forum:   Latest: Tue Jun 23 21:23 "Re: 6/24 thru 6/26 maps incorrectly posted" [DrJack]

DrJack sez:   (Latest 5 news items)
June 20:  Seeking Javascript programmer:  I'm seeking a programmer with javascript expertese to help implement BLIPMAPs in an overlay display.  This is NOT a "volunteer for free" task - I expect to pay the going rate for these services and am first soliciting here since I would prefer to recycle funds into the soaring community.  Knowldege of geoimaging would be a plus but not necessary.  Your work would be used both for my USA NAM/RUC BLIPMAPs and RASP BLIPMAPs.  If interested, please send your details to me directly at
June 19:  USA grid being created:  FYI I am working on creating a "USA" grid to provide seamless coverage over the USA, with a BLIPMAP being displayed as an overlay over a geographic/topographic map.  More information is given in a forum posting. 
June 9:  Maps of actual and model terrain:  Per user request, I have added plots of both actual and model topography to the viewers and to the "index" webpages.  The actual topography map might be useful for identifying a location, as is the geographic map, but I caution users against trying to make their locating too precise as (1) inherent spatial fluctuations in both the atmosphere and the model will prevent any exact 1:1 match between reality and the forecast, and (2) model forecasts are based upon model topography (for which I have also added a map using the same coloring as for the actual topography, to facilitate comparison).  What one should be doing is looking at the forecast pattern in an area of interest to gain insight into expected conditions in that area. 
June 1:  Access problems on Sunday:  There were many user access problems yesterday, which were traced to a user database corruption problem.  I've now replaced that database and access is back to normal.
View ALL recent news items here
  

REGISTRATION and SUBSCRIPTION:
Freely available forecasts are:  "Thermal Updraft Velocity" BLIPMAPs, "Buoyancy/Shear Ratio" BLIPMAPs, all "Previous Day" BLIPMAPs, and all BLIPSPOTs.  Other forecasts require a yearly subscription fee of $13 for either NAM or RUC forecasts and $20 for both.  Registration (free) is needed for direct (no-nag-screen) forecast access and to obtain a subscription.  New users can Register here.  Currently registered/subscribed users can Logon (get new cookie) here or view registration (cookie) status here.  More info is available at the Registration Information and Subscription Information webpages. 
EMAIL POLICY: 
There are many advantages to having one person's knowledge be shared and available to others, so I expect most BLIPMAP issues to be handled through the DrJack Forum and ask those who have a question or problem or experience which could be of interest to others to post it there.  This allows others to comment on the matter if they have any personal experience and also allows any response I make to be read by others.  If you send me an email, I will respond personally only if it's nature is not appropriate for such posting - in other cases I will simply reply with a request to post to the forum. 
FEEDBACK REQUEST: 
I only look at the webpages and maps that I use personally or that I suspect might contain an error.  If you notice a consistent problem with either, please post a message on the DrJack Forum.
T-SHIRTS:
Upon request, I've made available to others the T-shirts I created for myself.

Medal Heros: Thanks to John Whitney (F9) for creating this UniViewer.  I also want to personally thank those whose support is listed on the Contributors webpage.