|
WMO Region |
Total Systems |
No System |
Unix Only |
PC Only |
Both |
Unknown |
|
1 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
15 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
3 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
4 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
5 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
6 |
19 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
Table 1 -
WMO Region and Operating System Used
|
WMO Region |
Num. of Systems |
UKMO
NWP |
ECMWF
NWP |
NCEP
NWP |
Own Global NWP |
Own Local NWP |
Radar & Sat Images |
GTS Obs |
Local Obs |
|
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
2 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
|
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
4 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
|
5 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
|
6 |
19 |
10 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
Table 2 -
Data Available on Forecaster Workstation Systems
|
WMO Region |
Num. of Systems |
Visualisation only |
Production only |
Both |
|
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
|
3 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
4 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
6 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
Table 3
- Use of Forecaster Workstation Systems
|
WMO Region |
Num. of Systems |
General Forecasting |
Aviation Forecasting |
Marine Forecasting |
Long Range Forecasting |
Severe Weather Forecasting |
|
1 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
3 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
5 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
|
6 |
19 |
18 |
11 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
Table 4 -
Type of Forecasting
|
WMO Region |
Num. of Systems |
Manual Graphics |
Manual Text |
First Guess Graphics |
First Guess Text |
|
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
15 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
6 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
Table 5 -
Functions of a forecast preparation tool
|
WMO Region |
In-house Database |
Oracle Database |
Other Database |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
6 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
Table 6 -
Database Use
|
Cost |
Develop Commercial Database |
Maintain Commercial Database |
Develop in-house Database |
Maintain in-house Database |
|
<5K |
6 (46%) |
5 (50%) |
4 (23%) |
6 (33%) |
|
5-10K |
1 (8%) |
1 (10%) |
3 (18%) |
3 (17%) |
|
10-100K |
2 (15%) |
4 (40%) |
5 (29%) |
6 (33%) |
|
100-500K |
2 (15%) |
0 |
3 (18%) |
3 (17%) |
|
500-1,000K |
1 (8%) |
0 |
1 (6%) |
0 |
|
>1,000K |
1 (8%) |
0 |
1 (6%) |
0 |
Table 7 -
Cost of database for Forecaster Workstation System
|
WMO Region |
Total Systems |
Unix |
NT |
Linux |
In-house |
Bought In |
Mixture |
|
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
6 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
Table 8 -
Future Developments
|
Cost |
Hardware |
Operating System |
Housekeeping |
Software |
|
0K |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
|
<5K |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
5-10K |
1 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
|
10-100K |
6 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
|
100-500K |
14 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
500-1,000K |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
>1,000K |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Table 9 -
Initial cost of PC system development for Forecaster Workstation System
|
Cost |
Hardware |
Operating System |
Housekeeping |
Software |
Development |
|
0K |
0 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
11 |
|
<5K |
8 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
|
5-10K |
4 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
|
10-100K |
12 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
|
100-500K |
5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
500-1,000K |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
>1,000K |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Table 10 -
Continuing cost of PC system for Forecaster Workstation System
|
Cost |
Hardware |
Operating System |
Housekeeping |
Software |
|
0K |
1 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
|
<5K |
0 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
|
5-10K |
0 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
|
10-100K |
7 |
16 |
7 |
7 |
|
100-500K |
16 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
500-1,000K |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
>1,000K |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Table 11 -
Initial cost of Unix system development for Forecaster Workstation System
|
Cost |
Hardware |
Operating System |
Housekeeping |
Software |
Development |
|
0K |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
<5K |
6 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
|
5-10K |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
|
10-100K |
11 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
100-500K |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
500-1,000K |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
>1,000K |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
