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MAPS AND VIDEOS
As of May 1, 2005, we ceased carrying storm chase DVDs and weather charts
in order to focus on our software and books.
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CUSTOMER COMMENTS
"The quality of your products is second to none."
— C. Brian Batey
"Thanks Tim for your quick response (we like that at FedEx) about our Professional Versions! As we're a 24/7 operation, we're look forward to augmenting our present weather system with Digital Atmosphere."
— Mel Bradley, FedEx Operations
"Wow. Your books are incredibly technical and useful. I consider myself a very amateur weather watcher and feel that I am already ahead of the curve. Thank you."
— Terry W. Taylor
"The NEXRAD support is truly awesome and easy to use – and the ‘other’ feature just really tops it off. This is about my sixth email tonight – the other five being to other spotters in the area telling them they just have to download Digital Atmosphere and give it a serious going over."
— David Cashion
"I'm really looking forward to the next phase of Digital Atmosphere Workstation. I'm sure it will be as excellent as all your other products."
"I run and manage a number of festival type events and Digital Atmosphere is able to produce charts that I can use for normal weather forecasting with a fair degree of accuracy and in particular wind speed and direction that is crucial to many of events."
— Robert Connolly, GI7IVX
"The archive data arrived today. WOW! What an amazing set of data! Thanks again for all the extras that you included as well!"
— Bryan Bollman, IA
"We do run GEMPAK and all the Unidata software also, but your package has numerous advantages, the biggest being Windows."
— Anonymous
"I am very impressed with what you have done. I have already shown several people at work your site. I plan on talking to our MIC [Meteorologist In Charge] soon to see if we can get Digital Atmosphere in the office to complement/supplement AWIPS."
— Ken Simosko, NWS, Pocatello
"This new version is even better than the older version which was awesome! Your programming skills and met knowledge amaze me!"
— Chris Kincaid
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| NEW WEATHER ARCHIVES |
Weather archive packs released
(9-15-07) We are happy to introduce the new Total Surface and Total Upper Air
packages, which includes all of the worldwide data we have on file.
This is the most complete collection of surface and upper air data
in existence and includes not just METAR but SYNOP and SHIP data
for global coverage. These sets are available in DVD-R format only,
as they contain 37 GB and 4.6 GB of content, respectively
(this would take up over 60 CDs). Load up the data in your favorite
weather analysis software to recreate historical weather events and
perform case studies.
We are also pleased to announce Total NWS and Total NCEP for the most
complete sets of NWS alphanumeric data and NCEP charts in existence.
Check out our samples online from August 30, 2005 -- the date Hurricane
Katrina made landfall.
>> More information
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| WEATHER BOOKS |
Weather books for forecasters!
Weather Graphics offers a complete set of meteorology forecasting books.
These titles are written by Tim Vasquez, who served as a meteorologist in the
Air Force for 9 years, for the Chase Hotline for 7 years, and designed the Digital
Atmosphere weather analysis and forecasting system. So these titles are guaranteed to be
useful for immediate, practical use at the forecasting desk.
The Weather Forecasting Handbook is the building block of the series.
Weather maps are described in great detail in Weather Map Handbook.
For reference use at the forecast desk, Weather Forecasting Red Book is the definitive title.
Reviews of some of the most unusual and extreme weather events of the past 50 years are found in Extreme American Weather.
And for a look at the field of storm chasing and a brief introduction to storm scale meteorology, pick up
a copy of Storm Chasing Handbook.
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| WEATHER SOFTWARE |
Digital Atmosphere
WEATHER MAP CONSTRUCTION SET
Weather Graphics is the publisher and retailer for Digital Atmosphere,
the leading professional-grade weather analysis program
for hobbyists, meteorologists, pilots, and professionals since 1996.
 Plot all types of standard
weather maps including
surface charts,
upper air charts,
and
high quality soundings
(the best anywhere by a huge margin, we think)
Downloads free data automatically
from academic, government, and hobbyist web servers!
Plot high-resolution radar
on high-quality topographic maps!
(example).
Using unzipped files served by the free NOAA/NCDC
HDSS
radar storage system you can view street-level U.S. radar data going back to 1992!
Built in ESRI Shapefile GIS support
(example)
Generate worldwide maps up to
8000 x 8000 pixels and more, and plot data onto it!
Display fronts from NCEP ASUS messages
and from European FLEETCODE!
(example)
Import GRIB data!
Import and mosaic non-U.S. radars.
Digital Atmosphere imports and georeferences radar data on public web pages
for countries such as Canada, Mexico, and Australia.
Beta test versions
introduce full NOAA/MADIS mesonet support (screenshot),
upgraded GRIB capability, a new graphics interface, and much more.
See the
image gallery for lots of screenshots!
The downloadable program is a full
30-day test drive with no restrictions.
Free upgrades for two years, no-nonsense
tech support, plus a user community in our forums!
FEEDBACK
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"Thanks Tim for your quick response (we like that at FedEx) about our Professional Versions!
As we're a 24/7 operation, we're look forward to augmenting our present weather
system with Digital Atmosphere." — Mel Bradley, FedEx Operations
"The NEXRAD support is truly awesome and easy to use – and the ‘other’ feature
just really tops it off. This is about my sixth email tonight – the other five being
to other spotters in the area telling them they just have to download Digital
Atmosphere and give it a serious going over." — David Cashion
"I run and manage a number of festival type events and Digital Atmosphere is able to produce
charts that I can use for normal weather forecasting
with a fair degree of accuracy and in particular wind speed and direction
that is crucial to many of events." — Robert Connolly, GI7IVX
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"We do run GEMPAK and all the Unidata software also, but your package has numerous
advantages, the biggest being Windows." — Anonymous
"I am very impressed with what you have done. I have already shown several people
at work your site. I plan on talking to our MIC [Meteorologist In Charge] soon to
see if we can get Digital Atmosphere in the office to complement/supplement AWIPS."
— Ken Simosko, NWS, Pocatello
Submit a brief review with specific comments about Digital Atmosphere
and we'll give you a courtesy link to your website. We will not link to spam-related sites.
Write us
here.
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| MORE ABOUT OUR BOOKS |
Our
Weather Forecasting Handbook is a fantastic 204-page primer that
takes you through all the fundamentals on forecasting weather. It covers everything from
easy-to-read physics to tropical storms and winter weather.
You'll understand how to make sense of SKEW-T diagrams, using a special tutorial fashioned in
the style of Jules Verne, and you'll even get to try your hand at analysis
using a set of maps in the appendix.
The companion Weather Map Handbook is the definitive reference
for reading weather maps and making sense of Internet charts.
Whether it's surface charts, water vapor imagery, or Eta output fields, this title
explains in detail what you're looking at, how to use it, and what shortfalls to be aware of.
If you're tantalized by severe weather, the
Storm Chasing Handbook
will whet your appetite. It explains not the basics of storm-scale meteorology
but covers how to get started chasing and what to see on the Great Plains.
Finally, Extreme American Weather offers an intriguing glimpse
at the most powerful, strange, and freakish weather phenomena to hit the
continent.
Quotes from our readers
"I was an Air Force Weather Officer from 1991-1996. I
have your Weather Forecasting Handbook and the Weather Map Handbook...both are very
well put together with plenty of good info...GREAT JOB."
"Storm Chasing Handbook occupies a special niche in my bookcase here in
Honolulu. It was acquired at the Severe Weather Workshop
last March in Midwest City. I've mentioned it to all my Ham
friends who participate in Skywarn as the 'Storm Chasers Bible'!"
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