Information Analysis and Dissemination Using WebGIS-Based Mesoscale Weather Monitoring and Warning

In response to a need for a rapid access of real-time weather data in regional mesoscale weather monitoring, a data browser system based on various WebGis components is developed. Because of using a distributed system, such a data browser system can decompose the entire data processing task into several subsystems, but the database can integrate and manage each subsystem, create a product preprocessor, and carry out standardization for data dissemination. A B/S type of software is designed and developed, which allows to analyze the data, rapidly disseminate the geographic informational data, as well as interactively plot and statistically analyze the data. This system provides an application platform under INTERNET and INTRANET environment. It can also allow for several users to access weather operational products concurrently from different remote sites.