RASP BLIPMAPS for The Netherlands, North Belgium and Northwest Germany

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Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction
Boundary Layer Information Prediction MAP
The Netherlands, North Belgium and Northwest Germany

The atmospheric Boundary Layer (BL) is the vertical region above the surface within which air has been mixed by thermal or windshear eddies, i.e. the region where gliders, hanggliders and paragliders normally fly. The RASP BLIPMAP model is developed by Dr. John W. (Jack) Glendening and is a WRF model specifically adapted for these gliders. The basic parameters are described here and all parameters here. A description of all parameters in German can be found here. If you have any remarks or questions, please email rasp@kzc.nl. The model for today and tomorrow starts at 00 UTC and for the day after tomorrow at 06 UTC. All have a resolution of 4 km. The results are available for today at 08:30 local time, for tomorrow at 09:30 and for the day after tomorrow at 10:30 at the latest and depending on the weather sometimes up till 30 minutes earlier. Animations have only been made for those parameters of which the legenda doesn't change througout the day. After midnight all results are copied to one day earlier. Due to this until 10:30 no results are available for the day after tomorrow. How actual the forecast is can be derived from the number of hours that is noted in each picture before the text "hrFcst@". This is the difference between the model starttime and the time at which the forecast is valid. If you have difficulties distinguishing colors then thishelps.

PARAMETERS [Description]	(Yesterday) (Today) TOMORROW (local time) (The day after tomorrow)
Thermal:
Surface Temperature		0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Normalized Surface Sun	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Height of Boundary Layer Top	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Height of Critical Updraft Strength (<0,9 m/s)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Maximum Thermalling Height including cloudbase limitations	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Thermal Height Uncertainty	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Thermal Updradft Velocity for 0,9 m/s sinkrate	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Buoyancy/Shear Ratio	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Thermal Updraft Velocity and B/S ratio	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Wind:
Surface wind	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Boundary Layer Average Wind	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Wind at the Boundary Layer Top	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Boundary Layer Wind Shear	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
BL Convergence	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Height at which BL Max. Up/Down Motion occurs	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Clouds:
Cumulus potential	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Cumulus Cloudbase	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Cumulus Cloudbase where CuPotential>0	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
OvercastDevelopment Potential	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
OvercastDevelopment Cloudbase AMSL	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
OvercastDevelopment Cloudbase where ODpotential>0	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
BL Cloud Cover	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Surface Dew Point Temperature		0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
CAPE		0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
1 hr Accumulated Rain	Animation		0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Wave/Upper-level:
Vertical Velocity at 850 mb (~1500 m)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Vertical Velocity at 700 mb (~2500 m)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Vertical Velocity Slice through location of Max. Vertical Velocity at wind-parallel angle		0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Soundings and locations:
AMS (Amsterdam)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
EIN (Eindhoven)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
GRO (Groningen)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
DUS (Dusseldorf)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
BRE (Bremen)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
KAS (Kassel)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
HAN (Hannover)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
HAM (Hamburg)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
ERF (Erfurt)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
MAG (Magneburg)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
BRU (Brussel)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
LUX (Luxemburg)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
FRA (Frankfurt)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
NUR (Nurnberg)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
LIL (Lille)	Animation	0830	0900	0930	1000	1030	1100	1130	1200	1230	1300	1330	1400	1430	1500	1530	1600	1630	1700	1730	1800	1830	1900	1930	2000
Other:
Ground level		50m	10m
Experimental:
Potential flight distance		Total