1 Introduction
Display weather hazards: Global ozone forecast
In this topic, you learn how to add information on global ozone levels to the map.
We estimate that this will take 1 minute to complete.
2 Detailed explanation
Weather hazards
Display flight hazards using the information provided in the HAZARD tab to optimize flight routes or improve flight decisions based on those hazards. The options include:
■ Global ozone forecast: forecasting position and the concentration of the ozone layer
For more details on working with the last three layers in the HAZARD tab, consult the topic, Display weather hazards: EDR turbulence, icing forecast, and EDR thunderstorms forecast.
■ EDR turbulence: turbulence at multiple flight levels as well as forecast periods globally or for the North American Mesoscale Model (NAM)
■ Icing forecast: forecasts for icing for different flight levels, as well as forecast periods over North America or globally
■ EDR thunderstorms forecast: forecast convective activity and intensity for different forecast periods globally or for North America.
HINT
The HAZARD tab is available only if you subscribe for weather information for at least one region.
What does the global ozone forecast look like
today?
You can display
this information on the map by accessing the appropriate
weather layer in the Layers menu.
Click the Layers menu button.
Click the Global
Ozone Forecast slider.
After Global Ozone Forecast is enabled, you can see where different concentrations of ozone occur. In this example, the map shows the forecast for the next six hours.
The ozone forecast uses two colors to indicate
different concentration levels:
Clicking within a depicted shape displays more
detailed information.
You can change the time for which the forecast
displays to show 12, 18, or 24 hours in the past or in the
future.
For this
example, display the forecast
time period for 12 hours in the future.
Click the Forecast
hours +
button.
In this example, increasing the time offset
from 6 to 12 changes the area to which the ozone warning
applies.
When using this
layer, be aware that at any given time, ozone may not be
present in a high enough concentration to be depicted on the
map.
Use the Global Ozone Forecast slider to enable or disable this feature.