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DrJack Forum:
Latest: Wed Apr 18 14:42 "RAP Forecast" [Elston]
DrJack sez:
(Latest 5 news items)
May 10, 2012:
RAP replaces RUC:
NCEP has replaced the RUC model with the RAP model. I am working
on making the appropriate BLIPMAP alterations, the primary focus being
on needed operational changes - references to RUC in webpages which do
not actually affect forecasts will likely remain for awhile.
Operational forecast problems should be reported on the BLIPMAP
forum.
October 11, 2011:
Continuing BLIPMAPs:
I currently plan to fund and administer BLIPMAPs indefinitely, with
all BLIPMAPs remaining freely available to any registered user,
but will do little, if any, further development. To reduce costs
to a sustainable level, I am planning to replace my dedicated server
with a shared server and do the processing on my personal
computer. Like much else, that switchover has been pending for
some time - when it eventually does occur I will alert users via these
news items. . Hopefully it will go so smoothly that users will not
notice any difference.
April 1, 2010:
Free BLIPMAPs:
As of today, all BLIPMAPs will be freely available to any
registered user. I currently plan to fund and administer
BLIPMAPs through at least September of 2011. But I will
do little, if any, further development. For quite some time I
have been intending to send a situation report to subscribed users,
but I find that difficult to write so it has been indefinitely delayed
(like much else in my life these days). I will be changing text
on the website which refers to "subscription" use, but that will take
awhile.
Oct 21:
BLIPMAP future:
Options which continue BLIPMAPs without requiring my personal time may
emerge - for example, releasing my source code for others to run is a
definite possibility. I will take a six months respite, then see
what possibilities have emerged. While the planned scenario
would allow me to terminate BLIPMAPs in October 2010, I would want to
continue them (in "free" mode) until such time as alternate runs are
available. But the bottom line is that I must cease my active
involvement with BLIPMAPs: for the past three years, any sitting
beyond 2 hours per day has been painful and whereas I was willing to
accept some pain for this "labor of love" (hoping the condition was
ephemeral, with some diagnosis/solution eventually being found!), I am
no longer willing to program in pain and cannot spend the
computer-sitting time necessary to maintain the site.
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REGISTRATION:
All BLIPMAPs are freely available to registered users.
Registration (free) is needed for direct (no-nag-screen)
forecast access.
New users can
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More info is available at the
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EMAIL POLICY:
There are
many advantages to having one person's knowledge be shared and
available to others, so I expect most BLIPMAP issues to be handled through
the
DrJack Forum
and ask those who have a question or problem or experience which could
be of interest to others to post it there. This allows others to
comment on the matter if they have any personal experience and also
allows any response I make to be read by others. If you send me
an email, I will respond personally only if it's nature is not
appropriate for such posting - in other cases I will simply
reply with a request to post to the forum.
FEEDBACK REQUEST:
I only look at the webpages and maps that I use personally or that I
suspect might contain an error. If you notice a consistent
problem with either, please post a message on the
DrJack Forum.
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Heros:
I personally thank those whose support is listed on the
Contributors webpage.
