BLIPMAP UniViewer Created by John Whitney, E. Mancini, Jack Glendening
BLIPMAPTM = Boundary Layer Information Prediction MAP created by Dr. John W. (Jack) Glendening,  Meteorologist  
This UniViewer requires:  Javascript, Registration (free), a valid registration cookie, browser acceptance of "www.drjack.info" cookies, and basic BlipMap knowledge.
"Registered-only" users can view "Thermal Updraft Velocity" and all "Previous Day" BLIPMAPs. 
Subscribers can view all BLIPMAPs and can Logon (get a new cookie) here) or check their registration cookie status here. 
UniViewer Notes give usage information.  BlipMap News and helpful BlipMap links are below the viewer.
If this new overlay-capable UniViewer does not funcion properly with your browser, please post a report to the BLIPMAP Forum and instead use the old non-overlay UniViewer.
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Model+Day+Time:  
RUC: CurrentDay  Previous(-1)
RUC: 12z 15z 18z 21z 00z 03z

NAM: CurrentDay  +1   +2   -1
NAM:   18z 21z

Parameter:
Thermal Velocity + B/S Ratio
Thermal Updraft Velocity
Buoyancy/Shear Ratio
Critical Updraft Height
BL Top Height (TI=0)
BL Depth
Thermal Hgt. Variability
BL Wind
BL Wind Speed
BL Wind Direction
BL Vertical Wind Shear
BL Max.Up/Down Motion
CU Cloudbase for CUpot>0
CUmulus Potential
CUmulus Cloudbase
OD Cloudbase for ODpot>0
OD Potential
OD Cloudbase
BL Max. Rel. Humidity
CAPE
Surface Heating
Surface Temperature
Surface Dew Point
Experimental
Experimental2
NAM: Total CloudCover
NAM: Surface Sun
Model Terrain Map
Actual Terrain Map





 
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BLIPMAP Forum:   Latest: Thu Mar 11 09:50 "Re: BLIPSPOT pages: .txt vs. .html" [George Morford]

DrJack sez:   (Latest 5 news items)
Mar 1, 2010:  Scheicher pushes DrJack out of soaring:  Schleicher has now had my ASH-26e motor for 17 months, with no repair date in sight.
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. 
Oct 17:  Subscription changes:  As of the end of last month, "expiring" subscriptions are no longer being terminated.  Also, any new subscriptions are at only half the previous rate and are valid only for 6 months.  After March, BLIPMAPs will be "free", with the proviso that no further development will occur.  Thus I will have made no further fiduciary commitments to users beyond October 2010 and could terminate BLIPMAP forecasts at that time (see my previous" news" item for an explanation). 
Oct 17:  Schleicher woes and site termination:  BLIPMAP users have likely noticed that there has been little updating or improving of the website or forecasts for over a year.  Some of you are also aware that 16 months ago I had an (unexplained) in-flight fire in the engine bay of my Schleicher ASH-26e.  The two events are related.  Schleicher has now had my engine for over one year, without any repair - Schliecher says they cannot get parts from the engine manufacturer.  I am mentioning this here as a "public service announcement" for those considering purchasing an ASH-26e, or any plane with that engine, but also because this affects BLIPMAPs.  I have not flown since that time and find I have lost my love of soaring - for me, "soaring" now only means problems and hassles, so I have turned to more enjoyable recreational activities.  This website has been a "labor of love" but that love has died and I have no motivation for contributing any further time to the soaring community - for me this website is just another soaring-related "problem".  I will address this issue in future posts, but the bottom line is probable termination of this website a year from now. 
Oct 1:  "Super" UniViewer now default:  I have now made the "super" univiewer, which has been under testing for several months, the default univiewer.  Note that it is capable of "remembering" a multiple-BLIPMAP forecast sequence to be automatically displayed at each startup, but on first use that is non-existent so loading of a new BLIPMAP will be required.  For further info see the "Super" UniViewer revision posting below.  If you experience problems, please post its details to the BLIPMAP forum .  The new features can be ignored/circumvented if desired, but FWIW the old UniViewer is still available here. 
View ALL recent news items here
  

REGISTRATION and SUBSCRIPTION:
Freely available forecasts are:  "Thermal Updraft Velocity" BLIPMAPs, "Buoyancy/Shear Ratio" BLIPMAPs, all "Previous Day" BLIPMAPs, and all BLIPSPOTs.  Other forecasts require a yearly subscription fee of $13 for either NAM or RUC forecasts and $20 for both.  Registration (free) is needed for direct (no-nag-screen) forecast access and to obtain a subscription.  New users can Register here.  Currently registered/subscribed users can Logon (get new cookie) here or view registration (cookie) status here.  More info is available at the Registration Information and Subscription Information webpages. 
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.
T-SHIRTS:
Upon request, I've made available to others the T-shirts I created for myself.

Medal Heros: Thanks to John Whitney (F9) for creating this UniViewer.  I also want to personally thank those whose support is listed on the Contributors webpage.