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Figure 14 Notifications Pane with Acknowledge Button
When there are active notifications in the Notifications pane, the button of the application
that the notification concerns flashes in the Windows Taskbar.
4.2.7 Radar Warnings
Vaisala IRIS™ Focus weather radar software can be integrated to the Vaisala AviMet AWOS
system. Depending on the level of integration in the system, the following features can be
available:
• The IRIS Focus user interface can be embedded in the WeatherView application.
• The WeatherView application can show warnings from the radar. The following figure
shows an example of the warnings.
Figure 15 Radar Warnings in WeatherView
The following cloud types generate the warnings:
• TCU = Towering cumulus
• CB = Cumulonimbus
• SH = Showers
• GR = Hail
The first value shows the distance of the cloud from the airport reference point (in
kilometers).
The second value shows the compass point of the cloud from the airport reference point. If a
compass point is not shown, the cloud is on top of the airport.
An orange frame around the value means that the cloud is forming. A red frame means that
the cloud has formed.
AviMet can also be configured to combine the LLWAS (low level wind shear) data from wind
sensors and TDWR (terminal Doppler weather radar) data from IRIS. For the algorithm
specification, see
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar / Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System
Integration Algorithm Specification , version 1.1, Project Report ATC-187 (DOT/FAA/NR-92/3).
The user profile for accessing radar data depends on the system configuration.
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