GSL Aircraft Data Web

Data and information are provided on a real-time experimental basis and should be used as such.

Frequently Asked Questions, and General Information
Video aircraft animations and tutorials on the java data display
Interactive Forum ESRL/GSL Aircraft Data Forum for general questions and answers about GSL's processing and display of AMDAR/MDCRS/ACARS data
Selected Technical Reports and Studies
Meeting Presentations Advancements in the AMDAR Humidity Sensing presentation by Axel Hoff (Deutscher Wetterdienst / German MeteorologicalService) at at WMO TECO 2010, August 31, 2010, in Helsinki, Finland. March-2009 meeting between NOAA and representatives of the Japan Meteorological Administration and All Nippon Airways Presentation by Stan Benjamin about RUC and Rapid Refresh development and testing, with much emphasis on TAMDAR, at the NWS Great Lakes Operational Meteorology Workshop in Milwaukee (Sept. 2007) (11.8 Mb). (TAMDAR-related slides start at number 61.) Short Course On Meteorological Applications Of Aircraft Weather Data at the 2007 AMS Annual Meeting (San Antonio, TX) 7 Sept 2006 MDCRS Management Team presentations (Silver Spring, MD) 12-13-Apr-2006 TAMDAR GLFE Status Meeting 3 (Evergreen and Boulder, CO) 23-Aug-2005 GLFE Status Meeting (NCAR, Boulder, CO) 11-April-2005 GLFE Status Meeting (FSL, Boulder, CO) Photos from the 23-Feb-2004 GLFE Planning Meeting (NWS, Green Bay, WI)
RAP-AMDAR statistics validated against 1-h forecasts from the Rapid Refresh model (which covers all of North America). Summary and interactive statistics for data more than 48 hours old are available to all; plan-view of RAP-AMDAR differences are restricted to those with access to real-time aircraft data.
GFS-AMDAR statistics validated against 3-h forecasts from the operational GFS model (which covers the entire world). Summary and interactive statistics for data more than 48 hours old are available to all; plan-view of GFS-AMDAR differences are restricted to those with access to real-time aircraft data.
NWS Forecast Discussions involving AMDAR
Sounding Statistics for aircraft ascents and descents at all airports served by reporting aircraft, listed by week.
Demonstration of AMDAR data display (available to all, no current data):

java DEMO version
Available to all, real time data (from the NOAA-funded WVSS-II program)

Soundings with dewpoint data from approximately 140 aircraft (from https://wxster.com/acars, in a new window)
Full AMDAR data display (restricted to NOAA and certain other sites)
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java version
Interactive soundings from RUC analyses and forecasts (Past 36 hours and up to 36 hours into the future), also RAOB data.

Please address questions to aircraft_request.gsl@noaa.gov
Last modified: 28 March 2023