Feature Request: Hodographs (Tornados)
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Would love to be able to use Windy for more of my tornado-related usages, in particular being able to reference hodographs.
Idea 1: Extending Sounding Feature
Idea 2: Adding Hodograph Layer
Example:
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=hrrr&p=sbcape_hodo&fh=loop&dpdt=&mc=
Thanks!
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@Greg-Westneat thank you for provided info and request. Our colleagues will definitely consider in the next planning.
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@Ondřej-Šutera there's some nice hodograph code in MeteoJS:
https://chird.github.io/meteoJS/examples/thermodynamicdiagram-hodograph.html
license: Apache License 2.0
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Thank you for the response @Ondřej-Šutera!
Wanted to acknowledge that the Airgram feature exists and it's actually awesome -- significantly more intuitive -- I definitely prefer that data viz overall.
One advantage of hodographs is the standard "shapes", as quick way to recognize common shearing dynamics: cell structures, storm longevity, etc
Would be especially cool to support a "storm relative" option.
In case it's useful here's a great overview:
https://cameronnixonphotography.wordpress.com/research/the-storm-relative-hodograph/
https://www.ustornadoes.com/case-archive/Appreciate your consideration. Y'all rock!
