HYSPLIT Locust Forecast Matrix
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Swarm name:
 for naming output files.
Start date and direction:
Meteorological data Information and grid domains of forecast datasets.
For a longer forecast, 0.25 degree GFS data may run out prematurely. This application will automatically switch to 1 degree GFS to complete the locust forecast.
Start date (UTC)
Direction
Duration
First-day start time (UTC)
First-day ending time (UTC)
Start location:
The source matrix is specified by the start location, the spacings in latitude/longitude, and the number of points in the latitude/longitude directions. However, the total number of source locations CANNOT EXCEED 125, which is about a 11x11 lat/lon grid with a 1 degree spacing.
SW corner lat. deg
Lat. Spacing deg
Lat. Points
SW corner long. deg
Long. Spacing deg
Long. Points
Height m
Locust flight time:
Time to take off after sunrise hr(s)
Time to land before sunset hr(s)
Water avoidance:
Water fill fraction [0, 1]
Max single flight hr(s)
Min resting period hr(s)
Plot options:
Map background
Plot radius km
GIS file:
Plot grid size
Color Opacity
Advanced:
Vertical motion