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HYSPLIT Locust Forecast
Swarm name:
for naming output files.
Start date and direction:
Meteorological data
GFS Model 0.25 degree (Global)
GFS Model 1.0 degree (Global)
Information and grid domains of forecast datasets
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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
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Duration
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First-day start time (UTC)
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First-day ending time (UTC)
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Start location:
Latitude
deg
Longitude
deg
Height
m
Locust flight time:
Fly without overnight stops
Time to take off after sunrise
hr(s)
Time to land before sunset
hr(s)
Water avoidance:
Avoid landing on a body of water
Water fill fraction
[0, 1]
Max single flight
hr(s)
Min resting period
hr(s)
Plot options:
Map background
ARL Map
STAMEN Terrain
STAMEN Toner
Plot radius
km
Color Opacity
25
50
75
100
%
GIS file:
by day
by height
by each day-height
all trajectories in one file
use lines not points
Advanced:
Vertical motion
Data (0)
Isobaric (1)
Isentropic (2)
Constant Density (3)
Sigma (4)
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