Thursday, May 12, 2016

PGLM compare and contrast

We were finally lucky enough to use the PGLM lightning tool today.  I found it visually pleasing and useful.  I like that fact that once you figure out the scale, it immediately conveys the severity of the lightning.  For example.
I learned that anything over dark blue (in the default frame) is OVER 30 flashes.
That's all I need to know.  I can tell by looking at this storm that there is a LOT of lightning.  If I want to get the exact amount I can scroll over, but I don't need to.  It's like a visual threshold for me.  I prefer the non-pixelated version, and as far as color tables...I prefer the default. I initially chose the top right corner because it was more intuitive with red bring stronger, but the blues in the default give a very clear demarcation of major vs. minor lightning.
-StormFront

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