The Dashboard

Users who are logged-in to the ECMWF website have a personal "dashboard space" into which they can save and arrange regularly-used types of charts and diagrams to allow easy recall for future viewing.  Once configured the Dashboard can become an extremely powerful and flexible forecaster-oriented tool!

To access the Dashboard:

• Ensure the user’s personal name in the top right corner of the ECMWF web page,
• Select “Chart Dashboard” from the drop-down menu. 

To add items to the Dashboard:

from Open Access charts:

Charts:

• Select the desired chart from the Open Charts display.
• Click on "Select dimensions" and then choose the Base time, Valid Time, and/or Area.
• Click on the Link Icon (middle icon).  Click on "Add to dashboard" from the dropdown menu. 

Meteograms, EFI/CDFs, Vertical Profiles:

• Select "Point Based Products" from the "Product Type"  section of the menu on the Open Charts display.
• Click on "Select dimensions" and then choose the Base time, Valid Time, and/or Location.
• Click on the Link Icon (middle icon).  Click on "Add to dashboard" from the dropdown menu. 

The chart will appear on subsequent Dashboard presentations.

Alternative methods:

• Charts:

  • Open the dashboard.
  • Select “Add Widget” (top left of frame).
  • Select “New chart widget” (from drop down list).
    • A recently used ecChart appears.
    • Select “Edit” tool (small pencil in tool box kit at top right of frame).
      • Insert a title.
    • Select “product”.
      • Select from a pictorial list of:
        • Your products saved in ecCharts
        • A limited selection of pre-selected ECMWF charts (extreme forecast index, ENS probabilities & percentiles).
    • Select “projection”.
      • Select from a pictorial list of:
        • Your projections saved in ecCharts
        • A wide selection of pre-defined ECMWF projections.

• Meteograms, EFI/CDFs, Vertical Profiles:

  • Open the dashboard.
  • Select “Add Widget” (top left of frame).
  • Select from drop–down list
    • "New 10day, 15day, or extended range meteogram widget".  A meteogram for 0°N, 0°W appears.
    • "New EFI/CDF meteogram widget".  An EFI/CDF for 0°N, 0°W appears.
    • "Vertical Profiles meteogram widget".  A vertical Profile for 0°N, 0°W appears.
  • Select “Edit” tool (small pencil in tool box kit at top right of frame).
    • Insert a title.
    • Insert Latitude and Longitude or enter a city name.
  • Select “more”.
    • Select from a pictorial list of:
    • A selection of pre-selected meteograms, plumes and time series.

The chart will appear on subsequent Dashboard presentations.

from ecCharts charts:

Composite charts (user–selected ECMWF charts, extreme forecast index, ENS probabilities & percentiles) with user–defined thresholds, contour settings etc.

• Create the desired chart on ecCharts.
• Click on "Save", select "Save Product as..." from drop down menu.
• Name the chart (optional).

• Open the dashboard.
  • Select “Add Widget” (top left of frame).
  • Select “New chart widget” (from drop down list).
• A recently saved ecChart appears.
• Select “Edit” tool (small pencil in tool box kit at top right of frame).
  • Insert a title.
  • Select “product”.
    • Select from a pictorial list of:
      • Your products previously saved in ecCharts (Your Products).
      • A selection of pre-selected ECMWF charts (extreme forecast index, ENS probabilities & percentiles).
  • Select “projection”.
    • Select from a pictorial list of:
      • Your projections saved in ecCharts (Your Projections).
      • A wide selection of pre-defined ECMWF projections (global, continental, or national).

The chart will appear on subsequent Dashboard presentations.

from Tropical Cyclone charts:

• Tropical Cyclones:

  • Select "Tropical Cyclones" from the "Product Type" section of the menu on the Open Charts display.
  • Click on "Tropical Cyclone Activity" then choose the Base time, Valid Time, Area, and Intensity.
  • Click on the Link Icon (middle icon).  Click on "Add to dashboard" from the dropdown menu.

• Tropical Storm Probabilities:

  • Select "Tropical Cyclones" from the "Product Type" section of the menu on the Open Charts display.
  • Click on "Tropical Storm Probabilities" then choose the Base time, Valid Time, Forecast, Area, and Intensity.
  • Click on the Link Icon (middle icon).  Click on "Add to dashboard" from the dropdown menu.

• Alternative method:

  • On ECMWF entry page, Select “Forecasts”, Select “Charts”.
  • Select “Latest tropical cyclones”.
  • From the list on the left:
    • Select "Latest Cyclones" 
    • Select from “Cyclone products” (plumes, strike probability, track etc.)
    • Select from “Cyclone results” (to choose another tropical cyclone).
  • Click on the + icon to add to the Dashboard.

Controls on the Dashboard:

• Open the dashboard.
  • Select “Add Widget” (top left of frame).
  • Select "Controls (from drop down list).
• A control panel appears.
  • Selection of any icon adjusts all the various dashboard items together.

The control panel will appear on subsequent Dashboard presentations.

To delete items from the Dashboard:

• Open the dashboard.
  • Select the small cross at the top right of the frame to be deleted.

More information can be found on the main dashboard help page.