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.