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| Program Documents |
PACJET and a Long-term Effort
to Improve 0-24 h West Coast Forecasts
Overview Poster
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| Research Participants |
NOAA Research
ETL,
NSSL,
FSL,
AL,
CDC
National Weather Service Western Region
Eureka,
Hanford,
Medford,
Monterey,
Oxnard,
Portland,
Reno,
Sacramento,
San Diego,
Seattle,
CNFRC
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
AOC
Naval Postgradute School
DRI CIASTA
CIRES
SUNY Stony Brook
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
EMC,
HPC,
MPC
National Environmental Satellite, Data
and Information Service
CIMSS,
CIRA
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| Operational Forecasting Components |
COMET Presentation
West Coast RUC
Aircraft Obs via AWIPS
GWINDEX Poster
Applications Development
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| Research Components |
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Modeling Research Components
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| Related Experiments |
Winter Storm Reconnaissance (Central Pac.)
CRPAQS (CA Air Quality)
IMPROVE (Microphysics)
THORPEX (Synoptic Targeting)
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| Observing Systems |
AEROSONDE
NOAA P-3
Wind Profiler Network
Satellite Products
NOAA S-band Radar
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| Contacts |
Program
Media Contacts
Webmaster
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| Workshops |
2001 - Monterey, CA
July 13-14 2000 (Boulder, CO)
July Workshop Agenda
September 1999 - Monterey, CA
1999 Planning Workshop Figures
June 1998 - CALJET
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GOAL
To develop and test methods to improve short-term
(0-24 h) forecasts of damaging weather on the U. S. West Coast in landfalling
winter storms emerging from the data sparse Pacific Ocean.
WHY?
Impacts of landfalling Pacific winter storms on an annual average are comparable to
those of earthquakes. Yet, their prediction is hindered by the fact that they develop
over the ocean. The human and economic costs of these storms have increased dramatically
in recent years.
WHEN?
January to February 2001
WHERE?
From 300 km inland to 1000 km offshore of the
U.S. West Coast from Southern California to Washington State.
HOW?
Testing new ways to observe approaching storms; better ways to use existing data;
improving understanding of key physical processes; exploring linkages between climate variability and extreme weather; and working with forecasters
to develop new forecasting tools.
TOOLS
- NOAA P-3 Orion Research Aircraft
- Specialized Satellite Products and Validation
- Coastal and Inland Wind Profiler Network
- Coastal Process Study Site (Fluxes and Microphysics)
- Assimilation of Data into Operational Forecast Models
- Expanded-Domain RUC Model extending 1000 km offshore
- Experimental Mesoscale Ensemble
WHO?
NOAA Research:
ETL,
NSSL,
FSL,
AL,
CDC
NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
AOC
NOAA NESDIS:
CIMSS,
CIRA
NOAA NWS:
NCEP
(EMC,
HPC,
MPC),
Western Region WFOs,
CNRFC
U.S. Navy:
NPS
University/Joint Institute:
SPONSORS
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