Doppler Winds Experiment

To send a hurricane wind field to TPC in real time from the P-3s
To send intelligent local averages (a.k.a. superobs) of Doppler radial velocities to NCEP/EMC in real time from either the P-3 or the Gulfstream-IV aircraft

Milestones:

Feb. 1, 2003 - Modify/develop software to read data in present AOC format into Gamache interpolation software
Feb. 1, 2004 - Modify/develop software to compress HRD wind analyses for sending over satellite data stream
Feb. 1, 2004 - Develop software to remove noise, data with unacceptable spectral width, and reflectivity of the ocean surface, from the radar data stream. Agree with EMC about structure/nature of prototype superobs to be sent for assimilation of data
Mar. 2004 - Present results at the Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference
Apr. 1, 2004 - Develop and/or modify, and then incorporate, an automatic dealiasing scheme
May 15, 2004 - First year annual report and renewal proposal
Jun. 1, 2004 - Test automatic data-cleanup/interpolation/synthesis software using cases already cleaned up and analyzed by human analysts and compare with their research wind fields. Concurrently test-run software on the workstation that will operate on P-3 aircraft. Develop software on airborne workstation that will construct superobs from radar data stream. Develop communication software that will send compressed analyses/superobs through the aircraft network/satellite communication system
Jul. 2004 - Install workstation aboard aircraft
Aug.-Oct. 2004 - Produce real-time Doppler analyses automatically aboard aircraft during 2004 Hurricane Season

References :
Semiannual JHT report on project

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Last modified: 12/15/2003

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