The EUMETNET Composite Observing System (EUCOS) Program and THORPEX share a
common goal of testing the hypothesis that the number and size of
significant weather forecast errors over Europe and Eastern seaboard of the
USA can be reduced by targeting extra observations over oceanic storm-tracks
and other sensitive areas. The Atlantic-THORPEX Regional Campaign (ATReC) is
being lead by EUCOS as a field campaign to make a significant contribution
towards this common goal. THORPEX, as a Global Atmospheric Research Program
(GARP), is an international research programme to accelerate improvements in
the accuracy of 1 to 14-day weather forecasts for the benefit of society and
the economy. The program builds upon ongoing advances within the
basic-research and operational-forecasting communities, and will make
progress by enhancing international collaboration between these communities
and with users of forecast products. More information about THORPEX can be
found on the THORPEX web site,
www.mmm.ucar.edu/uswrp/programs/thorpex.html
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The NASA Langley Research Center is participating in AIRS II to support the
research activities of the NASA Aviation Safety Program (AvSP) and the
NASA/NOAA/DOD Integrated Program Office (IPO). These Safety Program
activities include ASAP - Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products
(ASAP) and TAMDAR - Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data and Reporting.
ASAP is a partnership with the FAA Aviation Weather Research Program (AWRP)
to infuse current and next-generation satellite data and applications into
FAA AWRP nowcasting products for aviation weather hazards including
in-flight icing, convective weather, ceiling & visibility, turbulence and
volcanic ash. The TAMDAR instrument was developed by NASA for commercial and
private general aviation (GA) to extensively augment the MDCRS and AMDAR
data stream and to increase weather awareness in the GA cockpit. The IPO
supports the the NPOESS Atmospheric Sounder Testbed Project to develop the
next generation of hyperspectral sounders that will fly on operational polar
orbiting satellites. This research also supports GIFTS (the Geosynchronous
Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer), a demonstration instrument for the
development of the next generation of GOES (Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite) sounders.
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