HMT-Southeast Pilot Study
The HMT-SE Pilot Study (HMT-SEPS) is a field project planned for May 2013 –
September 2014 in western North Carolina. The project represents an
initial step toward addressing the scientific questions articulated by
earlier planning efforts in 2009 to define a long term HMT-SE research
agenda. HMT-SEPS will be largely focused on
quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) in western portions of North
Carolina, but some instrumentation in central and eastern North Carolina
will allow for QPE study across a wider region as well. Complementary
research on southeast U.S. extreme precipitation events and improved
characterization of moisture sources and transport will also be conducted,
with a particular focus on gaps and opportunities for improvement in the
quantitative precipitation forecasting (QPF) of such events. The combined
efforts of the HMT-SEPS field project and the accompanying QPF-related
research efforts will together run from spring 2012 through spring 2015.
More information about HMT-SEPS can be found in the Science Plan.
Also, slides are available from a webinar that was held in June
2012 to update the status of HMT-SEPS, discuss next steps, and present
preliminary research.