Session 2: Short-term Forecasting

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Session 2: Short-term Forecasting Fifth Meeting of the Science Advisory Committee 18-20 November, 2009 WRF Microphysical Adjustments Land Information System AIRS Assimilation High-res SST Forecast Impacts Lightning Warning / Nowcasting WRF Lightning Forecasts transitioning unique NASA data and research technologies to operations National Space Science and Technology Center, Huntsville, AL

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Session 2:Short-term Forecasting

Fifth Meeting of the Science Advisory Committee18-20 November, 2009

WRF Microphysical AdjustmentsLand Information SystemAIRS AssimilationHigh-res SST Forecast ImpactsLightning Warning / NowcastingWRF Lightning Forecasts

transitioning unique NASA data and research technologies to operations

National Space Science and Technology Center, Huntsville, AL

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transitioning unique NASA data and research technologies to operations

Short-term Forecasting:Introduction

• Why SPoRT conducts short-term forecasting/modeling studies– NWS forecast problems addressed by unique NASA data and research

• Convection and precipitation, sea / land breezes, temperature forecasts• AIRS radiances/profiles, MODIS SSTs, LIS, NALMA, CloudSat

– Complements Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)• SPoRT: Local to regional scales; 0-24 h• JCSDA: Larger spatial / temporal scales

– SPoRT’s work can feed back to regional/national operational centers• NSSL, NCEP, AOML, etc.

– Few others doing this work with a focus on NASA datasets

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transitioning unique NASA data and research technologies to operations

Short-term Forecasting:Topics and Speakers

• Microphysical Parameterization Adjustments in WRF (Molthan)

• Applications of the Land Information System (Case)• Impact of AIRS Radiances and Profiles on WRF

Forecasts (Zavodsky)• High-Resolution SST Impacts on WRF Forecasts (Case)• Lightning Warning / Nowcasting (Buechler)• WRF Lightning Forecasts (McCaul)• Summary of Session / Future Direction (Case)