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TI: Evaluations of the Eta, RUC, WRF and MM5 Meteorological Models During NEAQS 2002
AU: * wilczak, j
EM: james.m.wilczak@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA/Environmental Technology Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 United States
AU: Nance, L
AF: CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AU: Djalalova, I
AF: Science and Technology Corporation, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 United States
AU: Gottas, D
AF: CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AU: Benjamin, S
EM: Stan.Benjamin@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA/Environmental Technology Laboratory, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 United States
AU: Grell, G
EM: Georg.A.Grell@noaa.gov
AF: CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AU: Peckham, S
EM: Steven.Peckham@noaa.gov
AF: CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303 United States
AB: During the summer of 2002 several NOAA Research laboratories (Environmental Technology Laboratory, Aeronomy Laboratory, Forecast Systems Laboratory) collaborated with the National Weather Service, including the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NECP), on a project to assess and improve forecasts in New England using a regional testbed approach. During this project arrays of special research grade instruments were deployed throughout New England by NOAA Research, including seven 915 MHz wind profilers with RASS, cloud ceilometers, and surface meteorology stations that included solar and net radiation. Measurements from these instruments were compared against predictions made by operational and research forecast models, including the Eta, RUC, WRF and MM5 models. Model/observation comparisons were made on an hourly basis in real-time during the experiment. Results from this project will be presented, focusing on phenomena that most directly affect pollutant transport and mixing, including boundary layer depth, sea-breeze representation, and mesoscale transport.
UR: http://www.etl.noaa.gov/programs/2002/taq/verification/
DE: 0345 Pollution--urban and regional (0305)
DE: 0368 Troposphere--constituent transport and chemistry
DE: 3307 Boundary layer processes
DE: 3329 Mesoscale meteorology
DE: 3360 Remote sensing
SC: Atmospheric Sciences [A]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting