HR: 1330h
AN: H23A-18    [Abstracts]
TI: A National Test bed for Hydrometeorological and Severe Storm Research and Development
AU: Zhang, J
EM: jian.zhang@noaa.gov
AF: CIMMS, The University of Oklahoma Sarkeys Energy Center 100 East Boyd Street, Room 1110, norman, OK 73019 United States
AU: Zhang, J
EM: jian.zhang@noaa.gov
AF: NSSL, 1313 Halley Circle, norman, OK 73069 United States
AU: Howard, K
AF: NSSL, 1313 Halley Circle, norman, OK 73069 United States
AU: Vasiloff, S
AF: NSSL, 1313 Halley Circle, norman, OK 73069 United States
AU: Jorgensen, D
AF: NSSL, 1313 Halley Circle, norman, OK 73069 United States
AU: * clarke, b
AF: CIMMS, The University of Oklahoma Sarkeys Energy Center 100 East Boyd Street, Room 1110, norman, OK 73019 United States
AU: * clarke, b
AF: NSSL, 1313 Halley Circle, norman, OK 73069 United States
AB: The National Severe Storms Laboratory, in collaboration with the NWS Office of Hydrologic Development, is currently establishing a national hydrometeorological test bed for the research and development of multisensor applications. A key component of the test bed is the National Mosaic and Quantitative precipitation estimation (NMQ) system. The NMQ will allow the creation of new applications and the dissemination of high-resolution quantitative precipitation estimation products seamlessly across North America for flash flood detection and prediction, fresh water resource management, and severe weather detection and prediction. The NMQ project will function as a community based research and development program that encompasses integration of multiple observational data streams (currently existing and future), prototype and technique development environment, and real time verification and performance assessments on a national scale across small time and space resolutions. The NMQ system will capitalize on the rapid real-time communication of base-level WSR-88D radar data, satellite, surface, and NWP data. The NMQ system will utilize two high performance Linux computer clusters connected to a large bandwidth data hub. One cluster will serve as a development and testing platform within a Joint Applications Development Environment (JADE) that will allow field personal, university researchers and NOAA scientists to develop and assess, in real time, new QPE and short-term QPF techniques, as well as multi-sensor severe weather applications. The second cluster (currently deployed) functions as a pseudo-operational environment providing QPE and severe weather products with a minimal resolution of 1 km updated every 5-10 minutes seamlessly across the U.S.
DE: 1854 Precipitation (3354)
DE: 3354 Precipitation (1854)
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly