The  impact of sensible and latent heating on the prediction of an intense extratropical cyclones, some experiments with the nested grid model on the Presidents' Day snowstorm of 18-19 February 1979

Xiao-Rong, Guo; Hoke, James E.

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The impact of sensible and latent heating on the prediction of an intense extratropical cyclones, some experiments with the nested grid model on the Presidents' Day snowstorm of 18-19 February 1979

1985
By Xiao-Rong, Guo ; Hoke, James E.
Series: Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) 314

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Alternative Title:

Some experiments with the nested grid model on the Presidents' Day snowstorm of 18-19 February 1979
Personal Author:

Xiao-Rong, Guo ; Hoke, James E.
Corporate Authors:

National Meteorological Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; NCEP (National Centers for Environmental Prediction)
Description:

"The attention of many meteorologists has been directed to the Presidents' Day snowstorm of 18-19 February 1979. Not only was the storm very severe, but also the National Meteorological Center's (NMC's) operational model, the Limited Area Fine-Mesh Model (LFM), failed to forecast the storm adequately. On 18-19 February 1979, an intense cyclone developed along the mid-Atlantic coast and produced heavy snowfall there. The storm brought up to 24 inches of snow from Virginia to southern New Jersey. Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour were common. Rates up to 4 inches per hour in the Washington D.C. area were the heaviest in over 50 years"--Introduction, paragraphs 1-2.
Content Notes:

Guo Xiao-Rong and James E. Hoke.

"October 1985."

"This is an unreviewed manuscript, primarily intended for informal exchange of information among NMC staff members."

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Includes bibliographical references (page 8-9).
Keywords:

Mathematical Models Numerical Analysis Numerical Weather Forecasting Snow Weather Forecasting Mathematical Models Numerical Analysis Numerical Weather Forecasting Weather Forecasting
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Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) 314
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Office Note
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United States
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