AN AFOS Q-VECTOR PROGRAM UTILIZING RDDEL FORECAST DATA

James R. Fors

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AN AFOS Q-VECTOR PROGRAM UTILIZING RDDEL FORECAST DATA

1988
By James R. Fors
Series: Central Region Technical Attachment 88-41

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Personal Author:

James R. Fors
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Weather Service. Forecast Office
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; NWC (National Water Center)
Description:

The vertical motion field is an important "bottom line" in any operational weather forecast as it is directly related to cloud cover and precipitation area and intensity. In day-to-day forecasting, vertical motion is often inferred from National Meteorological Center (NMC) model guidance using subjective interpretation of vorticity and temperature advection fields. Unfortunately, these two factors are often of opposite sign making even qualitative evaluation of vertical motion difficult.
Keywords:

Cloud Forecasting Evaluation Forecasting Models And Modelmaking Precipitation Qualitative Research Temperature Cloud Forecasting Models And Modelmaking Qualitative Research National Meteorological Center (NMC)
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Central Region Technical Attachment 88-41
Document Type:

Technical Attachment
Place as Subject:

North Dakota
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Public Domain
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Library
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