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NWS/GHCC Collaborative Workshop on Mesoscale Modeling and Short-term Convective Forecasting

Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Huntsville, AL
June 30 - July 1, 1999

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Wednesday, June 30th
12:00-12:45 pm Lunch for workshop participants (provided in the GHCC Conference Room)
12:45-1:00 pm Introductory remarks (Tom Bradshaw, WFO BHM; Bill Lapenta, GHCC; Don Perkey, GHCC)
Session I : Operational Issues related to Short-term Forecasting
1:00-1:25 pm The future role of short-term forecasting and mesoscale modeling in the WFO environment (Dan Smith, SRH/SSD)
1:25-1:50 pm Update on the use of QPFs at SERFC (Judi Bradberry, SERFC)
1:50-2:15 pm SCRAPE - Summer Convective Rainfall in Alabama Prediction Experiment (Tom Bradshaw, WFO BHM)
2:15-2:30 pm BREAK
Session II: Observational Platforms
2:30-2:55 pm The NCAR Auto-nowcasting system (Cindy Mueller, NCAR)
2:55-3:20 pm MIPS (Doppler on Wheels) (Kevin Knupp, GHCC)
3:20-3:45 pm Use of multi-sensor data for short-term convective forecasting (Brian Motta, CIRA/VISIT)
3:45-4:00 pm BREAK
4:00-4:25 pm Related GHCC remote sensing activities (Ron Suggs, GHCC)
4:25-4:50 pm GHCC Lightning activities (Steve Goodman, GHCC)
4:50-5:10 pm Lightning climatologies for portions of the Southeast United States (Todd Lericos, FSU)
5:10-5:45 pm OPEN DISCUSSION
5:45 pm Workshop ends for the day
Thursday, July 1st
7:30-8:00 am Breakfast for workshop participants (provided in the GHCC conference room)
Session III: Mesoscale Modeling Activities
8:00-8:25 am Mesoscale Modeling activities along the east coast of Florida (John Manobianco, ENSCO/Applied Meteorology Group, KSC)
8:25-8:50 am GHCC GOES assimilation project (Bill Lapenta, GHCC)
8:50-9:15 am Pollution/Ozone transport modeling in the SE US (Richard McNider, GHCC)
9:15-9:40 am A MOS-type prediction system based on MM5/Eta outputs (Qi Mao, GHCC)
9:40-10:00 am Incorporating SST data into the MM5 model runs of NWS TLH (Matt Duke, FSU)
10:00-10:30 am BREAK
10:30-11:45 am OPEN DISCUSSION
11:45-12:00 pm Concluding Remarks (Tom Bradshaw, Bill Lapenta, Dan Smith)
12:00 pm Workshop ends


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