04214nam 2200769 a 450 991097065420332120251116141035.0978661018576497803091846010309184606978128018576212801857679780309593670030959367097805851980020585198004(CKB)110986584752836(OCoLC)614664619(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055072(SSID)ssj0000147753(PQKBManifestationID)11136422(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147753(PQKBWorkID)10018349(PQKB)10391001(MiAaPQ)EBC3376078(Au-PeEL)EBL3376078(CaPaEBR)ebr10055072(CaONFJC)MIL18576(OCoLC)923260965(Perlego)4738045(BIP)5699534(EXLCZ)9911098658475283620000310d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEnhancing access to NEXRAD data, a critical national resource a brief report /from the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel, Climate Research Committee, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Pressc19991 online resource (26 p.) The compass seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309066365 0309066360 Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13).Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data-A Critical National Resource -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data-A Critical National Resource -- BACKGROUND -- PANEL'S CHARGE -- PANEL'S OBSERVATIONS -- ISSUES -- STRATEGIES -- IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE DATA. -- ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DATA -- ENHANCING ACCESS TO THE DATA -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A Tasking Letter from the USGCRP -- Appendix B -- Acronyms.The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel was asked to assess the value of the NEXRAD data for answering key atmospheric and hydrological science questions (see the tasking letter in the appendix). In response, the panel reviewed the status of WSR-88D data collection, processing, and archival, as well as the accessibility of archived data (with an emphasis on Level II). For this purpose, the panel examined reports by R. Carbone (panel member) and G. Mandt, Director, NWS/Office of Meteorology (OM). It should be noted that, because an emphasis of the present review was in identifying areas for improving the utility of the NEXRAD data, the conclusions and recommendations presented in this report could be taken out of context to suggest that the data in their present form have little utility. On the contrary, the panel concluded that the NEXRAD data are valuable for both their real-time applications in weather forecasting, and their utility for studying atmospheric dynamics in greater detail than was previously possible. At the same time, the panel identified strategies that could significantly improve the utility and value of the data.Compass series (Washington, D.C.)Weather radar networksUnited StatesRadar meteorologyMeteorological stations, RadarUnited StatesMeteorological servicesUnited StatesWeather radar networksRadar meteorology.Meteorological stations, RadarMeteorological services551.63/53National Research Council (U.S.)Climate Research Committee.Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970654203321Enhancing access to NEXRAD data, a critical national resource4368866UNINA