20 likes | 150 Vues
This document outlines a variety of meteorological observation platforms and proposed projects across North America, focusing on integrated radar systems, profiling, and soundings. It discusses the deployment of S-POL radar, Doppler instruments, lightning detectors, radiosondes, and more, alongside details on participating institutions such as NOAA, NCAR, and various universities. The observation network intends to enhance weather forecasting and hydrometeorology, with several projects funded or proposed for future deployment.
E N D
Table 1. NAME FIELD OBSERVATIONS Platform / Data Instrumentation Sponsor - Status PI's S-POL Radar / Integrated Sounding Systems SMN Radars Profilers, Soundings, Ship S-POL Doppler radar; 4 ISS Upgrade for 4 SMN 5-cm 6 UHF profilers; Ron Brown or UNOLS NCAR/ATD - NSF Field Deployment - Proposed NOAA/OGP - Funded NOAA/ETL and/or AL - Proposed R. Carbone (NCAR), R. Cifelli(CSU), R. Johnson (CSU), M. Moncrieff (NCAR), W. Petersen (UAH) S. Rutledge (CSU) C. Fairall (NOAA/ETL), K. Gage (NOAA/AL), G. Kiladis(NOAA/AL), L. Hartten (NOAA), L. Nance (NOAA) Lightning Detectors 5 sites (Mexico) 8 sites (US) NSF- Proposed W. Petersen (UAH), others J. Amador (Univ. Costa Rica) Radiosondes (MX) 17 sites (up to 2x-4x daily) NOAA/OGP - Proposed M. Cortez (SMN), A. Douglas(Creighton) Pilot Balloons (MX, US) 6 US sites / 25 Mexican sites NOAA/OGP - Proposed M. Douglas (NSSL) NOAA P-3 Aircraft Radar, dropsondes, flight level instr. NOAA - Proposed M. Douglas (NSSL), W. Cotton (CSU) , J. Zehnder (ASU), B. Smull (NSSL) Surface Observations Network (MX) Raingauge Network (MX) 79 synop stations; 60 met stns; 12 radars; 17 sondes 1600 gauges SMN - N/A NOAA/OGP - Proposed N/A R. Lobato (IMTA) / W. Higgins (CPC) ASIS Buoys (Mexico) 1 site South or Central GOC CICESE - Funded / deploy F. Torres (CICESE) GPS Humidity (Suominet) 3 sites (NW Mexico) NOAA/OGP - Proposed A. Hahmann (UAZ) ,R. Kursinsky (UAZ) C. Sosa (IMADES) , C. WattsIMADES Raingauges (Event); Hydrometeorology Network (MX, AZ) ; 90-100 event logging gauges NOAA OGP - Funded D. Gochis (NCAR), J. Shuttleworth UAZ, C. Watts (IMADES), J. Garatuza ITSON, T. Cavazos (CICESE) brown – NSF Deployment Pool; blue –other NSF support; black – NOAA OGP, red - NASA THP
Table 1. NAME FIELD OBSERVATIONS, cont. Platform / Data Instrumentation Sponsor - Status PI's NOAA OGP -Proposed Special SW US sondes; E. Pytlak (NWS), G. Sampson (NWS), A. Edmon (NWS) brown – NSF Deployment Pool; blue –other NSF support; black – NOAA OGP, red - NASA THP Soil Moisture Campaign; NASA P-3B Aircraft Soil moisture sensors ; remote sensing NASA THP - Funded D. Lettenmaier (UW), T. Jackson, J. Shuttleworth (UAZ) Vegetation 2 micromet towers (Manzanillo, Obregon); surface met M. Douglas (NSSL), C. Watts (IMADES), W. Oechel (SDSU) , R. Scott (USDA-ARS) NAME Forecast Operations Center NOAA OGP -Proposed