About the DTC Winter Forecast
Experiment (DWFE)
DWFE Experiment wrap-up
The DTC Winter Forecast Experiment was conducted from January
15 to March 31, 2005. The summary of its motiviation and experiment
design
are
here
(and
at the links, left) for archival purposes. The forecast images
can be viewed on the
JOSS archival
catalogue site.
Motivation
The DTC Winter Forecast Experiment (DWFE) was motivated by the
needs of the National
Weather Service (NWS) for improved model guidance to support
their winter weather
Forecaster Testimonials from the summer experiment
...this model has given the WFO forecast staff excitement
for the future... without question, it has been the explicit
convection that has made this model so useful...
...I would put continuing the 4 km BAMEX runs for the
central region through the convective season at or near
the top of my funding priorities...
...I, like other forecasters at our office, really like
the 4 km BAMEX model run and don't want it to go away.
The reflectivity forecasts were really very helpful,
and almost uncanny...
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forecast and warning mission. The DWFE experiment uses high-resolution
(5 km) NWP models
with improved physics, in an effort to offer a solution. DWFE
will run from December
2004 through March 2005.
This experiment follows successful research conducted during
BAMEX (website) in the summer
of 2003, which involved extensive interactions with operational
forecasters. Feedback from
the forecasters indicated considerable value in the high resolution
information.
Visit the DTC
Real-time Forecast page to view and compare some
of the results of this
experiment, and to provide feedback.
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