Mesoscale Research External Interactions
D. Lindsey is providing input for a manuscript entitled "Possible moisture plume above a deep convective storm on 28 June 2005 in MSG-1 imagery" by M. Setvák , D. T. Lindsey, R. M. Rabin, and P. K. Wang. Martin Setvák is with the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. This paper will be submitted to Monthly Weather Review in the next few months. (D. Lindsey)GOES data is still being provided to Mike Fromm (Naval Research Lab) for a study examining towering cumulus clouds associated with large wildfires (pyrocumulus). (D. Lindsey)
A project was completed in collaboration with Woodley Weather Consultants, in which the nowcasting and forecasting utility of effective radius retrievals (using GOES data) from towering cumulus clouds was evaluated. Results were promising, suggesting that such retrievals may be used to create a thunderstorm forecasting product using GOES data. (D. Lindsey)
In response to a request from the NWS Southern Region headquarters and The Norman, OK NWSFO, a GOES-12 full resolution 3.9 micron loop covering Oklahoma was added to RAMSDIS Online. This product shows the hot spots associated with wild fires. Below is a sample image showing three fires in Northern Texas . This request was to provide Internet access to the GOES channel 2 data for use by responders in the field. (D. Watson)
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