UCAR Outstanding Publication Award
Nominee
Recipient(s)
Rita Roberts
Award Year
2007
Award Type
internal
Awarding Organization or Entity
UCAR
Nowcasting Storm Initiation and Growth Using GOES-8 and WSR-88D Data
Rita Roberts. Co-nominee and co-author included Steven Rutledge (Colorado State University)
This paper outlines the incorporation of operational radar data into an automated nowcasting system for consistent and reliable improvement in short-term forecasts of thunderstorm behavior. The technique is now being incorporated in the production of National Weather Service warnings and in research at NOAA, NASA, and the Federal Aviation Administration.