U.S. CLIVAR ISSUES FOR NAME

U.S. CLIVAR Issues for NAME

(Presentation to the Scientific Steering Committee July 2002)

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Table of Contents

NAME
U.S. CLIVAR issues for NAME
OUTLINE
What is NAME?
Hypothesis
NAME Implementation
NAME Status
CLIVAR / PACS NAMS Research
PACS/GAPP North American Warm Season Precipitation Projects
CLIVAR/PACS Interests in NAME
GEWEX / GAPP Components
GAPP Study Area
GAPP-NAME Goal
GAPP Interests in NAME
NAME project structure
NAME Science Working Group
VAMOS/NAME Project Office
NAME Timeline
Modeling & Diagnostics Studies
NAME Teams
General Circulation Models
NAME GCM-OBS Team Members
NAME GCM-OBS Team (Startegy)
Correlation Precip Anomalies
Analysis & Simulations
Regional & Hybrid Models
NAME RMM-OBS Team
NAME Model Assessment Project (NAMAP)
NAME Model Assessment Project
Cumulative Rainfall-Runoff in SMO Basin
Key Questions for NAME Teams
Continental-Scale Precip Pattern
Onset of the Summer Rains
Interannual Variability
Composite Mean Precip
over AZ and NM for Wet, Dry and all Monsoons (1963-2000)
Composite Summer Anomalies
Issues & Opportunities
NAME Field Campaign
Build-Up Phase
NAME EOP (JJAS 2004)
Raingauge Network
NAME Raingauge Network Design
Diurnal Variability
Simple Raingauge Network
Current Radiosonde Network
Raob/PIBAL Network
InterAmericas Seas Network
Proposed RADAR-PROFILER-SOUNDING NETWORK
NAME RADAR-PROFILING-SOUNDING
Research Vessel Ron Brown
Use of R/V Brown during NAME
Research Aircraft Operations
International Partnerships
Joint US/Mexico Forecast Center
Education & Training
NAME DELIVERABLES
Performance Measures

Author: Wayne Higgins

Email: Wayne.Higgins@noaa.gov

NAME Home Page: www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/name/

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