Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 9 April 98

Foil 12 Model Design Philosophy Continued

From Collaborative Weather Application in CIV Project Rome Laboratory CIV Final Review -- 9 April 98. by Scott Klasky, Marek Podgorny
1 Microscale Phenomena (dx = 0.1 to 0.5 km)
  • 0 to 1 hour
  • Location of events to within 1 km
  • Timing of events to within 5 min
  • del V +- 5 m/s, del T +- 2, precip rate +-5 mm/hr
2 Current prediction models run by the NWS operate at grid spacings down to about 30km for periods out to 48 hours on a national scale.
3 They lack the spatial resolution to handle Lake effect snow
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