nasa- sport satellite products at wfo mrx
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NASA- SPoRT satellite products at WFO MRX. Doug Schneider Morristown, TN. Satellite products most utilized at WFO MRX. GOES Fog Product and Low Cloud Base MODIS Fog Product (11µm-3.9µm) CIRA Total PW and Anomaly. Topography of the MRX CWA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NASA-SPoRT satellite products at WFO MRX
Doug SchneiderMorristown, TN
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Satellite products most utilized at WFO MRX
• GOES Fog Product and Low Cloud Base
• MODIS Fog Product (11µm-3.9µm)• CIRA Total PW and Anomaly
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Topography of the MRX CWAComplex terrain with many lakes, rivers, and valleys
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Topography of the MRX CWAComplex terrain with many lakes, rivers, and valleys...
TRI
...directly adjacent to our TAF sites.
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Added value of the GOES Fog ProductGOES Fog Product – clearly showed fog near bodies of water
GOES 11µ-3.9µ - fog not as clear
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Added value of the MODIS Fog Product
1 km resolution of the MODIS satellite can resolve fog that forms within small-scale terrain features.
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Example – January 18, 2010 low clouds and fog
GOES LCB product distinguishes between ceiling heights (06Z)
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Example – January 18, 2010 low clouds and fog
1 km MODIS image (07Z) shows clouds becoming broken to scattered in the southern TN Valley
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GOES Fog Product animation 06Z to 12Z
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January 18, 2010 soundings from WFO Nashville
00Z 12Z
Winds above surface shifted to NW, creating downslope flow
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WFO MRX Wish List
• More timely and frequent 1 km MODIS products
• Better resolution of GOES Fog Product and Low Cloud Base
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Utilization of the Lightning Mapping Array
(LMA) at WFO MRX
Doug SchneiderMorristown, TN
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LMA Coverage Area
NALMA Domain
MRX Coverage
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LMA Source Density in the severe weather decision-making process
AWIPS’ Panel Combo Rotate (PCR) feature allows for 4 panel displays to loop through time and through radar elevation slices...
All tilts Z All tilts SRM and TVS
All tilts V and DMD
LMA SD and HI
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LMA Source Density in the severe weather decision-making process
...and toggling between images in each panel, allowing quick storm assessment using 11 different data sources.
Legacy VIL
Digital VIL
Echo Tops
VIL Density
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WFO MRX Wish List
• LMA coverage extended over the entire MRX CWA
• LMA Source Density difference product
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