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Huntsville National Space Science and Technology Center (NASA-MSFC and UAH). GV RESOURCES AT NSSTC, HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA Walt Petersen, UAH/ESSC/NSSTC. TOPICS: Overview and Facilities Location/Management Available Instrumentation Standard Products Precip. Environment Precip. stats

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Courtesy Oregon Climate Service

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  1. Huntsville National Space Science and Technology Center (NASA-MSFC and UAH) GV RESOURCES AT NSSTC, HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA Walt Petersen, UAH/ESSC/NSSTC • TOPICS: • Overview and Facilities • Location/Management • Available Instrumentation • Standard Products • Precip. Environment • Precip. stats • Crosswalk of site capabilities Courtesy Oregon Climate Service

  2. Huntsville Climatology: • Averages • Annual precipitation: 1453 mm (57.2 in) • Number of precipitation days (0.01 in): 115.9 • Number of days with rain total  1.00 in: 17.9 • Number of thunderstorm days: 57.4 • Snowfall 2.5 in • Broad range of precipitation system types • prefrontal rainbands and convective (squall) lines • cyclonic precipitation systems • MCS’s (broad range of types) • isolated thunderstorms (air mass to supercell) • high frequency of stratiform (bright band) and convective • Frequent rain-snow line between Nashville (10.0 in. annual snowfall) and Huntsville in winter • Cloud microphysical processes: “warm” & “cold” cloud

  3. Huntsville Climatology: Monthly Trends

  4. HAIL WIND TORNADO Avg= 4/year N. ALABAMA THUNDERSTORM STORM PHENOMENOLOGY Monthly Climatology

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