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Brief Review of US THORPEX Science Plan

Brief Review of US THORPEX Science Plan. Edmund Chang. Drafting Committee:.

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Brief Review of US THORPEX Science Plan

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  1. Brief Review of US THORPEX Science Plan Edmund Chang

  2. Drafting Committee: • Lance Bosart (SUNY Albany), Walt Dabberdt (Vaisala), Jenni Evans (Penn State), Eve Gruntfest (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs), Jim Hansen (NRL), Pat Harr (NPS), Bill Lau (NASA), Carolyn Reynolds (NRL), Scott Sandgathe (UW APL), John Schaake (NOAA), Chris Snyder (NCAR), ZoltanToth (NOAA), and XiaoleiZou (FSU) • Drew heavily from several community white papers, workshops, and retreats

  3. Research Themes • Improved understanding of atmospheric processes and phenomena • Tropical/Extratropical interactions • Extratropical transition of tropical cyclones • Tropical processes • Polar/midlatitude interactions • Aerosols • The science of prediction • Reducing and accounting for model inadequacy • Data assimilation • Observing systems • Intrinsic midlatitude predictability • The error dynamics of ensemble prediction systems • Socio-economic research and applications (SERA) • Use of forecast information in decision making • Communicating forecast uncertainty • User-relevant verification • Quantifying the value of forecasts • Developing decision support tools and systems

  4. There were also discussions on the following topics: • Linking US THORPEX research with international THORPEX and other efforts • TIGGE, GIFS, GEOSS, NAEFS, NUOPC, ESPC, TPARC, AMMA, HFIP, IFEX, IPY, YOTC, HEPEX, … • Agency roles • NSF, US Navy, NOAA, NASA • Approach and priorities • Short-, medium-, and long-term • The document can be downloaded from:http://somas.stonybrook.edu/~na-thorpex/index.html

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