The Lake Ontario Winter Storms (LOWS) Project
| Autor: | Albert J. Koscielny, Brooks E. Martner, Paul Joe, Robert J. Zamora, Brad W. Orr, Roger Caiazza, Robert J. Ballentine, Jack B. Snider, Christopher D. Bedford, Gregory P. Byrd, Roger F. Reinking, Alfred J. Stamm, Richard S. Penc, Thomas A. Niziol, Robert A. Kropfli |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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| Zdroj: | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 74:1828-1850 |
| ISSN: | 1520-0477 0003-0007 |
| DOI: | 10.1175/1520-0477-74-10-1828 |
| Popis: | Snowstorms generated over the Great Lakes bring localized heavy precipitation, blizzard conditions, and whiteouts to downwind shores. Hazardous freezing rain often affects the same region in winter. Conventional observations and numerical models generally are resolved too coarsely to allow detection or accurate prediction of these mesoscale severe weather phenomena. The Lake Ontario Winter Storms (LOWS project was conducted to demonstrate and evaluate the potential for real-time mesoscale monitoring and location-specific prediction of lake-effect storms and freezing rain, using the newest available technologies. LOWS employed an array of specialized atmospheric remote sensors (a dual-polarization short wavelength radar, microwave radiometer, radio acoustic sounding system, and three wind profilers) with supporting observing systems and mesoscale numerical models. An overview of LOWS and its initial accomplishments is presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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