Bridging the Gap Between Operations and Research to Improve Weather Prediction in Mountainous Regions
| Autor: | W. James Steenburgh, Bradley J. Snyder, Michael P. Meyers, David M. Schultz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Tornado warning Meteorology business.industry Environmental resource management 0207 environmental engineering Weather forecasting 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre 01 natural sciences Field (computer science) Bridge (nautical) Incentive Geography Work (electrical) Obstacle Hydrometeorology 020701 environmental engineering business computer 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Springer Atmospheric Sciences ISBN: 9789400740976 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-007-4098-3_12 |
| Popis: | A gap between operational and research meteorologists has existed since the infancy of weather forecasting and represents an obstacle to progress in meteorology. This gap is related to the profoundly different perspectives and professional expectations of operational and research meteorologists. For the knowledge, observations, tools, and models described in this book to reach their full potential, the mountain meteorology community must work more effectively to bridge this gap, as described in this chapter. Essential to this effort are advocates who are capable of interacting, communicating, and commanding respect with both the operational and research communities. As a result, the mountain meteorology community should provide the attention and resources needed to ensure that future advocates are created from the pool of young scientists and forecasters. The community should also ensure that knowledge and technological advances from field programs and other research efforts are effectively transferred into operations and, at least in North America, explore the development of an integrated research and forecast center to tackle challenges in mountain hydrometeorology and fire–atmosphere prediction. Although the existence of a modest gap reflects a healthy scientific and forecasting enterprise, these and other gap-bridging activities and incentives described in this chapter should benefit the entire mountain weather community, its operational and research sectors, and, via improved forecasts, society at large. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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