Synergy Between HMT &Synergy Between HMT & GPM
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There will be a symbiotic relationship between GPM and the There will be a symbiotic relationship between GPM and the y pHydrometeorological Testbed.
Box 4.2 in “NOAA’s Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application” (2007)
y pHydrometeorological Testbed.
Box 4.2 in “NOAA’s Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application” (2007)Application” (2007)Application” (2007)
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Tim Schneider1 & Rob Cifelli1,2
1NOAA-ESRL, Boulder, CO & 2CIRA-CSUContact: [email protected]
SynergyI. USWRP Program
• Fostering the development of testbedsC ff (• Coordinating testbed efforts (e.g. Annual testbed workshops)
• Coordinating with NOAA and NASA to directlyCoordinating with NOAA and NASA to directly support PMM/GPM projects
II. NOAA’s Steering Group on Precipitation g p pMeasurement from Space
• Monitor NOAA PI’s on PMM Science Team• “Working” the NOAA planning and budgeting• Working the NOAA planning and budgeting
process• Developing broad-based NOAA GPM
users/stakeholdersusers/stakeholders
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SynergyI G d V lid tiI. Ground Validation
• Focused on the validation of GPM l ithalgorithms
II. Observing Infrastructure• HMT-SE (2013)• Proposed: OLYMPEX (2014; w/HMT-NW)
III. Hydrologic Applications• Connecting research and operations g p
(through national centers & field offices)• A “place” to develop and test ideas,
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HMT is about Hydrologic ForcingsQPFQPE QPF
Snow Info Srfc. Processes & Hydro
DSTsVerification
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DSTs
Obs Network
Timeline & Overall Effort
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A National Testbed StrategyNorthwest – CoolHMT West Northwest Cool Season (2009+)
HMT “Next” (TBD)
HMT West
HMT Southeast –
California – Cool Season (1998/2004+)
All Season (2011 ramp to 2013+)Mini-HMTs – AZ
(2008+); CO (2009+)
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A National Testbed StrategyNorthwest – CoolHMT West Northwest Cool Season (2009+)
HMT “Next” (TBD)
HMT West
BBY, CCO; CCL: Since 1998
CZD:Since 2001 (1998)Since 2001 (1998)
BLU: Since 2004
HMT Southeast –
California – Cool Season (1998/2004+)
All Season (2011 ramp to 2013+)Mini-HMTs – AZ
(2008+); CO (2009+)
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A National Testbed StrategyNorthwest – CoolHMT West
Washington Mobile Atmospheric River Monitoring System Deployment – 1 Nov/09
Northwest Cool Season (2009+)
HMT “Next” (TBD)
HMT West
S ttl CSMA
Precip MonitoringHoward
GreenRiveroutlet
Seattle CSMA
Olympic Mts
HowardHansonDam
GreenARO
HMT Southeast –
California – Cool Season (1998/2004+)
RiverBasin
Mt. Rainier
Westport
All Season (2011 ramp to 2013+)Mini-HMTs – AZ
(2008+); CO (2009+)
Portland CSMA
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Portland CSMA
HMT-SoutheastG
• Nature & scope of observations- Profiling sites
S f it• Guiding documents being developed• science plan• implementation plan
• New challenge for HMT all season
- Surface sites- Scanning radar- Mobile balloon systems
• Modeling• New challenge for HMT – all season phenomena
- Warm season focus, but…- Land-falling tropical (named)
• Modeling• Regional•Large scale•Coupled
Hurricane Floyd
Land falling tropical (named) storms- Cool season phenomena
• Geographic scope:
Coupled
g p p- Centered on the Piedmont in NC (see map)
• Priorities & RequirementsPriorities & Requirements- HMT is driven by NOAA priorities-Workshops identified ~47 requirements
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- GPM-2013/2014
DomainComparable to HMT-W Regional-Scale Map
Comparable to HMT-W Basin-Scale Map
For ReferenceAmerican River Basin
~1830 mi2North Fork: ~338 mi2Cool Season (Nov-Mar)
Tar-Pamlico River Basin~5375 mi2~5375 miAll season
Neuse River Basin~6225 mi2All season
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PE•Physical validation
-i.e. experimentation with physical assumptions in GPM algorithms
•Precipitation estimation
YMP
X•Precipitation estimation
- ocean-coastal-mountain-i.e. validation of its accuracy from satellite instruments mounted on aircraft
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X•Hydrological applications
-i.e. testing the efficacy of GPM to improve streamflow forecasting in complex terrain
•November-December 2014O •November-December, 2014
Contacts:Bob Houze,Walt Petersen,R b Cif lliRob Cifelli
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Thank You!
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HMT Observing SystemsProfiling Radars
Scanning RadarsgSKYWATER 915 MHz S-band
449 MHz
HYDRO XHYDRO-X
SMART-R
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HMT Observing SystemsPrecipitation Gauges
Precipitation DisdrometersImpact Optical
ETI
H tPl t
Tipping Bucket
Surface Meteorology& Snow Depth
HotPlate
Soil Moisture
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A National Testbed StrategyNorthwest – CoolHMT West
Soil MoistureSoil TemperatureLatent Heat FluxNorthwest Cool
Season (2009+)HMT “Next” (TBD)
HMT WestSensible Heat FluxHeated Tipping BucketSnow DepthStandard SurfaceStandard Surface Met
HMT Southeast –
California – Cool Season (1998/2004+) Soil Moisture
Soil TemperatureAll Season (2011 ramp to 2013+)Mini-HMTs – AZ
(2008+); CO (2009+)
Soil TemperatureHeated Tipping BucketSnow DepthSurface Temp and RH
Upper Colorado
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Surface Temp and RH
A National Testbed StrategyNorthwest – CoolHMT West Northwest Cool Season (2009+)
HMT “Next” (TBD)
HMT West
HMT Southeast –
California – Cool Season (1998/2004+)
All Season (2011 ramp to 2013+)Mini-HMTs – AZ
(2008+); CO (2009+)
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