university of wisconsin convective initiation (uwci) decision support algorithm
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GOAL: Provide operational forecasters with convective initiation decision support products Offers up to a 45 minute lead-time on 35+ dBZ radar echoes. University of Wisconsin Convective Initiation (UWCI) Decision Support Algorithm. Example from June 17, 2009. Author(s): Justin Sieglaff - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
University of Wisconsin Convective Initiation (UWCI) Decision Support Algorithm
GOAL: Provide operational forecasters with convective initiation decision support products
Offers up to a 45 minute lead-time on 35+ dBZ radar echoes
Author(s): Justin Sieglaff Lee Cronce Kris Bedka Wayne Feltz Mike Pavolonis
First
UWCI signal at
1545 UTC
Severe stormat 1732 UTC
Examplefrom
June 17, 2009