The 2013 Spring Experiment has begun! This year's experiment will run three weeks, ending on May 24th, and though shorter than previous years, we still look forward to a productive demonstration. Participants include 24 NWS forecasters and a variety of visiting scientists, and as with previous years, the experiment contains both Experimental Forecast Program (EFP) and Experimental Warning Program (EWP) activities with a focus on the forecast and warning of convective initiation and severe weather.
The GOES-R portion of this demonstration will for the most part occur within the EWP. Products will include synthetic satellite imagery from the WRF-ARW, 0-6 hour GOES sounder-based 'Nearcasts', sounder-based RGB Airmass, Pseudo Geostationary Lightning Mapper total lightning and other applications, convective initiation nowcasting, and cloud top cooling rates.
Activities will be ongoing from roughly 8am to 10pm, with most emphasis on severe weather warning occurring in the later portion of the day. Feedback will once again be forecaster driven, stemming from real-time interaction and exploration of GOES-R products in this pre-operational environment, and will be visible via this blog. Additionally visiting scientists and PIs will also be asked to share their experiences. Finally, each week will end with the the typical Tales from the Testbed webinar, where forecasters will have a chance to share their overall thoughts from each shift in a summary presentation. The focus of this year's webinar topics have been pre-selected with week 1 concentrated on GOES-R, particularly the uses of the PGLM in severe weather forecasting.
Stay tuned to the blog for real-time updates of our activities and forecaster feedback!
~AMT
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