NEW NUCAPS

NUCAPS offer a way to get a vertical profile of the atmosphere across the US. However, in areas where soundings were not "retrievable" it can leave many of the products with large holes in them.



Default Output From NUCAPS on w/ vis satellite
A great application would be some type of algorithm that fills in the "data holes" Two ways to approch this would be:

1.  Linear interpolation between the grids
2. Use a model such as the RAP to fill in the gaps

A quick attempt at a combined product with the NUCAPs Forecast and the RAP.[/caption]
A smoothing of some sort would still benefit the product above, but this would be of great benefit to forecaster's trying to determine the afternoon environment. (Note: I think it would be beneficial to include a mask that said whether the data was from NUCAPs or a model in each location if a product like this was developed. All in all, this is a useful product, but it needs some further refining.

South Beach