Five Years and Beyond
MISSION: The mission of the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division of NCAR is to advance the understanding of the meso- and microscale aspects of weather and climate, and to apply this knowledge to benefit society.
Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM
2. IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH-SYSTEM PROCESSES
2.1 Scale Interactions Associated with Precipitating Convective Systems
2.2 Understanding the Dynamics and Predictability of Weather Systems on Time
Scales of 0-48 h
2.3 Fundamental Research on Precipitation Processes, with an Emphasis on
their Improved Representation in Numerical Models
2.4 Understanding the Dynamics, Physics and Chemistry of Multi-Scale Atmospheric
Chemical Constituent and Particulate Transport, Dispersion and Transformations
2.5 Fundamental Research in Boundary Layers and their Interfacial Interactions
3. ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION
3.1 Advancing Short-Range Weather Prediction
3.2 Advancing Data Assimilation Research
3.3 Improving Forecasting of Pollutants and Hazardous Materials
4. ADVANCED COMMUNITY RESEARCH TOOLS
4.1 WRF Community Model
4.2 Community Data Assimilation Techniques
4.3 Nested Community Climate Model
5. SUMMARY
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