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A mesoscale numerical forecast of an intense convective snowburst along the East CoastMesoscale numerical forecasts utilizing the Mesoscale Atmospheric Simulation System (MASS) are documented for a convective snowburst in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland, region on March 8, 1984 that was associated with secondary cyclogenesis along the East Coast. The forecasts are presented to demonstrate the ability of a mesoscale model to simulate dynamical interactions and diabatic process for a wintertime convective event that was inadequately predicted by local forecasters and to note some of the possible benefits of using mesoscale models for day-to-day forecasting. The results from this and other recent mesoscale modeling studies indicate that three-hourly output of key model fields, when combined with other data sources, can be a valuable aid to forecasters concerned with predicting weather events that are mesoscale in character.
Document ID
19860035378
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kocin, P. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Uccellini, L. W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Zack, J. W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kaplan, M. L.
(Mesoscale Environmental Simulations Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: American Meteorological Society, Bulletin
Volume: 66
ISSN: 0003-0007
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
86A20116
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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