Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) severe weather and aviation products: Initial Operating Capabilities

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1617-1630

  Smith, Travis M ^a   Lakshmanan, Valllliappa ^a   Stumpf, Gregory J ^a,b   Ortega, Kiel L ^a   Hondl, Kurt ^c   Cooooper, Karen ^a   Calhoun, Kristin M ^a   Kingfield, Darrel M ^a   Manrossossoss, Kevin L ^d   Toooomey, Robobert ^a   Brogden, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; RADAR; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITIES; INTEGRATED INFORMATIONS; INTELLIGENT INTEGRATION; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORIES; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA; WARNING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84992322802     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00173.1     Document Type: Article

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