Session: Forecast Verification Methods and Performance II (29th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/25th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction)

Friday, 8 June 2018: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Colorado B (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 25th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction

Cochairs:

Louisa B. Nance, NCAR, RAL, Boulder, CO and Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., NASA/Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center, Huntsville, AL

Papers:

10:30 AM

16B.1

Current and Future Strategies for Verification and Post-Processing of Numerical Weather Prediction Models at the NOAA Environmental Modeling Center

Jason Levit, EMC, College Park, MD; and G. Manikin and H. Y. Chuang

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

16B.2

Unifying Verification with MET+: An Update

Tara L. Jensen, NCAR/RAL, Boulder, CO; and J. Levit, B. Strong, I. Stajner, G. Manikin, and M. Row

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

16B.3

Modification of the Unified Post Processor (UPP) Version 3 to Achieve Improved Accuracy for Model Verification

John W. Raby, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and B. P. Reen and J. A. Smith

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (624.3 kB)

11:15 AM

16B.4

The Usefulness of High-Resolution Observational Data for Verification within the United States Air Force

Christopher J. Melick, 557th Weather Wing, Offutt AFB, NE; and W. T. Sedlacek and R. J. Craig

Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM

16B.5

Evaluating FV3 Performance during the Spring Severe Convection Season

Burkely T. Gallo, CIMMS/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Clark, L. J. Wicker, C. K. Potvin, I. L. Jirak, Y. Wang, S. R. Dembek, S. J. Weiss, and P. L. Heinselman

Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM

16B.6

Verification of Convective Environment Forecasts from the NAM Parent and CONUS Nest within SPC Outlook Areas

Robert M. Hepper, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK; and I. L. Jirak

Recorded Presentation Manuscript (1.5 MB)

12:00 PM

16B.7

Validation of Mountain Precipitation Forecasts from the Convection-Permitting NCAR Ensemble and Operational Forecast Systems over the Western United States

Thomas M. Gowan, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and W. J. Steenburgh and C. S. Schwartz

Recorded Presentation

12:15 PM