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A knowledge-based mesonet siting/installation strategy in an urban, coastal setting
PAPER WITHDRAWN
James Titlow III, WeatherFlow Inc., Poquoson, VA
WeatherFlow Inc. is being funded by the City of Boston to provide an augmentation to existing surface data collection resources. The funding supports twenty additional observing sites in and around the Boston metropolitan region. The goal of this enhancement project is to design, site, install, and maintain a mesonet that, along with existing infrastructure, gives the Boston Police Department the best continuous depiction of surface winds within the metro area. In turn, the Boston Police Department's objective is to minimize loss of life, injury, and property damage during hazardous events, both directly and indirectly associated with weather. In particular, as an HPAC user, the department's primary need is to detect and measure the types of flow patterns that, in the event of a hazardous plume event, could cause the greatest stress for the city, its inhabitants, workers, and visitors. The strategy employed to determine what, when, and where to place the allotted suite of stations will be discussed in this presentation. WeatherFlow is uniquely qualified to construct a successful deployment as its meteorological staff have over 10 years of operational wind forecasting experience in the Boston region. Existing data collection infrastructure in the Boston region, along with its own operational mesoscale model are the tools that yield unique knowledge of wind climatological patterns, especially those prevalent during weakly-forced synoptic conditions.
Poster Session P1, Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment Poster Session 1
Monday, 10 September 2007, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Macaw/Cockatoo
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