Research Highlights of the NMC (National Meteorological Center) Development Division: 1987-1988

摘要

During 1987-88, the forecast products of the National Meteorological Center (NMC) continued to improve. Two initiatives have been undertaken to increase the interaction between university investigators and NMC scientists. In 1984, NMC established a visiting scientist program through the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). More recently, a second program has been established jointly with the National Science Foundation to support academic research in numerical weather prediction and to foster collaborative research between university and NMC scientists, using NMC facilities. Several major changes have been implemented into the operational models and analysis procedures in the past two years. The document summarizes these changes and the research highlights of the NMC Development Division in the following three areas: regional modeling, global modeling, and marine products. A summary of the NMC Workshop on Operational Numerical Weather Prediction Systems of the Future, held in early March 1988, is presented. Some current developments are discussed and the near-term future plans are also outlined.