Second National Winter Weather Workshop Conducted by the National Weather Service. Held in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 26-30, 1988. Postprints

摘要

Contents: Synoptic studies of major east coast snowstorms; Model diagnostics of east coast storms; Winter forecast problems associated with light to moderate snow events in the Mid-Atlantic states on 14 and 22 February 1986; Instability bursts and heavy precipitation from extratropical cyclone systems (ECSs); Satellite view of convective type clouds and heavy snow; A method to determine the width of a snow band associated with winter storms by using infrared satellite data; Winter east coast lightning data and survey of lightning strikes in storms; Skill in prediction of explosive cyclogenesis over the western North Atlantic Ocean; Patterns of thickness anomaly for explosive cyclogenesis over the west-central North Atlantic Ocean; The role of melting in determining precipitation type in eastern New York during the storm of October 4th, 1987; A procedure for forecasting precipitation type using NGM low level temperatures and LFM MOS fozen precipitation forecasts; Local objective guidance for predicting precipitation type (LOG/PT) in North Carolina...an alternative to MOS guidance; Winter precipitation type; The operational dilemma of huge numerical model differences; Snow forecasting using physical parameters; Concerning Q-vectors; Major arctic outbreaks affecting Louisiana.