Research Opportunities from Emerging Atmospheric Observing and ModelingCapabilities: Report of the Second Prospectus Development Team of the U.S. Weather Research Program

摘要

The second prospectus development team (PDT-2) of the U.S. Weather ResearchProgram was charged with identifying research opportunities that are best matched to emerging operational and experimental measurement and modeling methods. The major recommendation of PDT-2 is that inputs for weather forecast models can best be obtained through the use of composite observing systems together with adaptive (or targeted) observing strategies employing in situ and remote sensing.