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Multi-radar Multi-sensor (mrms) Severe Weather and Aviation Products: Initial Operating Capabilities

Abstract

The Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) system, which was developed at the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma, was made operational in 2014 at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The MRMS system consists of the Warning Decision Support System–Integrated Information suite of severe weather and aviation products, and the quantitative precipitation estimation products created by the National Mosaic and Multi-sensor Quantitative Precipitation Estimation system. Products created by the MRMS system are at a spatial resolution of approximately 1 km, with 33 vertical levels, updating every 2 min over the conterminous United States and southern Canada. This paper describes initial operating capabilities for the severe weather and aviation products that include a three-dimensional mosaic of reflectivity; guidance for hail, tornado, and lightning hazards; and nowcasts of storm location, height, and intensity.

Article / Publication Data
Active/Online
YES
Volume
97
Available Metadata
Accepted On
December 11, 2015
DOI ↗
Fiscal Year
Peer Reviewed
YES
Publication Name
Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society
Published On
September 01, 2016
Publisher Name
American Meteorological Society
Print Volume
97
Print Number
9
Page Range
1617–1630
Issue
9
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