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Use of VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth Information at NOAA GSL To Improve Smoke, Visibility, and Weather Forecasts In The Experimental High Resolution Rapid Refresh

Abstract

Recent wildfires in the U.S. and abroad have underscored the far-reaching effects that smoke from wildfires has on lives and industries, impacting air quality, aviation, solar energy generation, and more. As a result, demand has increased for reliable and accurate forecasts of smoke emanating from wildfires. To address this need, the next operational implementation of the Rapid Refresh (RAP) and High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) analysis and forecasting systems (planned for June 2020) will include, for the first time, a smoke prediction capability (Ahmadov et al., 2017).

Article / Publication Data
Active/Online
YES
Volume
67
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Publication Name
JCSDA Quarterly
Published On
March 01, 2020
Publisher Name
Joint Center For Satellite Data Assimilation
Print Volume
67
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0
Page Range
1-7

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Authors

Authors who have authored or contributed to this publication.

  • Amanda Back - lead Gsl
    Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University
    NOAA/Global Systems Laboratory
  • Ravan Ahmadov - second Gsl
    Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
    NOAA/Global Systems Laboratory
  • Eric P. James - third Gsl
    Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
    NOAA/Global Systems Laboratory
  • Georg A. Grell - fourth Gsl
    Federal