Motivation for Research

• Develop a local data assimilation system over NW Utah
  
  • High spatial and temporal resolution
    
  • Complex terrain
    
  • Implementation of local data sources
    
  • Aid in understanding of winter storm events
    
  • Analyses available in real-time
    
  
  
• Initialize mesoscale forecast model
  
  • High resolution, short term forecasts
    
  • Intensive Forecasting for 2002 Winter Olympics
    
    
    
    

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