COMET Case Study Survey using CODIAC DBMS
May-June, 1998
NOTE:
The following represents the breakdown:
28 NOAA/NWS
15 university
4 military
1 corporate
TOTAL: 48
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Used WWW to retrieve case studies:
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| Yes |
25 |
| No |
8 |
| No time to do so |
14 |
| Did not know about |
1 |
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Improvements to case studies:
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| More Support Info |
18 |
| More Case Studies |
9 |
| Expanded Browse |
7 |
| Formats (PC & WXP) |
2 |
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Will you use case studies in the future:
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How are you using case study data?
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Totals do not equal 48 due to no responses to questions
COMPLETE RESPONSES FOUND BELOW
Use WWW to retrieve case studies?
|
Improvements to case studies?
|
Phenomena for future case studies?
|
Which field studies have you used?
|
Use case studies in the future?
|
How are you using case Study data?
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Developed training matls you could share?
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Do you have data to share?
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Case Studies of Interest Site?
|
| no-time |
needs to run on PC/Windows |
tornadoes, gravity waves, record heat/cold |
|
No-more training matls |
|
no plans |
no |
yes |
| no-time |
no time |
|
|
no, using CBLs, OSF, OTB |
|
no plans |
no |
yes |
| yes |
need plotting/browsing directions |
tornadoes, rec heat/cold, heavy snow |
|
yes-both field & COMET case studies |
|
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes |
| yes/tape |
more supporting info |
heavy snow, heavy rainfall |
|
yes |
researching an event, undergrad lab, op met training-science |
yes |
no |
yes |
| yes/tape |
more supporting info |
aircraft icing, pacific hurricane, fog ceiling |
|
yes |
graduate classroom |
no, but will |
no |
yes |
| no, time |
more supporting info |
inter-moutain flash flood, microburst, satellite imagery |
|
yes |
op met training exercise, fcst process |
|
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting info |
tornadoes, aircraft icing, intermountain west flashflood microburst |
|
yes, both |
undergrad classroom and lab |
no, but will |
yes, surface data |
yes |
| yes, tried to download, but connection too slow |
need faster connection |
tornadoes, flash flood, downslope wind event |
|
no, but will if connection is faster |
|
no, but will |
no, but will in future |
yes |
| yes |
|
record heat/cold, heavy snow |
|
yes |
researching an event, operational met training exercise/fcst |
yes |
no |
yes (provided a link) |
| no, time |
|
heavy snow |
|
yes, both |
|
no, but will |
yes |
yes |
| no, time |
more case studies |
intermountain west flash flood & microburst |
|
yes |
|
|
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting info |
tornadoes, fog ceiling |
|
|
|
no |
no |
yes |
| no, time |
more supporting info |
gravity waves, fog ceiling, heavy snow |
|
yes |
|
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes |
| no, time |
more case studies |
tornadoes, gravity waves, fog/ceiling |
|
yes |
|
no plans |
no |
yes |
| no, didn't know it was available |
more case studies |
intermountain flash floods, heavy snow |
|
yes, both |
|
no |
|
no |
| yes, tape |
more supporting info |
tornadoes, gravity waves |
|
yes |
graduate classroom |
no |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting info |
tornadoes(GA event, 1998), gravity waves, heavy snow, CO-Iowa Oct 97) |
|
yes |
Op met training exercise (scientific concept) |
no, but will |
no |
no |
| no |
more supporting info |
|
|
yes |
researching a particular event
Op met training |
|
no |
yes |
| yes |
expand browse capabilities for plotting & graphing |
gravity waves, 4 Jan & 27 Mar 1994, 18-19 Dec 1995 Cold Front Aloft |
STORMFEST |
yes |
graduate classroom, undergrad lab |
yes, will contribute |
VAD, Profiler products, mesoscale models, surface bandpath fields |
yes |
| yes |
more case studies |
tornadoes, heavy snow, heavy rainfall in East |
|
yes |
op training(scientific concept) |
no, but will |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting info |
heavy snow MS/AL 12/14/97, IPV low spinup off FL 12.14-15.97 |
|
yes |
no plans |
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes |
| no, time |
|
aircraft icing, fog/ceiling, heavy snow |
|
yes |
op met training |
no |
no, but will |
yes |
| no, time |
more supporting info |
heavy snow, flash floods |
|
no |
|
no |
no, but will |
yes |
| no, time |
|
gravity waves (Lance Bosart paper, 1994-1995), heavy snow |
|
yes |
|
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes |
| yes |
data that can be handled locally (WXP), more supporting info |
tornadoes, Pacific hurricanes, fog ceiling, radiation fog in CA (2/22/95),
Santa Ana Winds, West Coastal Surge |
|
yes |
|
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes (will provide link upon completion) |
| yes |
expanded browse capabilities for plotting & graphing data |
tornadoes, April-May 98 Alabama |
CaPE, STORMFEST |
yes- |
researching an event, use for advanced degree (MS, PhD) |
no |
no |
yes |
| no |
|
gravity waves, pacific hurricane, fog/ceiling, heavy snow, aircraft
icing |
CaPE, VORTEX |
yes |
use in a undergrad classroom & researching a phenomenon |
no |
|
yes |
| no-huge datasets, not enough disk space |
more supporting info |
tornadoes, inter-mountain west flash-flood microburst, heavy snow,
gravity waves |
|
yes |
|
no |
no |
yes |
| no |
more supporting info |
|
|
yes |
|
no |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more case studies |
inter-mountain west flash-flood, barrier jet, heavy snow |
|
yes |
researching event, phenomenon, op met training exercise |
no |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting information |
tornadoes; 7-8 May in NC/SC |
|
yes |
displaced real-time forecaster training |
no |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting information |
tornadoes, fog/ceiling (10Dec97) Null Case (14-16Apr98) |
|
yes |
researching a particular event, phenomenon, op met training exercise,
displaced real time forecaster training |
|
no, but will |
yes |
| no, time |
more case studies |
gravity waves, intermountain west flash flood microburst, downslope
windstorms and gap winds, |
|
yes |
|
no, but will |
no |
yes |
| yes |
|
tornadoes (2/22-98 & Birmingham tornado 3/98) |
|
yes, but will be retiring soon |
graduate classroom |
no |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting info |
|
operational |
yes |
researching an event, op met exercises for research and forecasting,
displaced real-time forecasting |
no |
|
yes |
| no |
need info on how to display |
4-5 Jan 96-heavy snow |
|
yes |
undergraduate classroom and lab |
no, but will |
|
yes |
| no |
more case studies |
intermountain flash flood & microburst, fog/ceiling |
|
yes |
|
no |
no |
yes |
| no |
expanded browse capability for plotting & graphing data |
|
|
yes |
|
no |
no |
yes |
| no, time |
|
|
|
yes |
undergraduate classroom & teaching |
no |
no |
yes |
| yes |
more casestudies |
tornadoes (3/20/98) |
VORTEX, VORTEX95 |
yes |
researching an event, op met for forecasting, research and displaced
real-time forecasting training |
no but will |
no |
yes |
| no, time |
more supporting info |
|
|
yes |
undergrad classroom, grad classroom, undergrad lab |
yes, will contribute |
yes, link included |
yes |
| no, time |
exanded browse capabilities |
tornadoes, Jarrell |
|
yes |
|
|
no |
yes |
| no |
|
tornadoes, aircraft icing, gravity waves, pacific hurricanes, fog ceiling,
heavy snow |
|
yes, both |
|
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes |
| no, but will this summer |
expanded browse capabilities |
heavy snow 1/1/97 |
|
yes, both |
|
no, but will |
no, but will |
yes |
| yes |
more case studies |
5/30-31-Derecho, Minnesota to NY & fog ceiling |
|
yes |
operational training-forecasting |
no |
yes, road stations, air quality stations |
yes |
| yes |
more supporting info |
tornadoes ( 31 May-2 June 1998 PA/MD/NY), gravity waves, heavy snow |
|
yes |
research a particular event |
yes, will contribute |
yes, tapes |
|
| no |
expanded browse capabilities |
|
|
yes |
undergraduate lab, undergraduate classroom, undergraduate lab, op met
training for forecasting & ops |
|
no |
no |
| yes |
more case studies |
tornadoes, records heat/cold, intermountain west flashflood microburst,
pacific hurricane, barrier jet, heavy snow, tropical atlantic, 1995 |
|
yes |
researching a particular event, in house use, researching a phenomenon,
training for forecast process |
no |
no |
yes |
|
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