RE: COMET Case Study:Explosive East Coast Cyclogenesis 25 Jan, 20

• To: Wiseman T MSgt 28 OWS/WXT <Thomas.Wiseman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: RE: COMET Case Study:Explosive East Coast Cyclogenesis 25 Jan, 20
• From: Jeff Weber <jweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:32:00 -0700 (MST)

MSgt Wiseman,

The data included in the COMET Case Study Library consists of data in
GRIB, McIdas, and NIDS formats. We currently offer conversions to netCDF
and GEMPAK.  Currently, we supply the University community with software
and support, unfortunately, you lie outside this realm. I suggest a couple
of options. There are currently many applications that can display data
from the netCDF format:IDL and MatLab are some examples that can display
from netCDF, there are many others. Option 2: GEMPAK is available via the
National Technology Transfer Center for a cost of $2000 for domestic use.

URLS:http://www.nttc.edu/cosmic/abstracts/gsc-13402.html  and

http://www.nttc.edu/cosmic/pub/orderinfo.shtml


I hope this enables your use of the case study data, and
please feel free to contact me with any other questions.

Thank you for using the COMET Case Study Library,

-Jeff
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Jeff Weber
Unidata/NWS-COMET Case Study Library
University Corp for Atmospheric Research

jweber@xxxxxxxx

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Wiseman T MSgt 28 OWS/WXT wrote:

Mr Weber,

I'm MSgt Tom Wiseman, Chief of Operational Training at the 28th Operational
Weather Squadron (OWS) at Shaw AFB, SC.  We are a centralized Air Force

Weather forecasting squadron with our focus primarily on the SE CONUS.

I'd be very interested in using this case study and others in our training
program.  However, we do not have the same multimedia equipment as the NWS
and would be interested in finding out costs of obtaining the type of

equipment and or software needed to view these studies.

If you can answer these questions or point me to a source I'd greatly
appreciate it.

MSgt Tom Wiseman
Chief, Operational Training

28th Operational Weather Squadron
905 Patrol Rd Bldg 1906
Shaw AFB, SC 29152-5307
DSN965-0469 Comm 803-895-0469
FAX DSN965-0463 Comm 803-895-0463
thomas.wiseman@xxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Weber [mailto:jweber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 4:28 PM
To: combined@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; LeRoy Spayd; Louis Uccellini; Greg Mandt
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Subject: COMET Case Study:Explosive East Coast Cyclogenesis 25 Jan, 2000
available..


Case Study Group,


      -----COMET CASE STUDY 024--EXPLOSIVE EAST COAST CYCLOGENESIS-----
                           (25 JANUARY, 2000)

This case follows the formation and rapid intensification of a cyclone off

of the southeastern U.S. coastline.  The storm moved almost due north,
affecting nearly the entire eastern seaboard. In retrospect, this storm's
intensity and position was difficult for the models to predict accurately,
posing a forecasting challenge for the affected forecast offices.

Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas, through the Washington, D.C. area, and
into New England, with at least 5 deaths reported. Record snowfall amounts
fell across North Carolina, with Raleigh-Durham reporting 15 inches in 4
hours. In fact, Raleigh-Durham reported a snowfall total from the storm of
20.3 inches (from Jan. 24th evening through 3PM on the 25th) breaking the
old record for a single storm event of 17.9 inches from February 15-17,
1902. This case provides an example of rapid cyclogenesis off the
southeast U.S.coast and it's associated Northeaster.

The data is being made available for in-depth study due to great interest
from the meteorological community.

Case 024 is now available for searching, browsing, and ordering for FTP

download including data in GRIB, McIDAS, GEMPAK, and NIDS formats.

-----NEW FORMAT AVAILABLE----- Data for Case 024 is also available in netCDF, AWIPS compatible, format

when ordered as a complete dataset through the CODIAC WWW system. This is
the sixth case made available in this format.

------ORDERING------ To order case study 024 data, go to http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_024

                       ----ADDITIONAL RESOURCES----

For a detailed description of case study 024 and other training support

documentation, see COMET Case Study 024 at:

http://www.comet.ucar.edu/resources/cases/c24_25jan2000/ Additional case studies and other case studies handling this type of event

can be found at:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/casestudies/ofInterest/ -----FUTURE CASES----- The next case study to be released is the August 11, 1999 Salt Lake City

Tornado/Long Island Flash Flooding. The release of this case is
anticipated within the next 4 weeks.

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-Jeff
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Jeff Weber
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University Corp for Atmospheric Research

jweber@xxxxxxxx

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