Unified Aerosol Microphysics for NWP

Abstract

The long-term goal of this research is to develop a practical predictive capability for visibility and weather effects of aerosol particles over any region of the world for timely use in planning and executing DOD operations and activities. Specifically, the goal is to develop a COAMPS that is capable of simulating the full range of interactions between aerosol particles, clouds, and radiative transfer while remaining flexible, extensible and operationally practical. The fundamental predicted variables are the concentrations of those aerosol species that are responsible for degradation of Electro-Optical (EO) propagation or that modify cloud behavior and lifetime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA557146

Entities

People

  • Douglas L. Westphal
  • James D. Doyle
  • Jeffrey S. Reid
  • Jermone Schmidt
  • Stephen A. Lowder

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assimilation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dynamics
  • Earth Sciences
  • Emission
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Inventory
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Research
  • Particles
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Remote Sensing
  • Software Design
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development