Atmospheric River Reconnaissance: Mission Planning, Execution, and Incorporation of Operational and Science Objectives
Atmospheric River Reconnaissance: Mission Planning, Execution, and Incorporation of Operational and Science Objectives
Minghua Zheng1, F Martin Ralph1, Vijay Tallapragada2, Anna Wilson1, Samuel Babbitt1, Samuel Bartlett3, Bing Cao4, Luca Raffaele Centurioni4, Jason M Cordeira5, Christopher A Davis6, Luca Delle Monache1, James D Doyle7, Travis Elless8, Steve Feuer9, Jennifer S Haase4, Nikki Hathaway10, Todd Hutchinson11, Paul Iniguez12, Brian Kawzenuk1, Ellen Knappe4, David Lavers13, Ashley Lundry10, Allison C. Michaelis14, Florian Pappenberger15, Carolyn A. Reynolds7, Ryan Rickert16, Shawn Roj3, Jonathan Rutz1, Aneesh Subramanian17, Ryan Torn18, Jia Wang1, Keqin Wu19, Xingren Wu20 and AR Recon Operational Team, (1)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, United States, (2)NOAA/NCEP/EMC, College Park, United States, (3)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, (5)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Plymouth, United States, (6)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (7)U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, United States, (8)Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), NOAA, College Park, United States, (9)NHC, The Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes (CARCAH) / 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, NOAA, Miami, United States, (10)NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center (AOC), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Lakeland, United States, (11)WindBorne Systems, Palo Alto, United States, (12)Lynker at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/WPC, College Park, United States, (13)European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom, (14)Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere, and Environment, DeKalb, United States, (15)European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom, (16)53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command, Biloxi, United States, (17)University of Colorado Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, La Jolla, United States, (18)University at Albany, State University of New York, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Albany, NY, United States, (19)The Northern Gulf Institute at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, College Park, United States, (20)Axiom Consultants, Inc., Rockville at NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Crofton, United States