Zaizhong Ma^1,2, Bin Liu^3,4 and Avichal Mehra², (1)I. M. Systems Group, Inc.,, College Park, MD, United States, (2)National Centers For Environmental Prediction-Environmental Modeling Center, College Park, MD, United States, (3)IMSG at EMC/NCEP/NOAA, College Park, MD, United States, (4)NOAA College Park, College Park, MD, United States