AQPI: Improved Monitoring and Forecasts of Precipitation, Streamflow, and Coastal Flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area
Allen White (PSL), Michael Leon (GSD), Haonan Chen
Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 2:00 pm
DSRC Room 2A305
Abstract
The Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) System is a regional project awarded to NOAA and collaborating partners by the California Department of Water Resources. The AQPI System consists of improved weather radar data for precipitation estimation and short-term nowcasting; additional surface measurements of precipitation, streamflow and soil moisture; and a suite of advanced forecast models to improve lead time on precipitation, watershed flooding and coastal Bay inundation from extreme storms - especially high-moisture laden atmospheric rivers. The project involves a number of science and system development collaborations involving PSL, GSD, CSU, USGS, CIRA, CIRES, and Bay Area water agencies, which we would like to review.
AQPI Overview – Allen White (working with Rob Cifelli - PSL Hydrometeorology Modeling and Applications Team )
AQPI Systems Requirements Development Process – Michael Leon (working with Gregg Pratt - GSD Advanced Technologies and Outreach Branch)
AQPI Radar-Derived Quantitative Precipitation Estimation – Haonan Chen (working with V. Chandrasekar - CSU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
AQPI High-Resolution Rapid Refresh – Eric James (working with David Turner - GSD Assimilation Development Branch)
AQPI Hydro-CoSMoS – Jungho Kim (working with Liv Herdman - USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, and Lynn Johnson)
AQPI Benefits – Lynn Johnson (PSL Hydrometeorology Modeling and Applications Team)
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