Operational aerosol and dust storm forecasting

The U. S. Navy now conducts operational forecasting of aerosols and dust storms on global and regional scales. The Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS) is run four times per day and produces 6-day forecasts of sulfate, smoke, dust and sea salt aerosol concentrations and visibility for...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2009-03, Vol.7 (1), p.012007-6
Main Authors: Westphal, D L, Curtis, C A, Liu, M, Walker, A L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Algorithms
Atmospheric models
Dust
Dust storms
Economic forecasting
Forecasting
Navy
Optical analysis
Optical properties
Optical thickness
Regional development
Sea surface temperature
Smoke
Spectroradiometers
Storms
Visibility
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Summary:The U. S. Navy now conducts operational forecasting of aerosols and dust storms on global and regional scales. The Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS) is run four times per day and produces 6-day forecasts of sulfate, smoke, dust and sea salt aerosol concentrations and visibility for the entire globe. The Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS®) is run twice daily for Southwest Asia and produces 3-day forecasts of dust, smoke, and visibility. The graphical output from these models is available on the Internet (www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aerosol/). The aerosol optical properties are calculated for each specie for each forecast output time and used for sea surface temperature (SST) retrieval corrections, regional electro-optical (EO) propagation assessments, and the development of satellite algorithms. NAAPS daily aerosol optical depth (AOD) values are compared with the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) AOD values. Visibility forecasts are compared quantitatively with surface synoptic reports.
ISSN:1755-1315
1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1307/7/1/012007