Major Field Campaign Targets Improvement in Thunderstorm Prediction
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
NCAR is launching a major field campaign this week with collaborators to better predict where and when spring thunderstorms will hit the Rockies and Plains. The project, featuring research aircraft and cutting-edge computer simulations, will point the way toward major improvements in 6- to 24-hour forecasts of severe weather.