High-Resolution Hurricane Test

Participants

Modeling Groups

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)

  • Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model core of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-NMM)
  • Focal Point: S. Gopalakrishnan

National Center for Atmospheric Research - Mesoscale and Microscale Meterology (NCAR/MMM)

  • Advanced Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model (AHW)
  • Focal Point: Chris Davis

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

  • Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System for Tropical Cyclones (COAMPS-TC)
  • Focal Point: Melinda Peng

Penn State University (PSU)

  • Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-ARW)
  • Focal Point: Fuqing Zhang

University of Rhode Island (URI)

  • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) hurricane model
  • Focal Point: Isaac Ginis

University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM)

  • University of Wisconsin Nonhydrostatic Modeling System (UWNMS)
  • Focal Point: Greg Tripoli

Case Selection Team

  • Mark DeMaria (NOAA/CIRA)
  • Jack Bevin (NHC)

Verification Team

  • Barb Brown (NCAR)
  • James Franklin (NHC)
  • Mike Fiorino (NHC)
  • Mark DeMaria (NOAA/CIRA)
  • Tim Marchok (GFDL)