Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain
eBook - ePub

Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain

With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California

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eBook - ePub

Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain

With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California

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About this book

The nation's network of more than 130 Next Generation Radars (NEXRADs) is used to detect wind and precipitation to help National Weather Service forecasters monitor and predict flash floods and other storms. This book assesses the performance of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California, which has been scrutinized for its ability to detect precipitation in the atmosphere below 6000 feet. The book finds that the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD provides crucial coverage of the lower atmosphere and is appropriately situated to assist the Los Angeles-Oxnard National Weather Service Forecast Office in successfully forecasting and warning of flash floods. The book concludes that, in general, NEXRAD technology is effective in mountainous terrain but can be improved.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2004
eBook ISBN
9780309181327
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE TO ASSESS NEXRAD FLASH FLOOD FORECASTING CAPABILITIES AT SULPHUR MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA
  4. BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Contents
  8. Executive Summary
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Flash Floods
  11. 3 The National Weather Service and Flash Floods
  12. 4 NEXRAD
  13. 5 Observational Challenges of Low-Level Radar Coverage in Complex Terrain and Coastal Areas
  14. 6 Flash Flood Warning Process in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
  15. 7 Evaluation of the Sulphur Mountain Radar and Flash Flood Warnings in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
  16. 8 Potential Improvements in Flash Flood Warnings
  17. 9 Concluding Thoughts
  18. References
  19. Appendixes