Mesoscale NWP over Antarctica: AMPS and support for ground-based astronomy
The Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) effort is one by the United States to provide real-time, high-resolution numerical weather prediction (NWP) over Antarctica. AMPS is a mesoscale modeling system run at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that generates twice-daily...
| Published in: | Optical Turbulence |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-000-350 https://doi.org/10.1142/9781848164864_0021 |
| Summary: | The Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) effort is one by the United States to provide real-time, high-resolution numerical weather prediction (NWP) over Antarctica. AMPS is a mesoscale modeling system run at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that generates twice-daily forecasts for the U.S. Antarctic Program. As AMPS and its products have been adapted over the years to provide NWP guidance over Antarctica, supporting ground-based astronomy may be a possible extension of the system. Presented are an introduction to AMPS, its capabilities, and its potential for support of weather forecasting for ground-based astronomy in Antarctica. Limitations are also discussed. |
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