| Title | Data sources and their utility |
| Author | Cayette, A.M. |
| Author Affil | Cayette, A.M., SPAWAR System Center, Charleston, SC |
| Source | Miscellaneous Publication of the Byrd Polar Research Center, No.M-419, p.2-6, ; Antarctic weather forecasting workshop, Columbus, OH, May 17-19, 2000, edited by E.N. Cassano and L.R. Everett; U. S., National Science Foundation. Publisher: Ohio State University, Byrd Polar Research Center, Columbus, OH, United States |
| Publication Date | 2000 |
| Notes | In English. 4 refs. Ant. Acc. No: 84178. GeoRef Acc. No: 284848 |
| Index Terms | atmospheric pressure; climate; organizations; forecasting; remote sensing; snow; storms; Southern Ocean--McMurdo Sound; Antarctica--Ross Ice Shelf; Antarctica--South Pole; Antarctica--Victoria Land; air; Antarctica; computer networks; data; government agencies; imagery; intensity; Internet; McMurdo Sound; NOAA; numerical models; prediction; Ross Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; satellite methods; South Pole; Southern Ocean; Victoria Land; vorticity; winds |
| Abstract | U.S. Antarctic Program weather data is gathered at the McMurdo office in various forms. Weather information is collected at McMurdo Station for use as a single forecasting hub for the U.S. Antarctic Program. Surface and upper air observations are taken at McMurdo and the South Pole. McMurdo's active runway(s), outlying camps, USAP ships, and automated weather sensors provide surface observations. Orbital and geostationary satellite data is collected and displayed on the TeraScan system and composite imagery loops are accessed via the Internet. Accessible computer models are reanalyzed with the various data and utilized to construct applicable forecasts for all required and requested U.S. Antarctic Program operations. |
| Publication Type | conference paper or compendium article |
| Record ID | 62005110 |