Antarctic Weather Forecasting Workshop

该奖项将提供资金支持一个研讨会，讨论将先进技术纳入南极天气预报。研讨会将于2000年5月在俄亥俄州立大学伯德极地研究中心举行。研讨会的目的是把对南极天气预报和天气气象学感兴趣的大气界人士聚集在一起。该小组将包括业务预报员、数值模拟员、大气科学家和其他人员，他们将审查南极天气预报知识的现状，并为美国南极计划确定和推荐未来十年的目标和研究需求。由于不断努力提高极地地区数值天气预报模式的能力，以及利用宾夕法尼亚州立大学/国家大气研究中心第五代中尺度模式对南极大气进行实时模拟，极地数值天气预报的最新进展使南极天气预报领域处于快速改进的边缘。这一潜力只能通过所有相关各方的直接努力以及研究界和业务气象界之间更强的联系来实现。关于南极气象学这一具体方面的正式讲习班以前从未召开过。

This award will provide funds for the support of a workshop to discuss the integration of advanced techniques into antarctic weather forecasting. The workshop will be held at the Byrd Polar Research Center of Ohio State University, in May 2000. The objective of the workshop is to bring together the atmospheric community with interests in antarctic weather forecasting and synoptic meteorology. This group, which will include operational forecasters, numerical modelers, atmospheric scientists, and others, will be expected to review the current state of knowledge in antarctic weather forecasting, as well as define and recommend goals and research needs for the U.S. Antarctic Program over the next decade. Recent advances in polar numerical weather prediction, resulting from ongoing efforts at improving the capabilities of numerical weather prediction models for use in polar regions, and real-time simulations of the antarctic atmosphere using the Pennsylvania State University/National Center for Atmospheric Research fifth generation mesoscale model have placed the field of antarctic weather prediction at the brink of a period of rapid improvement. This potential can only be realized through a directed effort by all parties involved, and a stronger link between the research and operational meteorology communities. A formal workshop on this specific aspect of antarctic meteorology has not been convened before.