Advancing the Understanding and Forecasting of Mesoscale Weather in the United States (1990)

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Appendix Table A.1 Summary of NEXRAD System Capabilities and Data Products 45 Tkble A.2 Advances in Observing System Technology and Capability 46 Table A.3 Summary of Mesoscale Three-dimensional Models Active in 1988 49 Table A. 4 Summary of Mesoscale Observational Studies and Field Programs in the United States 53 43

TABLE A.1 Summary of NEXRAD System Capabilities and Data Products Capability Data Products Automated severe weather analysis Automated precipitation analysis Automated momentum analysis Vertically integrated liquid water and severe weather probability information Storm track information Storm structure information Mail index Mesocyclone and tornado vortex signature 1-hour surface rainfall accumulation 3-hour surface rainfall accumulation Storm total rainfall accumulation Supplemental precipitation data Velocity azimuth display (VAD) winds 45

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