Weather

Deploy a High Altitude LiDAR Atmospheric sensing (HALAS) ground system to gather upper-air data — atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction — and evaluate the data to determine if it could aid in weather forecasting. Partners will set up a HALAS ground system demonstration at the National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington Weather Forecast Office in Sterling, Va.

Develop an improved radar rainfall technology that incorporates data from Harris County’s Flood Warning System rain gauges into NOAA’s existing radar rainfall products. This integration will increase the spatial resolution and update frequency of real-time rainfall estimates, which can improve hydrologic modeling and post-wildfire analyses, and otherwise support a Weather-Ready Nation.