HMT Projects Funded by NOAA's Office of Weather and Air Quality
Current projects are being funded by both the U.S. Weather Research Program Hydromet Testbed and the Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI). Both programs are collaborative with the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) managed out of the NOAA Research Weather Program Office (WPO) – formerly known as the Office of Weather and Air Quality.
Demonstration of a Rapid Update Convection-Permitting Ensemble Forecast System to Improve Flash Flood and Winter Weather Prediction
Glen Romine, PI (NCAR/MMM)
David Dowell, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD)
Craig Schwartz, Co-PI (NCAR/MMM)
Ryan Sobash, Co-PI (NCAR/MMM)
Curtis Alexander, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD)
Stan Benjamin, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD)
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2020
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$298,080
Enabling Effective Use of Deterministic-to-Probabilistic Precipitation Forecasts for Heavy and Extreme Events
Tara Jensen, PI (NCAR/RAL)
Mrinal Biswas, Co-PI (NCAR)
Julie Demuth, Co-PI (NCAR)
Mark Klein, Co-PI (NOAA/WPC)
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2020
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$299,074
Assessment of Hydrologic Forecasts Generated Using Multi-Model and Multi-Precipitation Product Forcing
Witold Krajewski, PI (University of Iowa)
Bong Chu Seo, Co-PI (University of Iowa)
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2020
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$251,357
Comparison of Model versus Observationally-Driven Water Vapor Profiles for Forecasting Heavy Precipitation Events
John Forsythe, PI (CIRA/CSU)
Andrew Jones, Co-PI (CIRA/CSU)
Stanley Kidder, Co-PI (CIRA/CSU)
Steven Fletcher, Co-PI (CIRA/CSU)
Daniel Bikos, Co-PI (CIRA/CSU)
Ed Szoke, Co-PI (CIRA/CSU)
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2020
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$267,429
Probabilistic Warn-on-Forecast System for Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flooding
Steven Martinaitis, PI (OU/CIMMS)
JJ Gourley, PI (NOAA/NSSL)
Pierre Kirstetter, Co-PI (OU)
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2020
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$278,259
Quantifying Observational Requirements for WRF-Hydro Forcing in the West Using Russian River HMT Experience and Data to Inform National Water Center Tools
Marty Ralph, PI (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CIMEC)
7/1/2017 – 6/30/2020
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$299,883
Intelligent post-processing of convection-allowing model output to inform Weather Prediction Center outlooks and forecasts
Russell Schumacher, PI (CSU)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2021
WPO/JTTI
Laying the foundation for ensemble prediction and probabilistic hazard tool development for winter weather
Heather Reeves, PI (OU/CIMMS)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2021
WPO/JTTI
Hazard Services: National Center Evolve
Nathan Hardin, PI (CSU/CIRA and NOAA/GSD)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2021
WPO/JTTI
Advancing Frequently-Updating Storm-Scale Ensemble Data Assimilation and Prediction Towards Operations
Curtis Alexander, PI (NOAA/GSD)
David Dowell, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD)
Pam Heinselman, Co-PI (NOAA/NSSL)
Lou Wicker (NOAA/NSSL)
Patrick Skinner, Co-PI (OU/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL)
Thomas Jones, Co-PI (OU/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL
Isidora Jankov, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD and CSU/CIRA)
Terra Ladwig, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD and CU/CIRES)
Trevor Alcott, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD)
NOAA Collaborators: Jacob Carley and Geoff Manikin (NOAA/EMC)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2021
WPO/JTTI
Enhancing CAM Ensemble Forecast System and Improving Ensemble Forecast Products in Support of HMT Winter Weather and Heavy Precipitation Forecasting
Keith Brewster, PI (OU), Fanyou Kong, Co-PI (OU)
Nathan Snook, Co-PI (OU)
Chunxi Zhang, Co-PI (OU)
Ming Xue, Co-PI (OU)
NOAA Partners: David Novak and Jim Nelson (NOAA/WPC)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2022
WPO/USWRP/HMT
Improving Lake-Effect Snow Forecasting Capabilities via Advanced Coupling Techniques in NOAA’s Unified Forecast System (UFS)
Christiane Jablonowski, PI (UMICH/CIGLR)
Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome, Co-PI (UMICH/CIGLR)
Philip Chu, Co-PI (GLERL)
Eric James Anderson, Co-PI (GLERL)
Brent Lofgren, Co-PI (GLERL)
Greg E. Mann, Co-PI (NOAA/NWS)
NOAA Collaborators: Curtis Alexander (NOAA/GSD) and Vijay Tallapragada (NOAA/EMC)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2022
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$1.5M
Advancing Probabilistic Prediction of High-Impact Winter Storms through Ensemble NWP and Post-Processing
Justin R. Minder, PI (SUNY)
W. James Steenburgh, Co-PI (U of U)
7/1/2019 – 6/30/2022
WPO/USWRP/HMT
$609,404
Convection-Allowing Ensemble Prediction for Heavy Precipitation in Support of the Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT): New QPF Products, Data Assimilation Techniques and Prediction Model
Ming Xue, PI (OU/CAPS)
Fanyou Kong, Co-PI (OU/CAPS)
Keith Brewster, Co-PI (OU/CAPS)
Nathan Snook, Co-PI (OU/CAPS)
7/1/2017
6/30/2019
$289,961
Improving Lake-Effect Snow and Ice Forecasting for the Great Lakes Region
Philip Chu, PI (NOAA/GLERL)
Eric James Anderson, Co-PI (NOAA/GLERL)
Ayumi Fujisake-Manome, Co-PI (CILER)
Greg E. Mann, Co-PI (NOAA/NWS)
Stan Benjamin, Co-PI (NOAA/GSD)
7/1/2017
6/30/2019
$299,091
Storm-Scale Ensemble Prediction Optimized for Heavy Precipitation Forecasting in Support of HMT
Ming Xue (PI, OU)
Fanyou Kong (Co-PI, OU)
Keith Brewster (Co-PI, OU
9/1/2015
8/31/2017
$298,080
Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor HMT-Hydro Experiment (in coordination with HMT FFaIR experiment)
JJ Gourley (PI, CIMMS)
5/1/2015
4/30/2017*
$289,961
Validation and Improvement of Microphysical Parameterizations for Better Orographic Precipitation Forecasts
David Kingsmill (PI, CU/CIRES)
Jian-Wen Bao (Co-PI, PSD)
9/1/2015
8/31/2017*
$299,074
Assessment of Gridded Hydrological Modeling for NWS Flash Flood Operations
Lynn Johnson (Co-PI, CIRA/PSD)
George Smith (Co-PI, RTI)
5/1/2015
4/30/2017
$299,091
Demonstration of Advanced Ensemble Prediciton Services for NWS Hydrometeorological Forecast Operations
Kelly Mahoney (PI, PSD)
David Gochis (PI, NCAR)
Rob Cifelli (PI, PSD)
9/1/15
8/31/17
$251,357