IHOP_2002: International H2O Project 2002
Summary
IHOP_2002 took place over the Southern Great Plains of the United States from 13 May to 25 June 2002. The main goal of IHOP_2002 is to obtain more accurate and reliable measurements of moisture in the air. IHOP_2002 measurements will ultimately help us in understanding when, where, and how storms form and will allow us to better predict actual rainfall amounts associated with these storms.Objectives:
IHOP_2002 is comprised of four main research components: 1) Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting - use a variety or forecasting models to determine if better humidity measurements will improve the models' ability to forecast rainfall. 2) Convective Initiation - scientists and modelers will assess if humidity measurements mad before storms form can help in forecasting the timing and location of new storms. 3) Atmospheric Boundary Layer - study the relationship between land surface variations and air moisture variations. And 4) Instrumentation - this effort will determine the best combination of humidity measuring instruments to better predict rainfall amounts.
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Temporal coverage
| Begin Date | 2002-05-13 00:00:00 |
| End Date | 2002-06-25 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
39.00,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
33.50
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-103.00,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-95.00