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Climatological relationships of severe duststorms in the Great Plains to synoptic weather patterns: A potential for predictabilityA data base provided by 35 severe duststorms that occurred between 1968 and 1977 in the central and southern Great Plains allowed construction of a classification scheme of meteorological causes of duststorms, and a telescopic forecast technique for medium range (6 to 48 hour) prediction of severe cyclogenic duststorms. In addition, areal coverage definitions for duststorms based on characteristics of the storms, and a hierarchy of weather causes of severe duststorms were developed. The man machine mix forecast correctly predicted six of seven duststorms observed during the 1976-77 winter, with one overforecast; the machine-only forecast correctly predicted four of the seven duststorms, with one overforecast. Both techniques had problems correctly predicting the duration of severe duststorms.
Document ID
19800025514
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Woiceshyn, P. M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Henz, J. F. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1980
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
JPL-PUB-79-97
NASA-CR-163626
Accession Number
80N34022
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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