OVW Meteorology Discussion: Research and Operations

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OVW Meteorology DiscussionResearch and
Operations

• How well can OVW from all satellites capture or
  analyze extreme weather
• TCs, hurricane force winds in some Mid-Lat.
  storms, Strong Sfc. Waves,
• e.g. NHC loved QuikSCAT, does ASCAT fill the
  void?
• Operational assimilation of derived products such
  as Sea-level Pressure?
• Can this enhance the impact of OVW alone?
• Improve wind retrievals (ambiguity selection)
• Air-Sea coupling processes
• Fluxes, ocean (coupled) model forcing
• Important to resolve the atmospheric boundary
  layer (and OBL) physics
• Synergy between different SAT sources
• Water cycle, carbon cycle
• Diurnal cycle research requirements for climate
  record, ocean models forcing