A high-Resolution

A High-Resolution

• David H. Bromwich1,2 and Keith M. Hines1

• 1Polar Meteorology Group

• Byrd Polar Research Center

• The Ohio State University

• Columbus, Ohio, USA

• 2Atmospheric Sciences Program

• Department of Geography

• The Ohio State University

• Columbus, Ohio, USA

Arctic System Reanalysis (ASR)

Issues with Observations and Reanalyses

Arctic Clouds / Radiation

 solar and cloud fraction at Barrow (June 2001): ERA40 (red) vs ARM/NSA (black)

MODIS winds

• MODIS winds

• Tests underway

• AIRS

• COSMIC

• Radio occultation soundings from GPS satellites

• ATOVS

Mesoscale Modeling

• Mesoscale Modeling

• High Resolution Depictions

On the Impact of MODIS Winds on AMPS WRF Forecasts