NOAA NAME 2004 Field Projects





























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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Art Douglas Creighton University Enhanced Radiosonde Observations in Mexico during
NAME
and Support for the NAME Forecast Office Centers

-increased frequency of GPS soundings at seven SMN sites
-forecaster exchange with SMN
-NAME data server at SMN













































































































































































































































































   












































































































































































































































































       












































































































































































































































































Mike Douglas NOAA/NSSL A Regional-Scale Atmospheric Sounding Network in
Support
of the North American Monsoon Experiment

-enhanced pibal network at up to 18 sites (number TBD)
-omegasonde (RS-80N) soundings at Bahia Tortugas and
Puerto Peñasco

-powersonde at Puerto Peñasco (or Obregon)













































































































































































































































































   












































































































































































































































































     












































































































































































































































































       












































































































































































































































































Mike Douglas, NOAA/NSSL Moisture Fluxes and Mesoscale Circulations Associated
with
the North American Monsoon System
-NOAA P-3 measurements of mean moisture flux field (6+ flights)
Low-level jet (2 flights), gulf surge genesis (2 flights),

land-sea and mountain-valley breezes (2 flights)