1. National Weather Service Pacific Region (PR) Activities
Tropical Tropopause Layer
October 15-19, 2012
Honolulu, Hawaii

2. What we have/are doing Lightning data in the Pacific Region
GPS – Antennas
CIRA TPW Data
Atmospheric Rivers
OSWV (ASCAT & OSCAT)
RRS – Upper Air Platform
WRF (COSMIC Data input Guam & Samoa)
MTSAT-2R, GOES-W & GOES-R PG
JAMSTEC / TTL/???

3. What we have/are doing Lightning data in the Pacific Region
ELN (WWLLN)
Best east of the dateline
Vaisala (GLD360)
Best west of the dateline

4. What we have/are doing GPS – Antennas Surface data platforms
Synoptic observations
Very remote locations
BUOYS (VERY VERY FEW)

5. GPSMet Sites

6. GPS-Met Stations in PR STATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE ELEVATION ID
WSO Majuro
07° 05' N
171° 23' E
10 feet
WSM1
WSO Pohnpei
06° 58' N
158° 13' E
123 feet
WSH1
WSO Koror
07° 20' N
134° 29' E
94 feet
WSP1
WSO Yap
09° 30' N
138° 05' E
72 feet
WSY1
Kwajalein
08° 44' N
167° 44' E
8 feet
WSK1
Saipan
15° 07' N
145° 43' E
209 feet
SIA1
Kona
19° 44' N
-156° 03' W
40 feet
KIA1
DCO Lihue
21° 59' N
-159° 21' W
95 feet
DCL1
WSO Chuuk
07° 27' N
151° 50' E
5 feet
WSC1
Pago
11 feet
NST1
HILO
17 feet
HILR
GUAM
149 feet

7. Valuable Operational Data
CIRA TPW Data
Atmospheric Rivers
Looking for the driver

8. Valuable Operational Data
OSWV (ASCAT & OSCAT)

9. Operational Systems
MTSAT-2R
GOES-W
GOES-R PG

10. GOES-R PG

11. Important data sets Numerous other polar satellites
WRF (COSMIC Data input Guam & Samoa)
UH support in developing this

12. What we have/are doing RRS Vaisala RS92 radiosonde
1 Second data capture

13. Collaborative work Concluding remarks: JAMSTEC / TTL/???
Keep up the great work!
VERY Important to include operational folks along the way!

14. Questions Bill Ward National Weather Service
Pacific Region Headquarters