AN END-TO-END SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FORECASTING SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA: OVERVIEW AND TRAINING ISSUES

摘要: In July 2003 the Australian Government committed AUS$62.2 million dollars over a five year period to upgrade Bureau of Meteorology’s weather service provision. The bulk this funding is acquiring and implementing radar hardware. Funding has also been directed at development operational implementation data display software tools, algorithm-based warning decision tools graphically based thunderstorm production system. A National Thunderstorm Forecast Guidance System (NTFGS), used Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) data, was deployed for use around Australia in latter part 2003. This system, conjunction with newly developed (3DRapic) overlays (Thunderstorm Interactive Forecasting System; TIFS), constitute tool set that can be end-to-end process diagnosing potential severe environments, assessing storm severity on issuing warnings. There are differing time scales forecasting process, ranging from days ahead where NTFGS provides support through nowcast scale (0 – 3 hours) 3D-Rapic TIFS underpining tools. order utilise these forecast systems meaningful way it important requirements well defined forecasters have clear understanding these. required scientific knowledge system skills distilled analysing embodied competencies.