Gang,
You probably have already noticed some odd looking Atlantic POUCH designations this year, in addition to the usual 9#L INVESTS that you normally see. This is because of an ongoing field research program called the PREDICT (PRE-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics) project.
Here are some links to help you better understand the project and links to meteorological data concerning these POUCHes.
Background/Methodology
http://www.met.nps.edu/~mtmontgo/predict.html
UCAR's PREDICT Page
http://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/ ... ts/predict
Main POUCH tracking page (this is where you want to go to get the actual met data)
http://www.met.nps.edu/~mtmontgo/storms2010.html
There are two other tropical cyclone field research studies ongoing simultaneously: The Intensity Forecasting EXperiment (IFEX), and NASA's Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) project.
Here are a couple of links for further information...
HRD's IFEX page
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/HFP2010/IFEX.html
NASA's GRIP page
http://grip.nsstc.nasa.gov/
PREDICT, IFEX and GRIP - why all the strange POUCH numbers
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Re: PREDICT, IFEX and GRIP - why all the strange POUCH numbers
LOL - I didn't see this when posting my topic that complains about the use of the "pouch" term...
Ugh - too many strange terms for the public to deal with, IMHO...
I know academia and government like the use of acronyms (don't I know - I've had a lifetime of them), but an over-use of them can confuse the public more than anything...
Frank
Ugh - too many strange terms for the public to deal with, IMHO...
I know academia and government like the use of acronyms (don't I know - I've had a lifetime of them), but an over-use of them can confuse the public more than anything...
Frank
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