Selected Analysis References
Albers S. 1995:
The LAPS wind analysis.
Weather and Forecasting, 10, 342-352.
Postscript
Albers S., J. McGinley, D. Birkenheuer, and J. Smart 1996:
The Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS):
Analyses of clouds, precipitation, and temperature.
Weather and Forecasting, 11, 273-287.
Postscript (as published),
Postscript (updated since publication).
Birkenheuer, D., Shaw, B.L., Albers, S., and E. Szoke, 2001:
Evaluation of local-scale forecasts for severe weather of July 20, 2000.
Preprints, 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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McGinley, J., Albers, S., Birkenheuer, D., Shaw, B., Schultz P., 2000:
The LAPS water in all phases analysis: the approach and impacts on numerical prediction.
Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Tropospheric Profiling,, Adelaide, Australia, December 2000.
McGinley, J.A., 2001:
Toward a surface data continuum: Use of the Kalman filter to create a
continuous, quality controlled surface data set.
Preprints, 18th Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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Schultz, P. and S. Albers, 2001:
The use of three-dimensional analyses of cloud attributes for diabatic
initialization of mesoscale models.
Preprints, 14th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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Smart, J., Mcginley, J., Albers, S., Birkenheuer, D., Early, S., Edwards, J., Stamus, P., and S. Wagoner, 2000:
LAPS at the Air Force Weather Agency.
FSL Forum, Feb 2000.
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