CNMI And Guam Atmosphere Models
CNMI And Guam Atmosphere Models
Posted June 17, 2013Voyager now includes two new high resolution regional atmosphere models for the Mariana Islands region. These Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) mesoscale numerical weather prediction models provide hourly, 7-day forecasts of surface air temperature, wind, rain, humidity, and air pressure for the following locations:
- CNMI at approximately 12-km or 0.1° resolution. This grid extends as far west as Taiwan and the Philippines.
- Guam at approximately 3-km or 0.025° resolution. This grid extends as far north as Saipan in CNMI.
Each uses the Advanced Research WRF (ARW) dynamical solver developed and maintained by the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Model runs are produced by Dr. Yi-Leng Chen of the Department of Meteorology in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and have been added today to the PacIOOS data servers. These complement our existing global NCEP GFS forecast as well as our WRF collection in Hawaiʻi.
Voyager screenshots of WRF CNMI wind (top) and WRF Guam air temperature (bottom):
These model results were generated as part of an academic research project. They provide a scientific prediction of current and future conditions. As with any forecast, however, accuracy cannot be guaranteed and caution is advised. While considerable effort has been made to implement all data components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible.
