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Advancing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of GLDAS Assimilation of JPSS Land Data Products for NCEP NWP and Drought Monitoring Operations
NIDIS-Supported Research
Main Summary
This project aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of assimilating Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) data products into the National Centers for Environmental Prediction modeling and prediction systems of GLDAS, Global Forecast System (GFS), Climate Forecast System (CFS), and drought monitoring operations.
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Research Timeline
September 2017-August 2020
Principal Investigator(s)
Xiwu Zhan, NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
