Field Program Organization

• Operations Plan


• Equipment Checklist


• Rawinsonde Launch Procedure

Doppler-on-Wheels (DOW) Operations

• DOW Operations Plan: Lake-Effect Precipitation


• DOW Operations Plan: Orographic Precipitation


• DOW Operations Plan: Microphysical Studies


• DOW Operations Plan: Frontal Precipitation and Severe Convection


• Photos of the DOW from across the US


• NWS Dual-Pol Training Modules

IOP 1 : 25-26 OCT 2010

• Soundings / Radar Loop

IOP 2 : 8-9 NOV 2010

• Soundings / Radar Loop

IOP 3 : 2-3 APR 2011

• Soundings / Radar Loop

IOP 4 : 9-10 APR 2011

• Soundings / Radar Loop

IOP 5 : 14 APR 2011

• Soundings / Radar Loop

Relevant Literature

• Carpenter (1993)


• Steenburgh et al. (2000)


• Steenburgh and Onton (2001)


• Onton and Steenburgh (2001)


• Steenburgh (2002)