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PAPERBACK list:$45.75 Web:$41.18 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PDF Report Brief Display this book on your site! Related Titles NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application Where the Weather Meets the Road: A Research Agenda for Improving Road Weather Services Other Related Titles Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain: With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California (2005) Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 175   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix C Chronology of the Siting of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD Date Event August 1984-December 1984 SRI International, Inc. receives input on site suggestions from the Federal Aviation Administration Western Pacific Region, the National Weather Service Western Region, and the NEXRAD Joint System Program Office March 1985 Analysis of the local atmospheric inversion statistics are provided to SRI International, Inc. March-July 1985 SRI International, Inc. visits many sites in the Los Angeles area April 1986 SRI International, Inc. completes the Preliminary Site Survey for the Los Angeles, California area (Sulphur Mountain site) August 1987 SRI International, Inc. completes the In-Depth Site Survey for the Los Angeles, California area (Sulphur Mountain site) 1987 Sulphur Mountain selected as the best of 32 candidate locations 1992 SRI International, Inc. reviews alternative siting criteria November 15, 1993 Construction of Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD begins December 16, 1993 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD installation complete January 1994-March 1994 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD tested March 1994 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD accepted December 1994 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD commissioned Page 175 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-8) 1 Introduction (9-11) 2 Flash Floods (12-25) 3 The National Weather Service and Flash Floods (26-34) 4 NEXRAD (35-58) 5 Observational Challenges of Low-Level Radar Coverage in Complex Terrain and Coastal Areas (59-73) 6 Flash Flood Warning Process in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties (74-90) 7 Evaluation of the Sulphur Mountain Radar and Flash Flood Warnings in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties (91-116) 8 Potential Improvements in Flash Flood Warnings (117-145) 9 Concluding Thoughts (146-148) References (149-166) Appendix A: Origin of the Study (167-171) Appendix B: Characteristics of the NEXRAD Radar (172-174) Appendix C: Chronology of the Siting of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD (175-175) Appendix D: National Weather Service Flash Flood Verification Procedures (176-179) Appendix E: Acronyms (180-183) Appendix F: Community Participation (184-185) Appendix G: Committee and Staff Biographies (186-192)

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Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain: With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California Appendix C Chronology of the Siting of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD Date Event August 1984-December 1984 SRI International, Inc. receives input on site suggestions from the Federal Aviation Administration Western Pacific Region, the National Weather Service Western Region, and the NEXRAD Joint System Program Office March 1985 Analysis of the local atmospheric inversion statistics are provided to SRI International, Inc. March-July 1985 SRI International, Inc. visits many sites in the Los Angeles area April 1986 SRI International, Inc. completes the Preliminary Site Survey for the Los Angeles, California area (Sulphur Mountain site) August 1987 SRI International, Inc. completes the In-Depth Site Survey for the Los Angeles, California area (Sulphur Mountain site) 1987 Sulphur Mountain selected as the best of 32 candidate locations 1992 SRI International, Inc. reviews alternative siting criteria November 15, 1993 Construction of Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD begins December 16, 1993 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD installation complete January 1994-March 1994 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD tested March 1994 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD accepted December 1994 Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD commissioned

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