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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 184   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 F Community Participation The committee would like to express its sincere appreciation to the following individuals for providing valuable information and discussion throughout this study: Steve Bennet, Supervisor of the First District of Ventura County, California Edward Berkowitz, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration David Curtis, One Rain, Inc. David Danielson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Larry Dunn, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Charles Fisk, Naval Air Warfare Center Alan Fox, Fox Weather, LLC Joe Friday, American Meteorological Society Konstantine Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center Dale Givner, Resident of Ventura County, California Thomas Graziano, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bill and Tina Kee, Landowners of the Sulphur Mountain Radar Site Daniel Keeton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Frank Kelly, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Milton Kramer, Resident of Ventura County, California Jayme Laber, Ventura County Watershed Protection District Kathy Long, Supervisor of the Third District of Ventura County, California Jim Manitakos, SRI International Timothy McClung, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Daniel Melendez, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Todd Morris, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jack Paris, DigitalGlobe, Inc. Richard Paulus, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Juris Petriceks, SRI International (retired) F. Martin Ralph, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Page 184 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 F Community Participation The committee would like to express its sincere appreciation to the following individuals for providing valuable information and discussion throughout this study: Steve Bennet, Supervisor of the First District of Ventura County, California Edward Berkowitz, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration David Curtis, One Rain, Inc. David Danielson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Larry Dunn, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Charles Fisk, Naval Air Warfare Center Alan Fox, Fox Weather, LLC Joe Friday, American Meteorological Society Konstantine Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center Dale Givner, Resident of Ventura County, California Thomas Graziano, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bill and Tina Kee, Landowners of the Sulphur Mountain Radar Site Daniel Keeton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Frank Kelly, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Milton Kramer, Resident of Ventura County, California Jayme Laber, Ventura County Watershed Protection District Kathy Long, Supervisor of the Third District of Ventura County, California Jim Manitakos, SRI International Timothy McClung, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Daniel Melendez, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Todd Morris, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jack Paris, DigitalGlobe, Inc. Richard Paulus, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Juris Petriceks, SRI International (retired) F. Martin Ralph, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain: With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California Robert Saffle, Mitretek Systems John Sokich, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Gary Strickland, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Paula Sturdevant-Rees, University of Massachusetts Dolores Taylor, Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT) Users Group and National Hydrologic Warning Council

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