The proposed research entails utilizing remote sensing and data analysis techniques for the land surface classification of Central America as well as the examination of the overall carbon budget of the region. The second meeting on Sept. 17, funded by Conservation International, will bring together scientists who are utilizing various classification schemes for the vegetation mapping of the Maya Forest in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. The goal of this technically-oriented meeting is to establish an accurate standard classification technique that can be used at the regional level by managers who are responsible for the sustainability and protection of the largest remaining forest in Central America. Both of these meetings are bringing together leading Central American and U.S. scientists who are conducting interdisciplinary research in the Central American region.
Several parameters are available, including local soundings for several Southeast locations.
The actual GOES assimilation is scheduled to begin in late September. Forecasters at the Birmingham and Nashville National Weather Service offices have been interacting with Bill Lapenta for the purpose of the model's evaluation. A new geostationary weather satellite data server was put into operation at the GHCC in late July. This page currently displays 30 minute averaged winds from the 915 MHz profiler. There is more to come in the future from the 915 MHz radar, the Doppler sodar, and the laser ceilometer that are the primary components of this system.