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COMET CASE STUDY 036 "Seattle Snowstorm 15-17 February 2001" Now Freely Available (fwd)

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  • Subject: COMET CASE STUDY 036 "Seattle Snowstorm 15-17 February 2001" Now Freely Available (fwd)
  • Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:36:22 -0700 (MST)
Hello all,


          --------COMET CASE STUDY 036--SEATTLE SNOWSTORM---------
                             (15-17 FEBRUARY, 2001)

SUMMARY: On Friday, February 16, 2001, a major snowstorm hit the Seattle
area as an arctic front moved from Canada into Washington, interacting
with warmer, moist, Pacific air. Accumulations generally ranged from four
to eight inches of snow across most of the lowlands of western Washington
with a foot of snow over the hills around Seattle.


OBJECTIVE: This case provides an example of an arctic front moving through
the complex terrain of the West.


                      -----NEW FORMAT AVAILABLE-----

Data for Case 036 is also available in netCDF, AWIPS compatible format
when ordered as a complete dataset through the CODIAC WWW system. This
is the 20th case made available in this format.

                           ------ORDERING------

To order case study 036 data, please go to:

      http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_036



                        ----ADDITIONAL RESOURCES----

For a detailed description of case study 036 and other training support
documentation, see COMET Case Study 036 at:

      http://www.comet.ucar.edu/resources/cases/c36_16feb2001/index.htm

Additional case studies and other case studies handling this type of
event can be found at:

      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/casestudies/ofInterest/


To view other projects included in JOSS's CODIAC system visit:

      http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/projs

                          -----FUTURE CASES-----


The next case study to be released is the Tropical Storm Allison of 5-19
June, 2001.

The release of the Tropical Storm Allison case is anticipated within the
next 4 weeks.

Please visit the COMET Case Study Status page for a complete listing of
future cases and status of existing and future cases.

     http://www.comet.ucar.edu/status/casestat.htm


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