Projects and Grants

CAPS' Major Research Projects include:

  • Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA)
  • Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD)
  • Severe Hail Analysis, Representation, and Prediction (SHARP)
  • Radar Data Assimilaiton using 3DVAR and Ensemble Kalman Filtering
  • Storm-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction
  • Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecasting
  • Tornado and thunderstorm dynamics
  • Physical Initialization and Analysis
  • Radar Retrieval and Quality Control Algorithms

Active Research Grants

1. "Ensemble Simulation of GOES-R Proxy Radiance Data from CONUS Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecasts, Product Demonstration and Assessment at the Hazardous Weather Testbed GOES-R Proving Ground". PI Ming Xue, with K. Brewster and F. Kong, NOAA GOES-R Program. $94,700 7/1/12 - 5/31/14 and $119,085 6/1/13 - 5/31/14.

2. "REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the National Weather Center". PI Daphne LaDue with Kevin Kloesel. NSF REU AGS - 106932, $822,581 4/15/2011 - 3/16/2016.

3. "Optimal Design of Multi-Scale Ensemble System for Convective-Scale Probabilistic Forecasting". PI Xuguang Wang, with Ming Xue and Fanyou Kong as co-PIs. NSF AGS-1046081, $395,769 3/15/2011 - 2/28/2015.

4. "A Partnership to Develop, Conduct, and Evaluate Real-time High-Resolution Ensemble and Deterministic Forecasts for Convective-scale Hazardous Weather: Moving to the Next Level". PI Ming Xue with Keith Brewster, Fanyou Kong and Xuguang Wang). NOAA CSTAR program 2010 - 2013. NWSPO-2010-201696 $375,000 5/1/2010 - 4/30/2014. $375,000 5/1/2013 - 4/30/2016.

5. "Contribution to Model Development and Enhancement Research Team by the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms". PI Ming Xue DOC-NOAA NA 080AR4320904 $40,000 12/1/12 - 9/30/14.

6. "Advanced Data Assimilation and Prediction Research for Convective - Scale "Warn-on-Forecast". PI Ming Xue with Keith Brewster, Jidong Gao and Xuguang Wang. DOC-NOAA NA080AR4320904. $242,900 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2014. $230,000 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014.

7. "Advanced Multi-Moment Microphysics for Precipitation and Tropical Cyclone Forecast Improvement with COAMPS". PI Ming Xue with Fanyou Kong. DOD-ONR N00014-10-1-0775 $592,082 5/1/2010 - 4/30/2014.

8. "Development of a Short-Range Realtime Analysis and Forecasting System based on the ARPS for Taiwan Region". PI Ming Xue with Keith Brewster and Fanyou Kong. DOC-NOAA NA110AR 4320072 3/1/2012 - 1/31/14 $310,000. 3/1/2012 - 4/30/2014 $200,000.

9. "Improving satellite radiance data assimilation using a hybrid ensemble-Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) method for global numerical weather prediction". PI Xuguang Wang NASA NNX10AQ78G $313,932 7/30/2010 - 7/29/2014. $149,998 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2013.

10. "High Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction to Support Wind Power Production". PI Keith Brewster with Ming Xue and Fanyou Kong. DOE as subcontract via AWS True Power $211,478 4/2011 - 12/31/13.

11. "Improving High Resolution Tropical Cyclone Prediction using GSI-based Hybrid Ensemble-Variational Data Assimilation System for HWRF". Pi Xuguang Wang with Ming Xue. NOAA HFIF program. $149,988. 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2014. New award $125,000 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014.

12. "Prototyping and Evaluating Key Network-of-Networks Technologies". PI Jerry Brotzge with Fred Carr. DOC-NOAA NA11OAR4320072 $145,438. 8/1/2012 - 7/31/2014.

13. "High Resolution Data Assimilation for Trajectory Improvement". PI Keith Brewster with Ming Xue. DOD-Air Force. $79,515 7/18/2012 - 1/31/2014.

14. "Establishment of an Improved Numerical Weather Forecasting System for Chongqing Meteorological Service". PI Fanyou Kong with Keith Brewster and Ming Xue. Chongqing Inst of Green and Intelligent Tech, Chinese Academy of Sciences. $281,192 (year 1), 282,951 (year 2) and 287,705(year 3) for a total of 851,848 9/15/2012 - 9/30/2015.

15. "PFI- Air- CASA Warning System Innovation Institute". PI Jerry Brotzge with Fred Carr. UN-MASS OU Performing Subcontract. $160,048, 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2014.

16. "Development of a Polarimetric Radar Data Simulator for KLAPS". PI Youngsun Jung, Ming Xue and Guifu Zhang. IN-KMA. $176,712. 3/1/2013 - 12/31/13 (fixed price). 3rd year renewal $183,537 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014 is expected.

17. "Establishment of Precision Weather Analysis and Forecasting Systems (PWAFS) for the Jiangsu Province Meteorological Bureau (JSMB)". PI Ming Xue, Keith Brewster and Fanyou Kong. IN-NRIET. $505,412. 2/1/2013 - 1/31/2015.

18. "Establishment of an Urban-Scale Weather Forecasting System (USWFS) for the Su Zhou Meteorological Bureau (SZMB)". PI Ming Xue, Keith Brewster and Fanyou Kong. $126,814. 2/1/2013 - 1/31/2014. (fixed price)

19. "Development of a Short-Range Realtime Analysis and Forecasting System based on the ARPS for Taiwan Region Year 3 (IA#24) and Year 4 (IA #25). PI Ming Xue, Keith Brewster and Fanyou Kong. DOC-NOA 130397. $272,500. 2/1/2013 - 1/31/2015.

20. "Advanced Data Assimilation and Prediction Research for Convective-Scale Warn-on-Forecast". PI Ming Xue, Keith Brewster and Youngsun Jung. DOC-NOA NA11OAR4320072. $242,900 7/1/12 - 6/30/14.

21. "Ensemble Simulation of GOES-R Proxy Radiance Data from CONUS Storm-Scale Ensemble Forecasts, Production Demonstration and Assessment at the Hazardous Weather Testbed GOES-R Proving Ground". PI Ming Xue, Keith Brewster and Fanyou Kong. DOC-NOA NA11OAR4320072. $94,700. 7/1/12 - 5/31/14.

22. "Further Development of the Storm-Scale Numerical Weather Prediction Capability for Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau". PI Fanyou Kong with Ming Xue. Shenzhen. $250,976 10/1/12 - 9/30/14.

23. "Very High-Resolution Dynamic Downscaling of Regional Climate and Hydrology". PI Ming Xue, Renee McPherson, Jerry Brotzge and Berrien Moore. DOI-USG G13AC00136. $23,938 8/31/2013 - 7/31/2014.

24. "The Severe Hail Analysis, Representation, and Prediction (SHARP) Project". PI Jerry Brotzge, Ming Xue, Nathan Snook, Youngsun Jung and Amy McGovern. NSF 130037. Awarded. $819,070 9/15/2013 - 8/31/2016 (YR1 $298,976 YR2 $256,521 and YR3 $263,573).

25. "Protyping and Evaluating Key Network-of-Networks Technologies: Project Extension". PI Jerry Brotzge and Frederick Carr. DOC, NOA NA11OAR4320072. $209,882 8/1/2013 - 7/31/2014.

26. "EC06: Adapting Socio-ecological System to Increased Climate Variability". PI Jerry Brotzge. NSF EPSCoR. $22,500. 9/1/2013 - 8/31/2018.

27. "Understanding the impact of outflow on hurricane intensification through ensemble-based data assimilation and ensemble simulation with multiple models". PI Xuguang Wang and Lance Leslie. DOD-ONR #140062. $376,493 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2016.

28. "Improving High-Resolution Tropical Cyclone Prediction Using a Unified GSI-based Hy-brid Ensemble-Variational Data Assimilation System for HWRF". PI Xuguang Wang. DOC-NOA #130722. $125,000. 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014.