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Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS): A Case Study from the 2000–01 Field Season
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: To support the forecasting needs of the United States Antarctic Program at McMurdo, Antarctica, a special numerical weather prediction program, the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS), was established for the ...
Performance of Weather Forecast Models in the Rescue of Dr. Ronald Shemenski from the South Pole in April 2001
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In late April 2001, an unprecedented late-season flight to Amundsen?Scott South Pole Station was made in the evacuation of Dr. Ronald Shemenski, a medical doctor seriously ill with pancreatitis. This case study analyzes ...