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contributor authorRothfusz, Lans P.
contributor authorMcLaughlin, Melvin R.
contributor authorRinard, Stephen K.
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:42:10Z
date available2017-06-09T14:42:10Z
date copyright1998/05/01
date issued1998
identifier issn0003-0007
identifier otherams-24807.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4161520
description abstractThe 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, received weather support from the National Weather Service (NWS). The mandate to provide this support gave the NWS an unprecedented opportunity to employ in an operational setting several tools and practices similar to those planned for the ?modernized? era of the NWS. The project also provided a glimpse of technology and practices not planned for the NWS modernization, but that might be valuable in the future. The underlying purpose of the project was to protect the life and property of the two million spectators, athletes, volunteers, and officials visiting and/or participating in the games. While there is no way to accurately account for lives and property that were protected by the NWS support, the absence of weather-related deaths, significant injuries, and damaged property during the games despite an almost daily occurrence of thunderstorms, high temperatures, and/or rain indicates that the project was a success. In fact, popular perception held that weather had no effect on the games. The 2000+ weather bulletins issued during the 6-week support period suggest otherwise. The authors describe the many facets of this demanding and successful project, with special attention given to aspects related to operational forecasting. A postproject survey completed by the Olympics forecasters, feedback provided by weather support customers, and experiences of the management team provide the bases for project observations and recommendations for future operational forecasting activities.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleAn Overview of NWS Weather Support for the XXVI Olympiad
typeJournal Paper
journal volume79
journal issue5
journal titleBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0477(1998)079<0845:AOONWS>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage845
journal lastpage860
treeBulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;1998:;volume( 079 ):;issue: 005
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