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AT M O S P H E R I C
T R A N S P O R T M O D E L L I N G
Figure 3
Section snapshot of the poster by Arnold et al. (ATM-02/E) showing observed and modelled Radon-222 concentrations
at a station near Barcelona, Spain, which is apparently typical for IMS stations in horizontally heterogeneous terrain.
It is shown that the utilization of higher resolved input meteorological fields substantially improves the ATM system‘s
capability to reproduce the observations.
B I O G R A P H I C A L N OT E
RICHARD HOGUE
is Director of the National Prediction Operations Division
at Environment Canada’s Meteorological Service of
Canada.
Mr. Hogue has been managing Research and Development
and governmental operational systems for the
past 15 years. Under his leadership, the Environmental
Emergency Response Section manages national and international
mandates to provide specialized atmospheric
dispersion modelling services regarding radioactive
material to various organizations such as the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the CTBTO.
which was introduced at the annual
European Geosciences Union General
Assembly in 2007, will continue to serve
as a platform for the CTBTO to exchange
information and ideas with the scientific
community, especially in the field of ATM.
Many participants stressed the need for
an increase in the availability of CTBTO
monitoring data to scientists around
the world since data are best used when
shared. The sharing of monitoring data
would be of immense benefit to the many
research projects that scientists are undertaking
to improve the CTBTO’s verification
capacities. It would also give an impetus to
further research into the civil and scientific
applications highlighted during ISS09.
B I O G R A P H I C A L N OT E
PETER CHEN
is Chief of the Data-Processing and Forecasting Division
of the Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction Services Department
of WMO. He coordinates scientific and technical
matters related to operational weather forecasting for
WMO Members and relevant international organizations,
including numerical weather prediction, and ATM for emergency
response.
Prior to his arrival at the WMO, he was Director of Operations
of the Canadian Meteorological Centre for 10 years.
His career has included various positions including forecaster,
senior instructor, and manager of scientific services.
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