WMOD00579

• Title: An Exploratory Forecast Experiment to Predict Supercooled Liquid Water in the Sierra Nevada
• Date: 11/1/1988
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

Table 6. Percentage contribution of the quantitative
forecast inputs to the liquid water forecasts by
Non-Storm and Storm Days, 1985-86 and 1986-87
seasons combined.

Inouts Non-storm (153) storm (139) Combined (292)
1- Satellite images 50* 39 45
2. Numerical guidance 26 17 22
3. Other NMC products 9 6 8
4. Local radar 0 8 4
5. Local ra~vinsondes 2 7 4
6. Local precipe rates 0 0 0
7. Radiometer 11 14 12
8. Icing probe rates 1 5 3
9. Orog~aphic formula 0 2 1
10. Othe:!:" 1 2 1
TOTAL 100 100 100

* All values rounded to nearest one percent

20