PARISE 2009 Questionnaire

Preliminary Information

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Please complete questions 1-8 for each playback case or real-time session.

Question 1: Strengths and weaknesses of PAR data

For storms in which you analyzed any of the following features, please respond to the associated questions. Note that TDWR data will only be available for real-time events in central Oklahoma.

1a. Supercell What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1b. RFD What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1c. WER/BWER What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1d. Shear What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1e. TVS What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1f. Hail & Precipitation What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1g. Squall Line What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1h. Bow Echo What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1i. Pulse Storm or Microburst What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1j. Updrafts/Downdrafts What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

1k. Divergence/Convergence What were the strengths or weaknesses of PAR data?

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than KTLX? Yes
No

Did the PAR help to identify this feature better than TDWR? Yes
No

Question 2: Scanning Strategies

Please check the scanning strategies used during this event and comment on their utility.

Near Thunderstorm
Far Thunderstorm
Near Supercell
Far Supercell
Near Hail Storm
Far Hail Storm

Comments on utility of scanning strategies:

Question 3: Scanning Characteristics Wish List

We want to develop scanning strategies that best suit your needs. For today's event, what scanning characteristics would you like to have seen that were not available?

Question 4: ADAPTS

If ADAPTS was run during todays evaluation, please answer the following questions. Otherwise, skip to Question 5.

4a. How did ADAPTS impact the spatial coverage and temporal resolution of the PAR data? Explain.

4b. To what degree do you think that ADAPTS followed the evolution, i.e., growth/decay/advection, properly? Don't know
Not at all
Somewhat
Mostly
Completely

4c. To what degree did faster update rates come at the expense of loss of useful information? Don't know
Not at all
Somewhat
Mostly
Completely

4d. How did the performance of ADAPTS affect your capability to detect and analyze storm features?

4e. What suggestions do you have to improve the operational utility of ADAPTS?

4f. Are there situations not experienced here during which ADAPTS might be useful to operations?

4g. Are there situations not experienced here during which ADAPTS might not be useful to operations?

4h. What was your overall impression on the usefulness of ADAPTS?

Question 5: Warning Decisions

If you issued a warning during operations, how did PAR data impact your warning decision making?

Question 6: PAR Data Analysis Challenges

What challenges arose during your analysis of PAR data? How might these challenges be addressed?

Question 7: Strengths and limitations of your current radar system

What are the strengths of your current radar system?

What are the limitations of your current radar system?

Question 8: Overall Impression of PAR Data

What was your overall impression on the usefulness of phased array radar technology in the forecasting of severe weather phenomena (with the understanding that the NWRT is a research radar with limited capability relative to a complete, higher resolution phased array radar)?