Satellite Observations Improve Flooding and Inundation Monitoring and Forecasts
Floods are among the most costly and deadly natural disasters that occur in the United States, coming in second to heat events.
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Floods are among the most costly and deadly natural disasters that occur in the United States, coming in second to heat events.
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JEDI will allow for a faster development and research-to-operations (R2O) of advanced data assimilation and related components to meet the requirements of NOAA’s Unified Forecast System (UFS).