• Local, regional and national forecast modeling
• 2D or 3D visualization in VIPIR
• Updated 3 times a day
• Air Quality modeling incorporating PM2.5 and ozone

The meteorological expertise of Baron’s advanced modeling subsidiary, BAMS (Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems), provides forecasters with access to site-specific forecast modeling, integrated exclusively into the VIPIR storm tracking system.

These localized and accurate data products include:

• Surface Temperatures
• Instantaneous Precipitation Rate (IPR)
• Accumulation
• Clouds
• Pressure Systems
• Surface Winds
• Surface Dewpoints
• RH Pressure
• Ozone
• Air Quality

BAMS forecasting incorporates fronts, temperatures, precipitation and more. These products can be manipulated at local, regional and national scales in real-time using the VIPIR interface, and are updated three times every day. Current conditions can be displayed, and then extended out to 96 hours with a very high degree of precision. Meteorologists can set up data query points to display specific conditions in areas of interest.

For long-range air quality and ozone forecasts, BAMS employs a unique numerical air quality prediction model (NAQP) incorporating particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone pollution. The data is produced on a 45km scale, with custom-deployable forecasts featuring resolution as high as 5-15km.

Performance of the BAMS ozone forecast was verified during U.S. modeling experiments in 2004, achieving superior results over the Northeastern United States against other NAQP models.

With the addition of BAMS data, VIPIR’s unified architecture results in a multi-purpose system with the capability to track severe weather in real-time and depict current conditions, futurecasting and hydrological forecasting in a single display.