About

Mission

• LROSE software development and support
• Dual-polarization radar software modernization
• Community data exchange through open self-describing data formats (e.g. NetCDF)
• AI-driven convective storm forecasting enhancement
• AI-driven cloud seeding signature evaluation

Background

The Lidar Radar Open Software Environment (LROSE) is an open source software system developed primarily in C++. It complements the extensive Python-based open source software for weather radar applications.

LROSE is based on the TITAN software system originally developed in the Research Applications Laboratorry (RAL) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, starting in the 1990s.

Approach

• Scientific rigor and reproducibility
• Open-source software for research and operational use
• Clear deliverables and documentation
• Practical operational outcomes

Capabilities Snapshot

• Convective storm tracking and analyis
• Radar meteorology and dual-polarization analysis
• Algorithm development and evaluation
• AI/ML integration for weather radar applications
• Scientific software engineering: C++, Python, AI