Parties involved in this project include researchers at the University of Utah, forecasters at the Salt Lake City National Weather Service Forecast Office (NWSFO), the National Weather Service Western Region Headquarters,[3] universities, and commercial firms.
MesoWest surface observations are integrated into high spatial and temporal resolution grid analyses across the United States that is ingested into numerical weather prediction models.
[7] The Utah ADAS relies on MesoWest observations as an important source of local data, modifying initial background fields provided by numerical model analyses.
[citation needed] The data provided to MesoWest arises from cooperative arrangements with many different educational institutions, public agencies, and commercial firms.
This data is intended to be used by governmental agencies to protect lives and property, the public for general information, and educational institutions for instructional and research purposes.