Abstract:
With the development of super computer and the advances of new probing techniques, such as radar, satellite observations, GPS, and etc., it makes the non hydrostatic meso scale model operationally possible.Therefore, most of the meteorological centers are devoted to develop the non hydrostatic model systems in order to replace the current hydrostatic model system, and some significant progress has been made, which is exemplified by the newly developed unified model system at the United Kingdom Meteorological Office. Based on these, the current status and its outlook of the non hydrostatic meso scale model are described . And some aspects focus on various design issues are also discussed.