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2009 Data Assimilation workshop
2006 Science Operations Officer workshop
2009 Data Assimilation workshop
2006 Science Operations Officer workshop
2009 SPoRT Data Assimilation Workshop
May 5, 2009
National Space Science and Technology Center
Huntsville, Alabama
- Expectations for SPoRT Data Assimilation Workshop by Gary Jedlovec, NASA/SPoRT
Section 1 – Data Assimilation for Land Surface Modeling
- Impacts of High-Resolution Land and Ocean Surface Initialization on Local Model Predictions of Convection by Jonathan Case, ENSCO, Inc./SPoRT
- Developing Synergistic Data Assimilation Approaches for Passive Microwave and Thermal Infrared Soil Moisture Retrievals by Christopher Hain, UAHuntsville
- Assimilation of AMSR-E soil moisture into a coupled land surface-mesoscale model in the Land Information System using an ensemble Kalman filter by Clay Blankenship, USRA
Section 2 – Data Assimilation for Air Quality/Chemical Models
- Assimilation of Satellite Observed Aerosol Optical Depth by Udaysankar Nair, UAHuntsville
- Improving Air Quality Forecasts Using CMAQ with Satellite-Derived Fire Emissions by Eun-Su Yang, UAHuntsville
- Application of OMI O3 profiles in CMAQ by Lihua Wang, UAHuntsville/RAPCD
Section 3 – Data Assimilation for Atmospheric Models
- Dynamical and Thermodynamical Support of Model Cloud Fields Using GOES Observations by Kevin Doty, UAHuntsville
- Impact of Dual-Polarization Radar Data on Short-Term Forecasts of Two Convective Storms by Xuanli Li, UAHuntsville
- Ensemble Statistics and Error Covariance in a Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane by Matthew Rigney, Texas A&M University
- Impact of AIRS Profiles on Short-Term WRF Forecasts by Bradley Zavodsky, UAHuntsville/SPoRT
Section 4 – Unique Technologies for Data Assimilations
- Intelligent Data Reduction Algorithms for Real-Time Data Assimilation by Xiang Li, UAHuntsville/ITSC; Bradley Zavodsky, UAHuntsville/SPoRT
- Data Assimilation Decision Making Using Sensor Web Enablement by Manil Maskey, UAHuntsville/ITSC, Gregoire Berthiau, UAHuntsville/VAST, Bradley Zavodsky, UAHuntsville/SPoRT
Section 5 – Future Possibilities
- Open Discussion and Future NSSTC Data Assimilation Plans by all attendees
2006 NWS SRH SOO NASA/SPoRT Joint Workshop
July 11-13, 2006
National Space Science and Technology Center
Huntsville, Alabama
- Welcome by John Horack (NASA/MSFC S&MS Director)
- Welcome from NASA HQ by Tsengdar Lee (NASA HQ)
- Welcome from NWS Southern Region by Bill Proenza (NWS/SRH Director)
Session 1 – Workshop Expectations
- The Role of the WFOs and the SOOs in an Evolving NWS by Rusty Billingsley (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)
- NASA's Weather Research Program by Tsengdar Lee (NASA HQ)
- NASA's Aviation Weather Program (with animations 1 and 2) by John Haynes (NASA/HQ)
- Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center: Overview and Accomplishments by Gary Jedlovec (NASA/SPoRT)
- The NASA-NOAA Research and Operations Joint Working Group: What it is and how it impacts WFOs by Bill Lapenta (NASA/SPoRT)
Session 2 – Agency Modeling Initiatives
- The Hazardous Weather Test Bed by David Andra (NWS/WFO Norman)
- Overview of the 2006 NASA Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Project by Bill Lapenta (NASA/SPoRT)
Session 3 – Analysis and Verification in the WFO Environment
- The Real Time Mesoscale Analysis by Jeffrey Medlin (NWS/WFO Mobile)
- The NWS Performance Evaluation Committee by Steve Amburn (NWS/WFO Tulsa)
- GIS Tools for Verification by Jack Settelmaier (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)
Session 4 – Breakout Session I
- How To Demonstrate WFO Value in an Evolving NWS: Aviation Meteorology in an Evolving NWS
- How To Demonstrate WFO Value in an Evolving NWS: Marine Forecasting in an Evolving NWS
- Use of NWP in an Evolving NWS: Effective use of ensemble guidance
- Use of NWP in an Evolving NWS: Role of local modeling
- Effectively Conveying the Threat to Our Customers
Session 5 – Local Modeling Research
- WRF and the coastal marine environment by Kate La Casse (UAH)
- Regional Data Assimilation within WRF by Brad Zavodsky (UAH)
Session 6 – High Impact Weather
- Verification of High Impact Events by Mark Fox (NWS/ SRH Scientific Services)
- Tornadoes in Hurricane Rainbands by Eugene McCall (UAH)
- Anticipating CG Lightning Utilizing WSR-88D Reflectivity Data by Pete Wolf (NWS/WFO Jacksonville)
- Advancements in Lightning-Severe Storm Forecasts and Warnings: Results from the Southern Thunder Alliance by Steve Goodman (NASA/MSFC)
- Convective Nowcast Product by John Mecikalski (UAH)
- Mini-Supercells by Jeffrey Medlin (NWS/WFO Mobile)
- Evolving to Polygon Warnings by Pete Wolf (NWS/WFO Jacksonville)
Session 7 – Collaborative Opportunities and Emerging Technologies
- The Gulf Coast Initiative by Gary Jedlovec (NASA/SPoRT)
- NPOESS Data Exploitation by Jim Silva (NESDIS)
- Enhanced Wording within the ZFP and CWF Products as Generated by the GFE Text Formatter by Pablo Santos (WFO Miami) & David Sharp (WFO Melbourne)
Session 8 – Breakout Session II
- see Breakout Session I
Session 9 – Training and Professional Development
- Effective Use of the Weather Event Simulator by Bernard Meisner (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)
- Expectations: What SSD Expects of the SOOs. What the SOOs expect of SSD by Rusty Billingsly (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)
Session 10 – Future SPoRT/NWS WFO Interactions
- Group Discussion
