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GSD Expertise in local-to-global
• Research Applications– Assimilation– Modeling
• AWIPS I Development– Transition to NWS mission operations
• Evaluation– Exercises– Risk Reduction– Demonstrations
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AWIPS I Contributions
• End-to-End data management• Event Services• Data fusion
– Time matching– Interactive tools (sampling, animation, color-
scales, etc)• Product Generation
– Forecast Editor used to create NDFD grids– NWS Regional web farms products
• Warning Products
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Risk Reduction, 1980’s
• Rapid prototype of visualization tools/techniques• Denver,CO and Norman, OK WFO
– Used operationally with existing data feeds• AFOS• WSR-88D• ISPAN
• Demonstrated feasibility of fully integrated data sets• H/W, S/W Remained in WFO until AWIPS I
replacement
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Exercises, 1990’s
• AWIPS proposed H/W suite for WFO• Simulated data feeds
– ISPAN, AFOS, WSR-88D• 3-week, on-site office simulation
– Forecaster shifts– Routine product creation– Forecasters evaluation
• Observer• End-of-shift questionaire• End-of-exercise discussion group
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Rapid Prototype Process, 2000’s
• Gridded Forecast Editor (GFE) used for NDFD weather elelments
• On-site workshops conducted for training• ~20 WFO sites used for deploying experimental
software
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Demonstrations, 2000’s
• Project we cannot name• Aviation Terminal Decision aids
– Ft Worth– Leesburg
• Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool– Alaska
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Current
• DTC• HMT
– ensembles– Testing “data pull” technology
• HWT
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Research and
Development
HWT
HMT
JHT
DTC
ISPG
Operational
Integration
Testbeds
Operations
Services Proving Ground
OSIP/LFW InputEmerging Technology
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Current State Example of GEOSS
NESDIS Coral Reef Watch
Display System
PMELOcean Current Grids
Right Whale Sightings2005
IntermediateStorage (AWIPS)
NOAAport
Global IR
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Lessons Learned
• Evaluate empirically– Usage logs– Questionaires– Observation
• Comprehensive examples of products• Real-time Real-time Real-time
– Simulate real-time data feeds as much as possible• Account for seasonal/daily applications
– Visible during day– Winter/Summer
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Observations
Models
Decision Assistance
Tools
Algorithms
ProductsAnd
Services
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LFW Functional Diagram
Observe Assimilate Analyze/Decide Disseminate
ManageDailyOperations/AssessPerformance/EnhanceHuman Capital
Observe theAtmosphere/Observe theLand
Model
Observations
Collect data/Assimilation
Model
CentralForecastGuidance
Workstation
Analysis/Decision
Grids
TextDisseminate
ProduceNumericalGuidance
ProduceCentralForecastGuidance
SynthesizeEnv Info
SupportFieldOps
ProduceLocal Fcstsand Warnings
DisseminateCritical EnvInformation/Advise andInform
National &Regional HQ
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WFO Satellite Data Ingest
• Regional Clip (GOES E or W)• CONUS Mosaic
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WFO Satellite Display
• Regional Clip (GOES E or W)• CONUS Mosaic
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• Original Requirement for AWIPS– 36 frames looped in 30 seconds
(1987 AWIPS-90 requirements doc)
• Current System– 32 frames, 10 - 25 seconds to load– Read/display/animate
Performance Requirements
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Data Access
• Systematic Test and Evaluation– Lots of model runs required
• Developmental Testbed Center• Access to data for
– Initialization– Verification– Visualization
• Global• Regional• Local