Conveners: Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan, NOAA/AOML/HRD and Aaron Poyer, NOAA/NWS/STI

Conveners: Changyong Cao, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, David Robert Doelling,

NASA LaRC, and Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP Affiliate and ISS, Inc.

This session will include presentations from facilitators, researchers, and developers in TBPG activities across a range of hazards, and across the four types of testbed roles, including the testing and evaluation of advanced modeling, data assimilation, science and product development to advance forecasting and communication of those hazards. These hazards include, but are not limited to, aviation, fire and space weather, heavy precipitation, heat, winter storms, severe storms and tornadoes, hurricanes, hazards in the Arctic and Alaska, and coastal and ocean hazards.

Ultimately these innovations in weather, water, and climate applications are available for use by decision makers and other end users and the public for societal benefits. This session will illustrate the roles and efforts of TBPGs to conduct testing and evaluation to enable and accelerate the transition of innovations to NOAA operations, including products and services on environmental hazards at the National Weather Service, National Ocean Service, and the National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service.

Conveners: Chandra Kondragunta (NOAA/OAR/WPO),
Andrea Ray (NOAA/OAR/PSL), James Nelson (NOAA/NWS/WPC),
Jordan Dale (NOAA/OAR/WPO), Louisa Nance (NCAR/RAL/JNT)

• • Research, operations and industry uses that employ a combination of public cloud compute, cloud hosted datasets such as those provided through NOAA’s Open Data Dissemination Program, and open source data analysis tools and workflows. With the increasing use of constellations of sensors and more and more observations being processed at the point of collection, this session explores the use of the Internet of Things to gather data and edge computing to process data. An example of this kind of technology is the Smart Great Lakes project (https://www.glos.us/smartgreatlakes/). Topics in this session might include: the deployment of IoT sensors for the collection of environmental data, techniques for processing data at the point of collection, integrating new data sources with existing data architectures, AI and the use of IoT sensors, the use of the cloud to gather and disseminate data, and information ecosystems based on smart technologies.
  • Solutions for data and software discoverability, metadata creation and management, provenance tracking, and other relevant topics.

Platforms for reproducible research and reusable tools will accelerate the analytics enterprise and build the salience, credibility, and legitimacy required to effectively inform policy. This session will highlight emerging open-science tools and platforms for weather and climate-security analysis.

Research, operations and industry uses that employ a combination of public cloud compute, cloud hosted datasets such as those provided through NOAA’s Open Data Dissemination Program, and open source data analysis tools and workflows. With the increasing use of constellations of sensors and more and more observations being processed at the point of collection, this session explores the use of the Internet of Things to gather data and edge computing to process data. An example of this kind of technology is the Smart Great Lakes project (https://www.glos.us/smartgreatlakes/). Topics in this session might include: the deployment of IoT sensors for the collection of environmental data, techniques for processing data at the point of collection, integrating new data sources with existing data architectures, AI and the use of IoT sensors, the use of the cloud to gather and disseminate data, and information ecosystems based on smart technologies.
Solutions for data and software discoverability, metadata creation and management, provenance tracking, and other relevant topics.

Platforms for reproducible research and reusable tools will accelerate the analytics enterprise and build the salience, credibility, and legitimacy required to effectively inform policy. This session will highlight emerging open-science tools and platforms for weather and climate-security analysis.

The primary goal of this session is to discuss all aspects of R2O (Research to Operation) and O2R (Operation to Research) of weather forecasting. The goal includes discussion of modeling systems, forecasting techniques or methodologies with focus on linking the field forecasters’ needs on the tools, represented as “requirements” linked to the “solutions” that developers provide to meet the needs.

The Analysis and Nowcast Branch of the Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office, a.k.a. AFS11 was created to better address the fields’ needs on analysis and forecasting tools by systematically developing “requirements” to help improve the “solutions”, addressing field’s needs on the tools. [Note the branch name is being changed to “Analysis and Forecast Branch” to reflect the expanded scope.]

We would like to invite any of you who work on solutions, requirements, or policies to share your progress in this topic with the community by presenting your ideas, plans and/or results on any aspect of analysis and forecasting, including modeling, evaluation, forecasting and warning. Your input will be used to better identify and resolve systematic issues present in the tools, and try to link research and operations to forecasters’ needs in terms of requirements in order to better serve the public with improved weather analyses and forecasts.

For questions or suggestions, please contact YJ Kim (young-joon.kim@noaa.gov). Thank you.

Our esteemed panelists will delve into the significance of user engagement in investing in a responsive products and services portfolio that caters to the evolving needs of users. By actively seeking user feedback and maintaining trust, organizations can better understand and support users in making informed decisions regarding weather and climate-related matters.

The panel discussion will go beyond theory and delve into actionable steps for American enterprises to pay attention to and collaborate with users in building a Weather and Climate Ready Nation. By actively working with users, organizations can co-create solutions that address the unique challenges of weather and climate change, ultimately fostering a more resilient and prepared nation.

This engaging session offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from industry leaders successfully implementing user engagement strategies. Attendees will gain valuable insights, practical tips, and innovative ideas that can be applied across various sectors.
Convener/Moderator: Martin Yapur, Renata Lana, Thanh Vo - NOAA/NESDIS

The aim of this session is to offer R2O conference attendees insights into various facets of user engagement. This includes: building and maintaining relationships with users, understanding users' needs and their impacts, preparing users through education and support, and enhancing the customer experience.

We welcome discussions on all aspects, challenges, and examples of user engagement. We are particularly interested in exploring how groups incorporate user needs information to inform decisions on product and service development and improvement. The talks will showcase examples of how user needs information forms a vital part of the value chain, with proven success stories in transitioning user needs to use-inspired science, and from there, to the development of operational products and their delivery to the user.

Moreover, this session invites dialogue between the R2O community and the User Engagement community on how to improve the usefulness of users' needs and information collected for NOAA's research and operational community."
Conveners: Martin Yapur, Renata Lana, Thanh Vo – NOAA/NESDIS

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This panel session will feature stories from transition teams highlighting their R2X collaboration experiences with the goal of making future collaborations more successful. Each transition team (including a research and NOAA operational partner) will differ in terms of the number of years collaborating together, scientific discipline, and experience with the various type(s) of transitions in order to offer a well-rounded and diverse learning experience, especially for people less familiar with NOAA’s R2X policies and processes. The panelists will discuss collaboration success, challenges and/or obstacles they faced, and best practices learned along the way.

Panelists in this session will be asked to think about answers to the following questions as they prepare for this interactive discussion:

• Think about an R2X collaboration experience that you found particularly successful. What do you think contributed to its success?
• What have been the biggest challenges or frustrations about your R2X collaborations? How could those challenges or frustrations have been prevented or circumvented by addressing them either before the collaboration began or earlier in the collaboration process?
• If you were advising others on best practices for collaborating with researchers and/or operational practitioners, what would you recommend and why?
• If you could wave a magic wand, what is one thing you would want to change to make R2X collaborations more efficient between researchers and operational practitioners?

References:

Gray, B. 1989. Collaborating: Finding common ground for multiparty problems. Jossey-Bass.

This special session on the Earth Prediction Innovation Center to Accelerate Community-Developed Scientific and Technological Enhancements into the Operational Applications for Numerical Weather Prediction, Joint between the Second Symposium on Earth Prediction Innovation and Community Modeling and the 13th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, is aimed at providing highlights on the accomplishments thus far, and how EPIC is enabling and extending infrastructure and user support for the UFS to fully coupled Earth system prediction, transforming the operational suite of models into one modeling system.
Conveners: Vijay S. Tallapragada, NOAA, and Jose-Henrique G. M. Alves, NOAA/OAR

The goal of this annual panel session is to share, transfer, and impart important NOAA R2X transition knowledge to individuals in the academic, private, and public sectors. This will be accomplished by featuring insights from NOAA experts in R2X transitions and transition processes. The panelists will discuss a variety of topics, including but not limited to: (1) the basics of NOAA’s R2X transition practices, processes, and policies; (2) NOAA’s readiness levels; (3) advice, tips, and helpful hints for navigating NOAA’s transition plan development process; (4) success stories and best practices for developing effective operational collaborations; and (5) previous experiences and/or guidance for transferring social and physical science knowledge to the agency. This panel session was widely successful at the 2023 AMS Annual Meeting, and we are excited to continue this outreach and engagement opportunity with the broader weather, water, and climate enterprise. Join us as we “throw back the curtain” and share NOAA’s R2X practices, processes, and policies to make research and development opportunities more accessible and equitable for all.

References:

Elliott, Steve, Gina Eosco, Joseph Conran, and Laura Newcomb. “Institutional Values Influence the Design and Evaluation of Transition Knowledge in Funding Proposals at NOAA.” (Accepted). Philosophy of Science.

DiPrete, Thomas A., and Gregory M. Eirich. 2006. “Cumulative Advantage as a Mechanism for Inequality: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Developments.” Annual Review of Sociology. 32: 271–97.