Session 9B Advances in R2O & O2R with Analysis and Forecasting Systems, Technologies, and Methodologies, Linking between Solutions and Requirements to Address Field’s Forecasting Needs I: Strategies, Policies, and Requirements

Wednesday, 31 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
323 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 14th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Young-Joon Kim, NWS, AFS, Silver Spring, MD and Ethan Michael Schaefer

Continuing the last year’s expanded scope to span all the temporal ranges of the weather forecasting for this session topic, we’re soliciting abstracts to discuss any aspects of analysis and forecasting - from analysis, nowcasting, short-term forecasting to extended-range weather forecasting, and even to 2-year forecasting in climate range.

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.

Papers:
8:30 AM
9B.1
Expansion of NWS AFS Office’s Requirement Development Mission for Analysis and Forecasting Tools from Regional Systems to Global Systems and from Modeling to Non-Modeling Tools
Young-Joon Kim, NOAA/NWS/AFS, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Latto, D. J. Pearson, B. D. Sipprell, N. M. Strauss, M. B. Natoli, E. M. Schaefer, and M. A. Tew

8:45 AM
9B.2
Progress in UFS Applications for Short-Range Forecasts
Hendrik L. Tolman, Dr. Ir., NOAA, Silver Spring, MD

9:00 AM
9B.3
Moving Across the Valley of Death: NOAA's Bridging Program
Fiona M. Horsfall, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Vierra

9:15 AM
9B.4
Accelerating R&D into Use in NOAA Through Development of Transition Plans
Fiona M. Horsfall, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and K. Vierra and A. Hollingshead

9:30 AM
9B.5
Evaluation of the Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor System for Refining Requirements
David J Pearson, NWS, Valley, NE; and Y. J. Kim, B. D. Sipprell, N. M. Strauss, A. Latto, F. M. Kredensor, and M. A. Tew

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