Session 8 The Unified Forecast System (UFS) and Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC): Empowering the Community to Improve Weather Forecasting Systems

Tuesday, 14 January 2025: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
238 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Fourth Symposium on Community Modeling and Innovation
Submitters:
Jose-Henrique G.M. Alves, NOAA, WPO, Silver Spring, MD; Hendrik L. Tolman, Dr. Ir., NWS, STI, Silver Spring, MD and Neil A. Jacobs
Cochairs:
DaNa L. Carlis, NOAA NWS, Science and Technology Integration, Silver Spring, MD and Tracy Fanara, CIRES @ NOAA/NWS/WPC/HMT, NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD

Presentations will provide an overview of achievements associated with EPIC and the UFS community.

Papers:
4:30 PM
8.1
The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) as a Catalyst for NOAA’s Future Earth Prediction System
Maoyi Huang, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and J. H. G. M. Alves, J. Ising, K. V. Kumar, and J. Vogt

4:45 PM
8.2
EPIC and the UFS: a 10-year Retrospective
Neil A. Jacobs, UCAR/CPAESS, Silver Spring, MD

5:00 PM
8.3
The Earth Prediction Innovation Center - an Overview of the EPIC Contract
Keven Michael Blackman, NOAA, Omaha, NE

5:15 PM
8.4
UFS Coastal Model and Planned Applications: Updates and Path Forward
Saeed Moghimi, NOAA/, North Potomac, MD; and M. Huang, J. Haddad, U. Turuncoglu, S. Mani, F. Daneshvar, M. A. Jisan, P. Velissariou, A. L. Kurapov, L. Tang, E. Myers, C. Allen, A. Tsay, G. Seroka, A. Fujisaki-Manome, S. Pe'eri, T. Fanara, D. Snowden, L. bloemendaa, A. Salimi-Tarazouj, J. R. Carley, D. Worthen, S. Banihashemi, A. Mehra, A. Abdolali, C. Lemmen, Y. J. Zhang, D. Wirasaet, J. Westerink, H. Arango, S. Durski, J. Jung, J. Smith, and K. M. Blackman

5:30 PM
8.5
Where is the UFS in 2025?
Hendrik L. Tolman, Dr. Ir., NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and N. A. Jacobs

5:45 PM
8.6
Working at the Intersection of Research and Operations - Lessons learned and a future vision of community modeling from OAR’s Weather Program Office
John E. Ten Hoeve III, OAR, Silver Spring, MD

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