Session 5 Shaping the Future of Radar Systems

Tuesday, 14 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
239 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: Symposium on Radar Research to Operations
Submitters:
James M. Kurdzo; Karen A. Kosiba and David Schvartzman, CIMMS/NSSL, RRDD, Norman, OK
Chairs:
James M. Kurdzo and Scott M. Ellis, NCAR, RAL, Boulder, CO

Theoretical, conceptual, and practical implications for transitioning radar research to operations; general overviews of transition strategies; policy and methods for transition; operational requirements determination; operational needs; collaboration between researchers and operational users; medium- and long-term plans for operational deployment, including future radar systems and networks.

Papers:
8:30 AM
5.1
An Overview of NSSL R2O Transitions Supporting the NEXRAD Program
Larry J. Hopper Jr., NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. Gerard

8:45 AM
5.2
NEXRAD Radar Product Improvement: Considerations for Dual-Pol Application R2O Transitions
Jacob Taylor Carlin, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and E. L. Dunnavan III, J. M. Krause, T. J. Schuur, and L. J. Hopper Jr.

9:00 AM
5.3
The National Severe Storms Laboratory-Climavision CRADA: Progress and future plans
Robert A. Clark III, NSSL, Norman, OK; and K. Howard, A. Gerard, C. Goode, A. Bajaj, M. Simpson, J. Brogden, K. Cooper, and M. Taylor

9:15 AM
5.4
Coordination of Research and Future Radar Actions
Segayle C. Thompson, OAR, Silver Spring, MD; Weather Program Office, Clinton, MD

9:30 AM
5.5
What is the Problem we are Trying to Solve – Radar Next Approach to Requirements
William M Zachman Jr., MITRE Corporation, Silver Spring, MD; MITRE Corporation, Anaheim, CA; and F. W. Gallagher III, S. Bhatt, J. Ostroy, T. J. Clark, A. Mehta, and M. Grow

9:45 AM
5.6
Demonstrating the Value of PAR at NSSL: A Faster, More Flexible, and Adaptable Solution
Anthony E. Reinhart, NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. A. Alford, R. Mendoza, D. Wasielewski, S. M. Torres, C. M. Kuster, T. J. Schuur, K. Tuftedal, and L. J. Hopper Jr.

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