Program Chairs:
;
Chandra R. Kondragunta
, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality
;
Martin Yapur
, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning and Analysis
;
Eric Miller
, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning and Analysis
;
Young-Joon Kim
, NWS
;
Vijay Tallapragada
, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC
;
David Bludis
, NOAA/NESDIS/OPPA
;
John Pereira
, Raytheon
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates paper is an Award WinnerMonday, 13 January 2020
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Joint Session
1
Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science, Weather Forecasting, Space Weather Prediction, Hydrology Studies, or Climate Monitoring—Part I
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
)
Cochairs:
Session
1
Models and Data Assimilation to Enable and Accelerate the Transition of Research to Operations to Decision-Makers, End Users, and to the Public: Land–Ocean–Hydrological Modeling, Advanced Modeling, and DA Development and Testbeds
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 13 January 2020
AM Coffee Break (Monday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Session
2
Testbeds to Enable and Accelerate Transitions of R2O to Decision-Makers, End Users, and the Public in Weather, Water, or Climate Applications [e.g., Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) and Hydrometeorological Testbed (HMT)]—Part I
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
12:00 PM
What's Up Next...Next Door by Steve Mango
Joint Session
3
Space-Based Lidar Applications
Location: 210C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
and the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
Joint Session
4
Advances in CubeSats and SmallSats to Improve Earth Science, Weather Forecasting, Space Weather Prediction, Hydrology Studies, or Climate Monitoring—Part II
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats
)
Cochairs:
11:00 AM
J4.3
12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Lunch Break (Monday)
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
The NASA Earth Science Flight Program - Investments In And Planning For The Next-Generation Earth Observatories: NASA HQ
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Town Hall Meetings;
and the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Organizer:
Facilitator:
Speaker:
12:15 PM
Town Hall Presentation - Charles Webb by Charles Webb
12:30 PM
What's Up Next by Seve Mango
12:45 PM
NASA Earth Flight Program Investments In and Planning for the Next Generation Earth Observatories by Charles E. Webb
2:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Panel Discussion
2
NWA/AMS Ronald W. Przybylinski Research Operations Nexus (RON) Meetup
Location: 205C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice;
the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
and the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
CoChair:
Facilitator:
Session
3A
Testbeds to Enable and Accelerate Transitions of R2O to Decision-Makers, End Users, and the Public in Weather, Water, or Climate Applications [e.g., Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT)] and Hydrometeorological Testbed (HMT)]—Part II
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Session
3B
Advances in Satellite Observations, Earth Science, and Observing Technologies That Can Complement the Heritage Observation Systems and Potentially Lead to Advances in Next-Generation Observation Systems
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
3:00 PM
Paper 3B.5 is now Paper 7.3A.
4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 13 January 2020
Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Mon)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Poster Session
1
10R2O Poster Session I
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
;
Eric Fetzer, NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Projects, Planning and Analysis
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Panel Discussion
1
Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Including Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned—Part I [Panel Discussion]
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Moderator:
Facilitators:
9:00 AM
Panel Discussion
9:45 AM
Best Practices, Private-Public Partnerships, and Multi-community Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises
10:00 AM
Best Practices, Private-Public Partnerships, and Multi-community Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises
Session
4
R2O Progress in GNSS Radio Occultations and Reflectometry for Numerical Weather Prediction, Ionospheric Studies and Prediction, and Ocean Surface Properties
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
9:45 AM
4.8
Discussion
Joint Session
13
National and International Program Overviews for Environmental Satellites (Invited)
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 16th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the Third Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats;
and the Eighth AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
)
Cochairs:
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
AM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Session
5A
Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Including Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned—Part II
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
12:00 PM
What's Coming Next Next Door by Steve Mango
12:15 PM
Student/Chair Please Leave This Slide Up When Your Session is Over by Steve Mango
Session
5B
Emerging Technologies for Earth or Space Sciences to Address Unmet, Targeted Needs/Requirements in the Research or Operational Communities
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
11:45 AM
Student/Chair Please Leave This Slide Up When Your Session is Over by Steve Mango
12:15 PM
Challenges Facing HPC Centers Supporting Weather, Water, and Climate by Laura Carriere
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Lunch Break (Tuesday)
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Progress in Using Satellite Observations to Help Monitor, Understand and eventually Predict and Warn of Extreme Events especially Volcanic Eruptions, Seismic Activity, Earthquakes and Tsunami: Focus - Earth’s Volatile Ring of Fire
Location: 253B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Side Panels;
and the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Panelists:
Organizer:
Moderator:
Facilitator:
12:15 PM
Discussion by a Mango
12:45 PM
What's Up Next by a Mango
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Session
6A
Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Including Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned—Part III
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Session
6B
Significant Role of Calibration/Validation in the Transition of Research to Operations to Provide the Science-to-Operations-to-Societal Benefits
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Session
7
Best Practices, Private–Public Partnerships, and Multicommunity Efforts for the Transition of R2O in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprises Including Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned—Part IV
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Joint Session
30
Transitioning Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prediction Systems to Operations
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 19th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science
)
Cochairs:
4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Poster Session
2
10R2O Poster Session II
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
8A
Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs—Part I of 5 [Modeling]
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Session
8B
Special Session: Collaborations between National Weather Service Science and Operations Officers (SOOs)/Development and Operations Hydrologists (DOHs) to Enhance the Transition of Research into Forecast Operations [Invited Speakers]
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Joint Session
32
Common Technology Review—Past, Present, and Future
Location: 157C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 36th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies;
the 10th Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python;
the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the Sixth Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
)
Cochairs:
9:30 AM
J32.5
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
AM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Panel Discussion
2
NOAA Practices and Policies Enabling R2O Activities to Support End-User Needs—Panel Discussion [Invited Presentations]
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Moderator:
Facilitators:
10:45 AM
Panel Discussion
11:30 AM
(2)NOAA Practices and Policies Enabling R2O Activities to Support End-User Needs—Panel Discussion [Invited Presentations] Moderated by Martin Yapur
Session
9
Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs—Part II of 5 [Obs & PP]
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Lunch Break (Wednesday)
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Linking the forecasting needs to solutions of the Analysis and Nowcast (0-18 Hour Forecast) through the requirements of the National Weather Service
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Town Hall Meetings;
and the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Organizers:
Facilitators:
Panelists:
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
10A
Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs—Part III of 5 [Forecast Evaluation]
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Session
10B
National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond: Improvements, Key Components, and Statistical Techniques to Evaluate Global Models—Part I
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
PM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Session
11A
Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs—Part IV of 5 [WoF]
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Session
11B
National and International Efforts and Partnerships (i.e., Community Global Modeling): Next Generation Global Prediction System (NGGPS) and Beyond: Improvements, Key Components, and Statistical Techniques to Evaluate Global Models—Part II
Location: 251 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Joint Session
51
Challenges in Communication and Decision Support throughout the Research-to-Operations Nexus
Location: 257AB (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 30th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/26th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP);
the 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the Special Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice
)
Chair:
4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Poster Session
3
10R2O Poster Session III
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
;
Eric J. Fetzer, JPL/California Institute ofTechnology
6:30 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Centennial Celebration (Centennial)
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Thursday, 16 January 2020
8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Session
12
Improving R2O and O2R in the 0–18-h Forecast Range Linking Research and Operations to Forecasters’ Needs—Part V of 5 [WoF]
Location: 252A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 10th Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
Lunch Break (Thursday)
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 January 2020
PM Coffee Break (Thursday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center