Since its reorganization in 2009, the AWT has been the site of two field programs known as the Summer Experiment, that focused on new forecast tools for aviation weather forecasting, the impacts of deep convection, and decision support services to assist in traffic flow management. In 2012, the Summer Experiment included the initial testing and assessment of the Aviation Weather Statement (AWS), which is a product that bridges tactical to strategic weather support and was initially proposed by the FAA's Collaborative Decision Making - Weather Evaluation Team (CDM-WET).
Plans for the AWT during the 2013 period include building synergy with other NOAA Testbeds, enhancing operational usage and data-mining of convection allowing models and ensembles, developing national ceiling and visibility guidance from these ensembles, exploring the utility of global ensembles for the World Area Forecast System, building linkages and development for NextGen, preparing for aviation users for the GOES-R era, providing decision support guidance and dashboards for the AWC's National Aviation Meteorologists (NAM) and decision support specialists in traffic flow management, conducting the first winter weather experiment focusing on non-convective aviation hazards, testing new data and guidance for AWC operations such as Eddy Dissipation Rate (EDR) and model-derived diagnostics, training AWC operational forecasters and international meteorologists, and conducting the 2013 Summer Experiment.
This paper will highlight the recent accomplishments of the AWT and provide an overview of the aforementioned ongoing and planned activities for 2013.
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