Session 1 The Future of Weather Forecasters and Technology

Monday, 26 October 2020: 2:15 PM-3:30 PM
Host: 2020 AMS Washington Forum
Cochairs:
Don Berchoff, TruWeather Solutions; Erica Grow, TruWeather Solutions and John E Ten Hoeve, NWS, OOE, Silver Spring, MD
Speakers:
David Novak, NOAA/NWS, Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD; Peter Neilley, IBM and Gail Hartfield, NWS, Raleigh, NC

Objective

As new and emerging technology improves forecast model output, and the need for decision support continues to grow, how is the role of the operational forecaster evolving?

 

Session Topics

  • New and emerging challenges operational weather forecasters face in producing products (e.g., warnings, forecasts, etc.)
  • Progress of AI and machine learning to streamline the forecasting process
  • Growing need for operational forecasters to provide Decision Support Services to partners and clients
  • Strengths of, and opportunities with, EPIC, NOAA Community-based Modeling program

Papers:
2:15 PM
Dave Novak
David Novak, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD

2:30 PM
Peter Neilley
Peter Neilley, IBM

2:45 PM
Gail Hartfield
Gail Hartfield, NWS, Raleigh, NC

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