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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