Weather & Water Synthesis and Future Directions

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Weather Water Synthesis and Future Directions

• Presented by
• Michael Kalb

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Highlights Threadsfrom presentations posters

• Science Challenges
• Provision of accuracy, uncertainty measures (link
  to assimilation)
• Reduction / attribution of satellite model
  biases
• Assimilation of soundings versus radiances
• Exploitation of Geostationary soundings/products
  (with in situ and model)
• Exploiting temporal and spatial advantages
• Full assimilation, partial assimilation, direct
  use products
• Untapped nearcast applications, convective
  initiation, precipitation, aerosols (Aune,
• Exploitation of Microwave Hyperspectral Blended
  (e.g., SST, SCAMPR)
• Research Needs
• Integrated development environment for
  multi-sensor /data-type products
• Consistent forward radiative transfer and
  retrieval system
• Development of in situ data Cal/Val
  opportunities (collaboration)
• Exploitation of aircraft and ground-based field
  campaigns
• Sustained internal support for long term
  strategic RD

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Future Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities
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• Priority missions, observing systems and
  technologies
• GOES-R, JPSS, Jason-2 (Operational
  Responsibilities)
• NOAA Line Offices needs drive new product
  development (Requirements)
• 3-5 year satellite observing investment
  priorities (Mission continuity)
• JASON-3 (Ocean Radar Altimetry)
• OSVW (Scatterometry)
• GPSRO (Tp, qp)
• DSCOVR (Solar wind / CME, Solar Imager, ), Space
  Weather
• Decadal Survey Missions help define strategic
  investments
• GPM (TRMM derivative)
• Aquarius (ESSP), SMOS
• CLARREO, SMAP, DesDynI (Tier-1)
• GeoCape (Tier-2)
• Geo Hyperspectral (HES)
• Geo Microwave (GeoSTAR)
• Hyperspectral MW

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Future Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities
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• New Techniques and Technologies
• Data Assimilation, Observing System Optimization
  (OSSEs)
• Data Impact Studies (OSE), Ensemble / Adjoint
  Forecast Sensitivity (Thorpex)
• Exploitation of multi-sensor and multi-satellite
  data (GSICS)
• New NOAA Emphases
• Arctic Science
• STAR support to NIC and GEO (Colon, Key)
• Canadian Collaboration (NAIS, PCW)
• Coastal Economies
• CoastWatch, Coral Reef Watch
• SAR (coastal winds, Spills, Derrick Damage)
• External Engagement Partnerships
• Cross-NOAA collaborations (NWS, OAR, NOS, NMFS,
  NCS) SciTech-II (NOAA-Wide)
• Academic (Cooperative Institutes and Science
  Centers)

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Future Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities
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• Research to Operations / Applications
• Different R2O processes, expectations,
  definitions
• NOAA line offices, other agencies, science
  communities
• Engaging Testbeds (HMT, HWT, DTC, JHT, SPoRT,
  JCSDA-OSSE) GOES-R proving grounds USWRP
  framework efforts
• Satellite Algorithm Testbed (SATB)
• Engaging field campaigns Science and Cal/Val
  opportunities
• Communicating satellite uses and limitations
• Support for scientific engagement
• Transition Scientists