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2nd Workshop on Severe Weather Technology
The Future of the HWT Experimental Warning Program(or “What happens next?”)
Travis SmithOU / CIMMS / NSSL
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Encouraging Developments We survived the first year!
New facilities New program
Prototype experiment (Spring 2007) a resounding success PAR/CASA/SHAVE data collection / evaluation Gridded / Probabilistic warning guidance collaboration Valuable interactions with visiting / local forecasters
and WDTB experts
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Encouraging Developments Many people stepped in with on-the-fly
improvements to daily management of projects
Many good ideas generated at this workshop
Funding for 1 EWP graduate student from NSSL
Personnel resources contributed by several organizations
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Year 1 collaboration
NSSL / CIMMS researchers WFO forecasters from Central Region and
Southern Region WFO OUN Warning Decision Training Branch CASA (UMass, OU, others) MDL
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Collaboration resources
WxGIS http://csa.ou.edu “WxGIS aims to establish a world leadership in
weather GIS and achieve a seamless integration of GIScience and weather in research, education, and operations.”
WAS*IS – Weather and Society * Integrated Studies http://www.sip.ucar.edu/wasis/
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Some challenges Project management “out of hide” by
NSSL/CIMMS and WFO personnel who have other primary duties
Still no steady stream of support from PPBES until at least FY10 (?)
No easy way to maintain the momentum established in 2007 without a steady funding source.
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Some things that might happen…
Multiple visitors each year from all NWS regions, possibly funded by:HWT grants (in the future) Individual projects may sponsor some travelNWS Regions (as this year)
HWT grants for specific projectsThis is a line in the FY10 PPBES
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Some things that might happen…
EWP could become a year-round activitySevere weather threats occur year-roundWill require a dedicated infrastructure
Full-time coordinator IT support Software/Experiment training for visitors
Remote collaboration“Virtual EWP”
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HWT facility upgrades? It can be a noisy place!
EFP and EWP share a spaceMultiple different EWP projects running
simultaneously Need for EWP situational awareness
displays Funding for upgrade to video system
approved Room configuration? Simulated WFO
space? (full AWIPS feed?)
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Submitting a project for consideration Scientific goals Funding source
Presently, projects must bring their own funding
DatesSetup / testing periodProject period (including times of day)
Physical space requirements Equipment & IT resources
to be provided by the project, in most cases
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Submitting a project for consideration Reviewed by the HWT scientific advisory
boardScientists from NSSL, SPC, WFO OUN
Approved by the HWT directorsDirectors of NSSL, SPC, WFO OUN