NextGen Environmental

Information Team: NextGen 4-D Weather

Cube and IOC Requirements

NextGen Environmental

Information Team: NextGen 4-D Weather

Cube and IOC Requirements

November 18, 2008

Cecilia Miner

NWS Aviation Services Branch

November 18, 2008

Cecilia Miner

NWS Aviation Services Branch

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OverviewOverview

What is the Environmental Information Team?

What is the 4-D Cube?

What is the Single Authoritative Source?

What are IOC requirements?

What are FY09 tasks toward IOC?

What is the Environmental Information Team?

What is the 4-D Cube?

What is the Single Authoritative Source?

What are IOC requirements?

What are FY09 tasks toward IOC?

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What is the Environmental Information Team?

What is the Environmental Information Team?

Senior Policy Committee

JPDO Executive Board(DoD, FAA, NOAA, NASA)

NextGen ExecutiveWeather Panel (NEWP)

(DoD, FAA, NWS, NASA)

JPDO WeatherWorking Group

4-D Cube Integration Demo/Test

Env Info IT/Ent SvcsEnv Info

FAANWS

DoDIndustry

FAAIndustry

GovtIndustry

GovtIndustry

GovtIndustry

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What is the 4-D Weather Cube?What is the 4-D Weather Cube?

The 4-Dimensional (4-D) Weather (Wx) Cube (3 dimensions plus time) will contain:

Continuously updated weather observations (surface to low earth orbit, including space weather and ocean parameters)

High resolution (space and time) analysis and forecast information (conventional weather parameters from numerical models)

Aviation impact parametersTurbulence

Icing

Convection

Ceiling and visibility

Wake vortex

The 4-D Wx Cube of the future will contain “all” weather data, not just aviation parameters.

The 4-Dimensional (4-D) Weather (Wx) Cube (3 dimensions plus time) will contain:

Continuously updated weather observations (surface to low earth orbit, including space weather and ocean parameters)

High resolution (space and time) analysis and forecast information (conventional weather parameters from numerical models)

Aviation impact parametersTurbulence

Icing

Convection

Ceiling and visibility

Wake vortex

The 4-D Wx Cube of the future will contain “all” weather data, not just aviation parameters.

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What is the 4-D WeatherSingle Authoritative Source?

What is the 4-D WeatherSingle Authoritative Source?The 4-D Wx Single Authoritative Source (SAS):

Is only a portion of the 4-D Wx Cube

Provides a common weather picture for National Air Space (NAS) participants (Airlines, DoD, FAA, etc.)

Is the basis for all aviation decisions by Air Traffic Management (ATM) in the FAA

Is formed by merger of model data, automated gridded algorithms, climatology and observational data, and meteorologist input/data manipulation to ensure consistency and accuracy

The 4-D Wx Single Authoritative Source (SAS):

Is only a portion of the 4-D Wx Cube

Provides a common weather picture for National Air Space (NAS) participants (Airlines, DoD, FAA, etc.)

Is the basis for all aviation decisions by Air Traffic Management (ATM) in the FAA

Is formed by merger of model data, automated gridded algorithms, climatology and observational data, and meteorologist input/data manipulation to ensure consistency and accuracy

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Virtual 4D Weather CubeVirtual 4D Weather Cube

Virtual 4D Virtual 4D Weather Weather

CubeCube

4th

dimensiontime

HazardHazard

ObservationObservation

0 – 15 mins0 – 15 mins

15-60mins15-60mins

1- 24 hrs1- 24 hrs

Aviation weather informationin 3 dimensions

( latitude/longitude/height)

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The 4-D Cube:A Conceptual ModelThe 4-D Cube:A Conceptual Model

4D Wx Cube

CustomGraphic

Generators

CustomGraphic

Generators

Integration into User DecisionsIntegration into User Decisions

DecisionSupportSystems

DecisionSupportSystems

CustomAlphanumeric

Generators

CustomAlphanumeric

Generators

ObservationsObservationsNumericalModelingSystems

NumericalModelingSystems

StatisticalForecasting

Systems

StatisticalForecasting

Systems

NWSForecaster

NWSForecaster

ForecastingForecasting

Automated ForecastSystems

Automated ForecastSystems

Forecast IntegrationForecast Integration

4D WxSAS

RadarsRadars

AircraftAircraft

SurfaceSurface

SatellitesSatellites

SoundingsSoundings

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What are IOC Requirements?What are IOC Requirements?

Threshold - Minimum set of weather information required to meet anticipated automated decision support tools at IOC plus information required to meet FAA regulatory requirements

Objective – Additional data that may enable NextGen operations but which is not yet mature in development or which is not required by FAA at IOC

Threshold - Minimum set of weather information required to meet anticipated automated decision support tools at IOC plus information required to meet FAA regulatory requirements

Objective – Additional data that may enable NextGen operations but which is not yet mature in development or which is not required by FAA at IOC

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IOC Observations/Diagnostics

IOC Observations/Diagnostics

Radar

Other Ground-based Observations

Airborne Observations

Space-based Observations

Model Diagnostics/Analyses

Radar

Other Ground-based Observations

Airborne Observations

Space-based Observations

Model Diagnostics/Analyses

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IOC ForecastIOC Forecast

Convection C&V Icing Turbulence Winds

AIRMET X X X

SIGMET X

TAFs X X X

Models X X X

CCFP X

G-AIRMET X X X

FIP X

CIWS fcst X

GTG X

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IOC IT DefinitionIOC IT Definition

Threshold –

Ability to exchange data between systems

Respond to requests

Support publish and subscribe

Objective

Support complex retrievals and calculations

IOC IT Concept of operations and architecture being defined in FY09

Threshold –

Ability to exchange data between systems

Respond to requests

Support publish and subscribe

Objective

Support complex retrievals and calculations

IOC IT Concept of operations and architecture being defined in FY09

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FY09 Tasking: Cube ContentsFY09 Tasking: Cube Contents

Assess role of forecaster in the production of rapidly updated automated guidance for convection, turbulence, icing and low ceiling & visibility

Expand NWS gridded data sets

Conduct feasibility study of adding C&V to NDFD/NDGD

Demonstrate tools which allow meteorologists to add value to 4D automatically generated gridded information

Develop gridded LAMP output

Net-enable selected data sources for information sharing prototype

Assess role of forecaster in the production of rapidly updated automated guidance for convection, turbulence, icing and low ceiling & visibility

Expand NWS gridded data sets

Conduct feasibility study of adding C&V to NDFD/NDGD

Demonstrate tools which allow meteorologists to add value to 4D automatically generated gridded information

Develop gridded LAMP output

Net-enable selected data sources for information sharing prototype

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FY09 Tasking: IT ServicesFY09 Tasking: IT Services

Extend 4-D cube IT ConOps (use cases)

Develop integrated IT architecture

Investigate common IT security requirements

Conduct data exchange format gap analysis

Develop registry standards

Prototype interagency information sharing using federated registry standards

Begin IT service demonstrations

Examine NextGen test-bed integration options

Extend 4-D cube IT ConOps (use cases)

Develop integrated IT architecture

Investigate common IT security requirements

Conduct data exchange format gap analysis

Develop registry standards

Prototype interagency information sharing using federated registry standards

Begin IT service demonstrations

Examine NextGen test-bed integration options