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Transition ofResearch to Operations:

Crossing the Valley of Death

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The Racetrack , Death Valley California

http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/glazner/dvflight/dv.html

XNOAA

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Transition of Weather Research to Operations:

Many Issues…Many Thoughts

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“O” versus “o”

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SEC. 306. COORDINATION WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Joint Working Group.--The Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint a Joint Working Group, which shall review and monitor missions of the two agencies to ensure maximum coordination in the design, operation, and transition of missions where appropriate. The Joint Working Group shall also prepare the plans required by subsection (c).

(b) Coordination Report.--Not later than February 15 of each year, beginning with the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall jointly transmit a report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how the earth science programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA will be coordinated during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is transmitted.     (c) Coordination of Transition Planning and Reporting…….

(d) Limitation.--…..

In the NASA Authorization Bill

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“In this report ‘near-term’ signifies only those capabilities that are currently included or are being actively considered for inclusion in the budgets submitted by NASA or NOAA prior to FY09. “ Observing Capability TransitionMission ExtensionData Record Production and Stewardship

Climate Data RecordsData Archive and Access

Data Utilization: Several research testbeds, most notably the JCSDA and the SPoRT Center, have been established to accelerate the use of data from research satellites in operational forecast and/or warning systems. The JWG will evaluate the activities of these testbeds and provide recommendations to agency management about the opportunities available to accelerate use of research data.

Tools and Standards Transition.

In Jan 06 the JWG IdentifiesNear-Term Opportunities

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NOAA – NASAJoint

W orking Group

NOSA Investment

Analysis

NOAA Transition Board

NOAA Obs Systems

Council

NOSA Inventory

NOAA CORL

IdentifyNASA Capabilities

• Space systems• Ground systems• Modeling systems• Data systems

NOAA Capability

Gaps

Execute PPBESProcess

Execute PPBESProcess

Review and endorse candidate NASA capabilities

Approve Transition Plan

NOAA Council Coordination

NOAA Line Offices

Review and endorse all Research Transition

capabilities

Develop Capability Implementation

Plans

Develop Transition PlanIdentify Implementation Teams

Provide oversight for all projects in transition & provide status reports to the NEC

Seek Approval

NASA-NOAA Research to OperationsNOAA Coordination and Approval Flow

Research to Operations is Complicated….

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Successful CollaborationDespite Difficulties

The Racetrack , Death Valley California

http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/glazner/dvflight/dv.html

Importance of “o” recognized by “O”

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NEXRAD Radar (12 June, 2006 07:37 UTC)

CloudSat Radar (12 June, 2006 07:35:56 – 07:37:33 UTC)

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GOES-12 Geostationary Satellite – Infrared Image (12 June, 2006 07:32 UTC)CloudSat Sees Alberto …