NOAA’s Surface Weather Program

WIST Workshop June 13, 2006

Mike CampbellNOAA Surface Weather Program ManagerNWS Observing Services

NOAA Organizational Structure

NOAA’s Strategic Mission Goals

• Ecosystems

• Weather and Water

• Climate

• Commerce and Transportation

NOAA Organizational Structure

NOAA’s Line Offices

• NMAO

• NESDIS

• NOS

• NWS

Key Strategies for NOAA’s Commerce and Transportation Mission Goal

• NOAA has enhanced the American Public’s ability to:– Know where they are– Get where they are going safely and

efficiently– Make appropriate decisions for a

safe, secure, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation network.

• NOAA’s essential services are uninterrupted and available during emergencies and critical events

Information that Moves America

Commerce and Transportation Overview

• Surface Weather

• Aviation Weather

• Marine Weather

• Marine Transportation System

• Geodesy

• Emergency Response

Surface Weather within NOAA

• Mandate to protect life and property, and promote safe and efficient commerce and transportation

– Weather contributes to ~7,400 deaths and ~1,500,000 highway crashes/yr

– 17% of all highway fatalities occur during adverse weather

– $42B annual economic loss

– Weather support at the ocean and airport interfaces crucial to domestic and international commerce

– Multi-modal with initial focus on road weather

Weather Related Fatalities

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NOAA Services Supporting Surface Weather

• Monitoring (observing, data management)observing platforms (NOAA & non-NOAA)satelliteDoppler radarData processingData archival

• Prediction (forecasts, warnings, etc.)

• Modeling

• Climate Services

NOAA’s Partnership with FHWA

Mission

Operations, research, private sector

MOU (July, 2005)

Clarus path to operations

VII requirements, data management

Commerce of freight operations

Model for other surface modes

Future NOAA Data Management

Transferring the MADIS functionalities from OAR Research into NWS Operations

SFC-LANDSFC-MARINE

UPPER AIR-IN SITU

SATELLITE

GRIDDEDDATA METADATA

MADISCollection,QC, and

Distribution

INFORMATIONBASES(QC’d

DATASETS)

QUALITYCONTROL

INFO &Metadata(Data QC

Flags)

UPPER AIR-REMOTESENSING

MADIS, the Operational Difference

Obs Transmitted to NOAA

Customer DecodesObs

Customer QC/Integrates Data

Customer Assimilates Data

Obs Received by Customers

Obs Transmittedto NOAA w/MADIS

MADIS DecodesObs

MADIS QC/Integrates Data

Customer Assimilates Data

MADIS TransmitsData Sets

SimplifiesCustomerProcessing

All CustomersMust Perform SameFunctions

NOAA’s Enterprise Partnerships: Partnering for Data, Improved Service

• Thousands to millions of obs to assist decisions

• Potential for numerous new applications

• Input to a variety of models, forecasts and warnings – public and private

• Supports forecast & model verification

• Validate remote sensors• Data sharing

Research, Academic, and Transportation

Interface

Input

OutputWatches Warnings

Advisories (county/area-

specific)

NOAA and Non-NOAA

Data

National Surface Weather Observation System - NSWOS

(Operational MADIS)

Enterprise Servers

Clarus & VII Programs

Detailed, Road Section, Rail, Transit, and Pipeline

Specific Products

Digital Database Forecast Service