USWRP Analysis of Record Summit

 

Day 1: Tuesday, 29 June

8:00-8:15 AM Welcome (Bob Gall USWRP)

Session 1: Overview

8:15-8:40 Analysis of Record Issues: Operational Perspective, Brad Colman, Seattle WFO.

8:40-9:05 Analysis of Record Issues: Research Perspective, John Horel, University of Utah.

9:05-9:25 Summary of Recommendations from USWRP Observing and Regional Weather Prediction Workshops. Fred Carr, University of Oklahoma

9:25-9:35 Summary of Recommendations from USWRP Cool Season QPF Workshop. Marty Ralph, NOAA ETL

9:35-10:00 Break

Session 2: Current Capabilities

10:00-10:15 MSAS/RSAS Patty Miller. FSL

10:15-10:30 The NCAR/ATEC Real-Time Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation and Forecast (RTFDDA) System: Basics, operation and future development Yubao Liu. NCAR/RAP

Session 3: Data Specific Applications

10:30-10:45 Real-time Doppler wind quality control and analysis. Qin Xu NOAA/NSSL

10:45-11:00 Challenges and Prospects for the Analysis of Precipitation Steve Vasiloff. NOAA/NSSL

11:00-11:15 Real-Time Hurricane Wind Field Analysis Mark Powell. Hurricane Research Division

11:15-11:25 AOR IssuesDave Sharp. Melbourne Fl WFO

11:25-11:35 Satellite-Based Objective Analysis Scheme for Nowcasting ApplicationsRobert Aune. NOAA/NESDIS

11:35-12:45 Lunch

Session 4: Kalman Filter Applications

12:45-1:00 1:00-1:15 Ensemble Filters for Data Assimilation: Flexible, Powerful, and Ready for Prime-Time? Jeff Anderson. NCAR

Assimilation of Fixed Screen-Height Observations in a Parameterized PBL. Joshua Hacker NCAR

1:15-1:30 Toward a Real-time Mesoscale Ensemble Kalman Filter Greg Hakim. U. Washington

Session 5: Future Strategies

1:30-2:00 Analysis of Record Strawman Proposal Geoff DiMego, NCEP.

2:00-2:30 An FSL-RUC/RR proposal for the Analysis of Record Stan Benjamin. FSL

2:30-3:00 A New Approach for Mesoscale Surface Analysis: The Space-Time Mesoscale Analysis System. John McGinley. FSL

Other Powerpoint files

PRISMChris Daly OSU

Links to Regional ClimateCraig Bishop. NRL 3:00-3:15 Break

Session 6: Small Group Discussions

3:15-3:30 Goals of the breakout sessions

3:30-5:00 Breakout Sessions

• Overview slides and Breakout Group charges
• (1) Prioritization of the operational requirements for the AOR. What is absolutely essential at the outset? What are the fundamental characteristics that should be met?
• (2) Input data requirements and verification of the AOR: collection of surface data including mesonets, utilization of COOP and other climate data, effective utilization of radar and satellite data, procedures to evaluate the limitations of the AOR.
• (3) Data assimilation strategies: evaluation of the NCEP strawman proposal. Other options?

5:30-6:30 Reception

Day 2: Wednesday 30 June

Session 7: Small Group Discussions Continued

8:30-8:45 Plenary session to review progress and goals

8:45-10:15 Small group discussion wrap-up

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Summary of breakout sessions

Requirements Recommendations

Observations and Verification Recommendations

Analysis Strategies Recommendations

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-3:00 Plenary discussion of AOR issues. Strategy for implementation of recommendations

3:00 Adjourn