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JCSDA Program Update and Overview

JCSDA Program Update and Overview. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA Director. Overview. JCSDA structure, goals, mode of operation R2O, Internal and external research Recent events and accomplishments Outlook, charter to workshop and breakout groups. NOAA/NESDIS. NOAA/NWS.

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JCSDA Program Update and Overview

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  1. JCSDA Program Update and Overview Lars Peter Riishojgaard, JCSDA Director JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  2. Overview • JCSDA structure, goals, mode of operation • R2O, Internal and external research • Recent events and accomplishments • Outlook, charter to workshop and breakout groups JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  3. NOAA/NESDIS NOAA/NWS NASA/Earth Science Division NOAA/OAR US Navy/Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy and NRL US Air Force/Director of Weather Vision: An interagency partnership working to become a world leader in applying satellite data and research to operational goals in environmental analysis and prediction Mission: …to accelerate and improve the quantitative use of research and operational satellite data in weather, ocean, climate and environmental analysis and prediction models. JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  4. Agency Executives NASA, NOAA, Department of the Navy, and Department of the Air Force Management Oversight Board NOAA / NWS / NCEP (Uccellini) NASA/GSFC/Earth Sciences Division (Einaudi) NOAA / NESDIS / STAR (Powell) NOAA / OAR (Atlas) Department of the Air Force / Air Force Director of Weather (Zettlemoyer) Department of the Navy / N84 and NRL (Chang, Curry) JCSDA Executive Team Director (Riishojgaard) Deputy Director (Boukabara) Partner Associate Directors (Lord, Rienecker, Phoebus, Zapotocny) JCSDA Management Structure Advisory Panel Co-chairs: Jim Purdom, Tom Vonder Haar, CSU Science Steering Committee (Chair: Craig Bishop, NRL) JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  5. JCSDA Science Priorities • Radiative Transfer Modeling (CRTM) • Preparation for assimilation of data from new instruments • Clouds and precipitation • Assimilation of land surface observations • Assimilation of ocean surface observations • Atmospheric composition; chemistry and aerosol Overarching goal: Help the operational services improve the quality of their prediction products via improved and accelerated use of satellite data and related research Driving the activities of the Joint Center since 2001, approved by the Science Steering Committee JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  6. New JCSDA short-term goal:(adopted 03/2008) • “Contribute to making the forecast skill of the operational NWP systems of the JCSDA partners internationally competitive by assimilating the largest possible number of satellite observations in the most effective way” JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  7. From idea to implementation (R2O) • Basic research • Applied research • Research to Operations transition (JCSDA) • Operational implementation (NCEP, AFWA, FNMOC, …) JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  8. JCSDA Mode of operation • Directed research • Carried out by the partners • Mixture of new and leveraged funding • JCSDA plays coordinating role • External research • Historically implemented as a NOAA-administered FFO, open to the broader research community • Typically ~$1.4 M/year available => revolving portfolio of ~15 three-year projects • Results and progress from both directed and external work reported at JCSDA Science Workshop (May 12-13, 2009)

  9. Directed Research, JCSDA Working Groups • Composed of working level scientists from (in principle) all JCSDA partners, plus additional members where appropriate • Tasked with sharing information and coordinating work where possible • Roles and scope still under evolution • Four WGs formed so far • CRTM • IR sounders • Microwave sensors • Ocean data assimilation JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  10. External Research Program • Complements internal efforts and expertise of JCSDA partners, e.g. • CRTM upgrades, spectroscopy, algorithms • Clouds and precipitation • Engages research community in R2O transition activities of vital national importance, e.g. • Data assimilation methodology • Diagnostics of data impact and model performance • No announcement in FY 2009 due to lack of funds • FY 2010 announcement is on track • Program will be split between grants and contracts (NOAA and NASA, respectively) • Longer term plans still being worked out JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  11. Recent JCSDA highlights • IASI • ASCAT • COSMIC • Advisory Panel meeting … JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  12. IASI Impact on Standard Verification Scores 1-31 August 2007 NH 500 hPa Height Anom. Cor. SH 500 hPa Height Anom. Cor. IASI Control J. Jung

  13. ASCAT Impact Experiments with GFS

  14. COSMIC: recent impact • AC scores (the higher the better) as a function of the forecast day for the 500 mb gph in Southern Hemisphere • 40-day experiments: • expx (NO COSMIC) • cnt (operations - with COSMIC) • exp (updated RO assimilation code - with COSMIC) • Many more observations • Reduction of high and low level tropical winds error COSMIC provides 8 hours of gain in model forecast skill at day 4!!!!

  15. ASCAT Impact Experiments with GFS (II)

  16. JCSDA Advisory Panel, Silver Spring 01/27-28, 2009 • Dr. Jim Purdom, CIRA (Chair) • Dr. Rick Anthes, UCAR • Dr. Mike Bell, Met Office • Dr. Philippe Bougeault, ECMWF • Prof. Eugenia Kalnay, UMD JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  17. JCSDA Advisory Panel 01/2009 Dr. James F.W. Purdom (Panel Chair) on JCSDA FFO: “We are concerned with the decreased funding of the Federally Funded Opportunity (FFO) program, as it is the gateway to the academic community. We recommend continuing to fund the FFO as a grant and offering the most promising FFO research a contractual arrangement to move toward operational implementation” JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  18. JCSDA Advisory Panel 01/2009.Prof. Rick Anthes on satellite data research: “The national investment in satellite data assimilation is a tiny fraction of the investments in the satellite systems themselves, yet assimilation research and implementation in operational models are essential to realize the enormous potential of the satellite data. Augmented investments in data assimilation research and the supporting computing tools are highly recommended” JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13, 2009

  19. Outlook • Metrics • Performance metrics are in development and being tracked by JCSDA management • Preparations for NPP and ADM • New JCSDA Working Groups • Oceans, Atmospheric Constituents • 2009 JCSDA Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  20. Metrics • Agreement to track forecast skill measures as key JCSDA metric • AFWA metrics updated on a daily basis and available on protected JCSDA web page • NCEP/EMC prototype metric will be available shortly • Other JCSDA partners expected to follow JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  21. Preparation for new sensors • Resources allocated to preparation for new sensors based on expected forecast impact • IPO providing initial funding for ATMS, CrIS • GOES Program providing funding for ABI preparations • Funding for ADM being requested through NOAA Budget Process • … JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  22. JCSDA Working Groups • Oceans Working group recently established • Atmospheric Constituents is next • GPSRO • … JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  23. JCSDA Summer Colloquium • Two-week summer school in Stevenson, WA, 07/07-07/17, 2009 • Outstanding program of lectures given by world leading experts • 38 participants (almost all Ph.D. students or post-docs) from 8 countries, including the US • Sponsored by all JCSDA partners • Organizing Committee includes JCSDA Executive Team JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

  24. Questions to the Workshop (breakout groups): • In light of what you have seen and heard from oral and poster presentations during this Workshop, how would you rate the JCSDA activities in your subject areas? • What should be the top priority for your subject area if additional funding were to become available? • Internal, external? • Are there data types or subject areas where JCSDA is missing the boat? • What is the role of your JCSDA Working Group? • If you don’t have a JCSDA WG, should you? • Workshop format • This year’s format, or the “old” one with most presentations in parallel sessions, or yet another model? JCSDA Science Workshop, UMBC, 05/12-13/2009

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