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Support Considerations for the Houston Environmental Aerosol Thunderstorm (HEAT) Project Richard Dirks, Jim Moore, Steve

Support Considerations for the Houston Environmental Aerosol Thunderstorm (HEAT) Project Richard Dirks, Jim Moore, Steve Williams UCAR/Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS) Boulder, Colorado HEAT First Planning Workshop Boulder, CO 15-16 March 2004 http://www.joss.ucar.edu. JOSS Mission.

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Support Considerations for the Houston Environmental Aerosol Thunderstorm (HEAT) Project Richard Dirks, Jim Moore, Steve

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  1. Support Considerations for the Houston Environmental Aerosol Thunderstorm (HEAT) Project Richard Dirks, Jim Moore, Steve Williams UCAR/Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS) Boulder, Colorado HEAT First Planning Workshop Boulder, CO 15-16 March 2004 http://www.joss.ucar.edu

  2. JOSS Mission To provide scientific, technical and administrative support services to the research community for the purpose of planning, organizing and implementing research programs and associated field projects worldwide

  3. Field Program Timeline Experiment Design Site setup Initiate Data Collection Communications Sys. Shakedown Routine Archive/ Access Science Planning Meeting Prepare Ops Plan, Data Mgmt. Plan, Logistics, Bulletins Data Processing Quality Control 2 month -2yr -1yr 1 yr 2 yr FIELD PROJECT Program Assessment Operations Mtg. Finalize Ops Plan Finalize Data Mgmt Plan Project Office (if needed) Data Analysis Workshop Facility Request & Approval Daily Briefing Onsite Data Mgmt. Operational Data Collection Facility Coordination Support Functions In-field Catalog Facility Coordination Mtg. Special Conference Sessions Funding Proposal Submissions Initial Site Survey

  4. Operational Considerations for HEAT Requirements for Operations Center Participants on-site (facilities, schedules, etc.) Air Traffic Control (ATC) Coordination Communications capabilities (LAN, satcom, chat) Access to real-time data (HEAT On-line Field Catalog) Weather forecasting support (nowcasting) Analysis Activities in the field (review and quick-look) Safety (severe convection, lightning) Multiple Objectives, multiple facilities

  5. BAMEXCommunicationsOverview Project Aircraft VHF radio Mobile Field Systems SMART-R, MIPS, MGLASS, MMesonets Sat. Phone Image, Position Data Relay Chat capability Cell Phone Sat Phone VHF, HF Image relay BAMEX Operations Center Mid-America Airport, IL Ops. Coordination Science Team Facility Status In-field Analysis Forecast/Nowcast Data Ingest BAMEX Field Catalog Data Collection GBOS Coordination Logistics ATC/Military Coord. Scientist Remote Access Dial-up Modem Internet Provider NWS WFO St. Louis, MO Operational Weather Data Specialized Model Data NAWIPS Severe Weather Alerts Internet Aircraft Coordination Center Mid-America Airport, IL NRL P-3 Post Flight Debriefings NOAA P-3 Mission Planning Dropsonde Jet A/c Status Updates Data Processing A/c Logistics T-1 Internet NCAR, NOAA, Rest of the World

  6. FIELD CATALOG SAMPLE PRODUCTS

  7. BAMEX Field Catalog Statistics • Status Reports and Operations Summaries • (600+ documents) • Mission Related Reports and Products • (2700+ documents) • NOAA P-3, NRL P-3, Learjet, GBOS • Near Real-Time Operational Image Products • Satellite, Surface, Upper Air, Forecast and Model • Nearly 200,000 files/images using 20 gigabytes • Report Authoring and Submission Tools • Product Ingest Tools: upload forms, email and ftp • submissions, automated web downloading • Mirror Sites in Boulder, CO, with near real-time synchronization • Links to other project related real-time data sources

  8. JOSS Data Management Philosophy • Early involvement in project planning • Involvement with PIs to develop data management strategy (e.g., plan, policy, format, special collection and processing) • Consistent implementation of strategy for lifetime of project and beyond • Reliable and efficient archive and distribution system • Easy and efficient access to datasets by broader community including educators and students

  9. JOSS DATA SERVICES • Data Questionnaire • Data Management Plan • Real-time Data Ingest • Field Operations Catalog • Data Processing • Interactive Data Archive and Distribution (CODIAC) • Special Media Products and Services

  10. Project Data Management Considerations • Develop Data Management Plan • Data Policy, Protocol, Strategy and Timing • Development of Value-added Datasets • Compile Following Project Data Issues • Data Types • Sources (Operational, Research) • Interdisciplinary • Episodic (IOP) vs. longer term • Historical, Climatological • Data Formats and Documentation • Investigator Needs • Compatibility; Ease of Use • Intercomparison Requirements • Metadata Content 12

  11. Data Management Considerations (Continued) • Data Collection • Determine Requirements (Operational vs. Research) • Metadata MUST accompany data • Set-up access protocol • Real-time Data Requirements • Calibration, In-field Intercomparisons, Operations • Real-time Catalog, Documentation • Data Quality Control • Who? Where? When? • Coordination of data processing • Utilization and development of analysis tools • Investigator Responsibilities 13

  12. Data Management Considerations (continued) • Data Archival • Centralized vs. Decentralized • On-line vs. Off-line • Data Integration (CD Preparation) • Coordination with Other Programs • International Data Centers and Exchange • Data Distribution • Ease of Data access • Metadata and Inventories (including browse products) • Restricted vs. Open • Preliminary vs. Final Datasets • Customized Data Requests • Coordination with Other Programs • Data Exchange and Analysis Tools • Standardized Formats • Interoperability with other Data Centers 14

  13. Meteorological Networks in Vicinity of HEAT 1016 Stations AWS (o 405) LCRA (+ 157) TNRCC (+ 145) CWOP (o 64) ASOS (* 41) RAWS (o 36) AWOS (* 27) ALERT (o 24) TCOON (o 21) METAR (+ 17) GPS (* 17) TX ET (o 12) NWLON (+ 11) AWOS dial (+ 10) LAIS (+ 9) TABS (+ 7) PORTS (* 4) CMAN (* 3) LA DEQ (* 3) NDBC Buoy (o 2) SCAN (+ 1) 32.0 28.0 -98.0 -94.0

  14. Meteorological Networks in the Houston Urban Enhancement Region 137 Stations AWS (o 54) TNRCC (+ 48) ALERT (o 24) CWOP (o 6) ASOS (* 5) TCOON (o 3) METAR (+ 1) TX ET (o 1) RAWS (o 1) GPS (* 1) PORTS (* 1) NWLON (+ 1) 30.0 29.6 -95.6 -95.0

  15. Hourly Precipitation Stations in Vicinity of HEAT 32.0 1576 Stations Met Stations (o 1016) ALERT (+ 211) NCEP (* 211) NCDC 15-min (+ 138) 28.0 -98.0 -94.0

  16. Hourly Precipitation Stations in the Houston Urban Enhancement Region 299 Stations ALERT (+ 148) Met Stations (o 137) NCEP (* 11) NCDC 15-min (+ 3) 30.0 29.6 -95.6 -95.0

  17. Daily Precipitation Stations in Vicinity of HEAT 32.0 2096 Stations Hourly (+ 1576) Cooperative (+ 520) 28.0 -98.0 -94.0

  18. Daily Precipitation Stations in the Houston Urban Enhancement Region 315 Stations Hourly (+ 299) Cooperative (+ 16) 30.0 29.6 -95.6 -95.0

  19. Air Monitoring Networks in Vicinity of HEAT 32.0 159 Stations TNRCC (* 145) LA DEQ (+ 14) 28.0 -98.0 -94.0

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