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Collaborative Opportunities. NWS Eastern Region Hydrologic Services Division George McKillop. Outline. Formal Grant Programs Collaborative Organizations CHPS Collaborative Research Model – O2R2O. Funding Opportunities. CSTAR COMET OHD – AHPS Innovation Theme Team
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Collaborative Opportunities NWS Eastern Region Hydrologic Services Division George McKillop
Outline • Formal Grant Programs • Collaborative Organizations • CHPS • Collaborative Research Model – O2R2O
Funding Opportunities • CSTAR • COMET • OHD – AHPS Innovation Theme Team • NOAA Grants (Climate, Sea Grant) • Congressional Directed Earmarks • Other agencies • NSF • EPA • NASA • USGS
Collaborative Organizations • NOAA Cooperative Institutes • NOAA Regional Collaboration Teams (RECO) • NART & SECART • Sub-regional groups – NOAA in the Carolinas; in New England • River Basin Commissions • Customer Advisory Board (CAB) • Federal “Water” Partners (USGS, USACE) • Association of Floodplain Management (ASFPM) • Universities Council On Water Resources (UCOWR)
CHPS • CHPS? Collaboration Opportunity? • Community Hydrologic Prediction System • Water Resources Forecasting Program: “CHPS will engage NOAA and the external (federal and non-federal) research community to advance water prediction science …. and will augment NOAA’s capabilities to produce higher resolution water quantity and quality forecasts and information.” - Gary Carter • NYCDEP Operations Support Tool (OST) • OST will enable operators to more accurately predict storage levels to better manage movement of water through the reservoir system, and ultimately, to 9 million New Yorkers. • "We look forward to collaboration with NYCDEP. The NWS helps New York manage its regional water resources effectively by providing high-quality hydrologic data and forecasts. Implementation of OST holds great promise to strengthen this partnership.” - Jack Hayes
Collaborative Research Model: O2R2O O2R: Operations to Research • Planning: Survey Operational Forecasters • What are the most challenging forecast scenarios? • Where can research benefit operations? • Communication – what new capabilities do researchers bring? • Development: Formulate hypotheses, science questions • Involvement: Collaborative interactions during research
Collaborative Research Model: O2R2O R2O: Research to Operations • Step 1 – Discover & Share (only the beginning) • A paper is not the end product: rather it is only the beginning • Step 2 – Demonstrate added value(so what? show me!) • Forecasters won’t use discovery until added value has been demonstrated • Step 3 – Operational Implementation (practical?) • User friendly, reliable, & efficient accessibility is a must. • Step 4 – Mastery (by all, not just a few) • Training & QC ensuring the effective utilization of discovery by the entire forecast staff is required. • Step 5 – Periodical review (a necessity) • Periodical review for the staff at least seasonal necessity.