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NOAA Satellite Training Program. Anthony Mo s t e k NOAA/NWS/Training Division Mark DeMaria, Tim Schmit and James Gurka NOAA/NESDIS. Satellite Training Requirements May 2008 Boulder, CO. rpactm996.ppt 9/18/96. Training’s Key Points. Collaborative Training Community
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NOAA Satellite Training Program Anthony Mostek NOAA/NWS/Training Division Mark DeMaria, Tim Schmit and James Gurka NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Training Requirements May 2008 Boulder, CO rpactm996.ppt 9/18/96
Training’s Key Points • Collaborative Training Community • Helps Meet NOAA Goals • Planning & Implementation Process • Satellite Proving Ground • Expanding Technology & Target Audience
NOAA Training Success • Dedicated NWS Training Division/Mission • Many Partners in NOAA • Cooperative Institutes • Other Agencies (DOD, Interior, DOT, …) • International (GEOSS, Canada, Australia, EUMETSAT, WMO (Focus Groups), …)
COMET NWSHQ TrainingDivision NWSTC NWS FDTB NWS WDTB A Collaborative Training Community VISIT CIRA CIMSS
NOAA – VISIT – COMET - WMOWorking Together for Satellite Training NOAA/EUMETSAT Satellite Programs VISIT/CIRA/CIMSS COMET NOAA GEOSS WMO WMO Training Division Managers/Forecasters
Training’s Key Points • Part of All NOAA Programs • Helps Meet NOAA Goals • Detailed Planning & Implementation Process • Support for Training across many programs • However – Need more support from you…
Primary Training funds from Local Forecasts Warnings Training Requirements come from many Programs Challenge: Training Resources from Many Programs
Training’s Mission Warning & Forecast Performance • Tornado Warning - Lead Time • Tornado Warning - Accuracy • Tornado Warning – False Alarm Ratio • Flash Flood Warning – Lead Time • Flash Flood Warning – Accuracy • Winter Storm Warning – Lead Time • Winter Storm Warning – Accuracy • Hurricane Track Forecasts (48 Hrs) • Aviation Forecast – Accuracy • Aviation Forecasts – False Alarm Ratio • U.S. Seasonal Temperature – Skill • Precipitation Forecast – Day 3 Accuracy • Marine Wind Speed – Accuracy • Marine Wave Height - Accuracy 7 of 14 NWS GPRA Goals Address Warning Operations & Next 7 Address Forecast Operations *Government Performance Review Act (GPRA) of 1993
NWS Training Division, VISIT & COMET Can Impact Performance • Tornado Warning - Lead Time • Tornado Warning - Accuracy • Tornado Warning – False Alarm Ratio • Flash Flood Warning – Lead Time • Flash Flood Warning – Accuracy • Winter Storm Warning – Lead Time • Winter Storm Warning – Accuracy • Hurricane Track Forecasts (48 Hrs) • Aviation Forecast – Accuracy • Aviation Forecasts – False Alarm Ratio • U.S. Seasonal Temperature – Skill • Precipitation Forecast – Day 3 Accuracy • Marine Wind Speed – Accuracy • Marine Wave Height - Accuracy Reach ALL NOAA Forecasters, Hydrologists, and Managers (plus other Agencies) Aviation, Fire WX, Climate, Hydrology, NWP, Ocean, Satellite, Tropical, Winter Wx, International, …
How Does Training Program Work? Design-Develop Training – Implementation Plan Analyze Need/ PPBES Evaluate Implement
Training Succeeds Most When You Receive Stakeholder Buy-In • Stakeholder Strategies • At all levels • Facilitator Connections
Training Success – Increase Efficiencies Maximize use of Learning Management System (LMS) Over 28,000 LMS Course Completions Since June 2007 LMS Course Completions in NOAA (85% NWS)
2007/08 MetEd/COMET Statistics* • 47,228 registered users • Total Countries 200 • Over 163,000 module sessions • Over 26,400 quizzes completed • Over 13,300 modules downloaded • From Feb 2007 to April 2008 • Tim Spangler – COMET Director & Tim Alberta
Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) • Mission: Accelerate transfer of research results into NWS operations via teletraining • Participants from NWS, DOD, other countries • As of March 2008: • 77 courses offered • Over 1300 teletraining sessions administered • Over 19,000 certificates of completion issued • Additional 1375 registrations for VISIT sessions via NOAA LMS • http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/visit
Training’s Key Points • Continue Work of Previous Training Workshops & GOES User Conferences • Satellite Proving Ground Prepares Us for • Rapidly Evolving Technology & • Expanding Target Audience
Satellite Proving Ground • Provide staff to work with nearby NWS forecast offices & centers • Begin in FY 08 continue beyond launch • Initial Locations: • Ft. Collins (CIRA)/BOU and CYS – Underway! • Madison (CIMSS)/Sullivan WFO – Underway! • Leverage Existing Activities – JCSDA, SPoRT, Hazardous Weather Test Bed (Norman)
Satellite Proving Ground Test & Apply algorithms for new satellite data/products - AIRS; IASI; MODIS, MSG/SEVIRI, CrIS; Simulated GOES-R Display techniques within evolving warning, watch, forecast, climate settings Develop & Test Decision Aid Tools in various operational settings
Recommendations from GOES Proving Ground is ultimate tool to ensure user readiness - Use various data sets to test & validate processing & distribution systems • Validate new & improved products • Validate/ optimize decision aids • Optimize product display techniques • Environmental Event Simulator for user education • Venue for direct user input • Proven successful in other NOAA Test Beds
Satellite Proving Ground End Users Expanding Target Audience • NOAA Forecasters & Managers • FAA & Other Agency meteorologists • Coastal service centers and oceanographers • Modelers (Atmos, Ocean, Air quality, etc.) • Climatologists • Broadcast meteorologists • University faculty & students • Industry users • International community (in coordination with WMO) • And - General public…
Training’s Key Points • Collaborative Training Community • Helps Meet NOAA Goals • Planning & Implementation Process • Satellite Proving Ground is Off the Ground! • Expanding Technology & Target Audience • Management & User Support are Critical
Contact Information Anthony.Mostek@noaa.gov James.Gurka@noaa.gov Mark.Demaria@noaa.gov Tim.J.Schmit@noaa.gov VISIT - rammb.cira.colostate.edu/visit/visithome.asp NOAA LMS - https://doc.learn.com/noaa COMET METED – meted.ucar.edu
Hazardous Weather Test Bed (HWT) National Wx Radar Test Bed (NWRT) Hydrometeorological Test Bed (HMT) NOAA, Navy, NASA Joint Hurricane Test Bed (JHT) Climate Test Bed Aviation Weather Test Bed NOAA/NCAR Development Test Center (DTC-WRF) Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) High Impact Weather Test Bed (HIWT) NOAA/USAF Space Weather Test Bed NPOESS Aircraft Sounder Test Bed Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Bed * Thanks to Brian Motta (NWS/Training Div/FDTB) NOAA Developmental Test Beds