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The Path to NOAA’s Seamless Suite of Products and Forecast Services

Central Guidance. Local Offices. The Path to NOAA’s Seamless Suite of Products and Forecast Services. Observe. To Serve Diverse Customer Base e.g., National Association of State Energy Officials, Emergency Managers. Process. Products & Forecast Services. Respond & Feedback.

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The Path to NOAA’s Seamless Suite of Products and Forecast Services

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  1. Central Guidance Local Offices The Path to NOAA’s Seamless Suite of Products and Forecast Services Observe To Serve Diverse Customer Base e.g., National Association of State Energy Officials, Emergency Managers Process Products & Forecast Services Respond & Feedback Distribute IBM Supercomputer at Gaithersburg, MD Computer Center Research, Development and Technology Infusion Feedback

  2. Total FTE: 426 146 Contractors/20 Visitors 51 FTE

  3. Computing Capability $26.4M/Year Investment Commissioned/Operational IBM Supercomputer in Gaithersburg, MD (June 6, 2003) • Receives Over 123 Million Global Observations Daily • Sustained Computational Speed: 1.485 Trillion Calculations/Sec • Generates More Than 5.7 Million Model Fields Each Day • Global Models (Weather, Ocean, Climate) • Regional Models (Aviation, Severe Weather, Fire Weather) • Hazards Models (Hurricane, Volcanic Ash, Dispersion) • 3.2x upgrade operational on January 25, 2005 • Backup in Fairmont, WV operational January 25, 2005

  4. Forecast Model Dependencies GFDL Hurricane G D A S NMM ARW WRF Dispersion GFS E D A S CFS Eta Air Quality NOAH Land Surface Model RUC L D A S

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