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Tropical Cyclone Partnership Alliance

This conference focuses on the importance of partnerships, budget allocation, and areas of emphasis in improving tropical cyclone forecasting and public safety. Key milestones and deliverables to be discussed include the procurement of high-performance computing resources and software engineering, as well as upgrades for additional computing power.

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Tropical Cyclone Partnership Alliance

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  1. Tropical Cyclone Partnership Alliance 63rd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference Jack Hayes NOAA Assistant Administrator & Director, National Weather ServiceMarch 2, 2009St. Petersburg, Florida

  2. Points to Consider • Changes & Constants • Budget • Partnerships • Areas of Emphasis

  3. Dr. Jane Lubchenco Changes & Constants • Science is Priority for President Obama • Jane Lubchenco Early Nominee • Climate Change will be key focus • Economic & Societal Challenges • Legislative Branch

  4. Budget • HFIP Supplemental • $11,000K Hurricane Forecasting Improvement Program (HFIP) • $6,000K HFIP: High Performance Computing (HPC) • FY 2009 • Omnibus bill Feb. 25 • $4M for HFIP • $3M for hurricane buoy • $1.2M for coastal for ASOS and NWR power backup • FY 2010 • HFIP will remain constant

  5. Sat. 9/18 Fri. 9/17 Thur. 9/16 Wed. 9/15 Tue. 9/14 Mon. 9/13 Sun. 9/12 Sat. 9/11 Fri. 9/10 Partnerships • Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project • National Unified Operational Prediction Capability (NUOPC) Hurricane Floyd, September 10-18, 1999 Cone of Uncertainty 50% Improvement Cone of Uncertainty

  6. Areas of Emphasis • Advanced Science & Technology • Maximize Resources • Research to Operations • Decision Support Services

  7. Summary • Science & Technology infusion key to Tropical Cyclone mission • Partnerships essential to optimize results • Forecast Investments crucial to Nation’s • Public Safety • Economic well-being

  8. Backup

  9. FY 2009 HFIP Supplemental Key Milestones and Deliverables • Provide Operations and Maintenance for current Hurricane Forecast System (on-going) • 2nd Quarter • Initiate procurement of additional High Performance Computing Resources and software engineering • Initiate inter-Agency coordination activities • Initiate Full-engineering development of High Resolution GEFS/HFS • 3rd Quarter • Implement First High Performance Computing Upgrade - ~6 million CPU hours • 4th Quarter • Implement upgrade for additional high performance computing • Initiate support for high resolution system at Developmental Testbed Center • Additional flight hours for high frequency observations of 4 storms (Annually) 9

  10. FY 2009 President’s BudgetIncreases as Amended • $1,040K Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) System Operations & Maintenance • $3,000K HPC • $3,000K Hurricane Buoy Operations & Maintenance • $1,230K Coastal Observation and Warning Systems Power Backup • $10,000K HFIP (Amendment)

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