SPoRT External Partners

External Partners

SPoRT engages two types of partners (supporting and collaborative) in the planning and execution of the project activities. These partners are listed in the table below noting if the partner is an end user as well.

CP - Collaborative Partner - stakeholders and beneficiaries, often providing programmatic or financial support (direct or in-kind).
EU - End User
SP - Supporting Partner - help SPoRT conduct the research and transitional activities by providing capabilities such as technical expertise, computation resources, data, or other enabling capabilities.

Partner	Role
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)/Hurricane Research Division (HRD) - CP, EU, SP	Products
Battelle - CP, SP	Products
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)/Colorado Statue University (CSU) - SP	Products
ENSCO, Inc. - EU, SP	Scientific expertise
Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) - SP	Scientific expertise
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/ Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) - CP, SP	LIS software
HUN National Weather Service (NWS) - CP, EU, SP	IT, forecasting, and training expertise
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - SP	Algorithms and data SST composites
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) - CP, SP	Transitional activities, computational resources
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) - CP, SP	Transitional activities, GOES and AIRS products
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) - CP, SP	Provide real-time WRF model forecasts
National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region Headquarters - CP, SP	Data dissemination, WFO interface
NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) - SP	Satellite products
Raytheon - SP	Scientific expertise
Spaceflight Meteorology Group (Houston,TX) - CP, EU, SP	IT, forecasting, and training expertise
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)/ Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) - CP, SP	Training and outreach expertise
Universities Space Research Association (USRA) - SP	Scientific expertise
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) - CP, SP	Radar and atmospheric electricity applications
University of Oklahoma (OU) - CP, EU	Data assimilation studies
University of South Florida (USF) - SP	Direct broadcast data and ocean products, real-time MODIS data and products
University of Wisconsin (UW)/ Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Services (CIMSS) - CP, SP	Direct broadcast data and value added products, real-time MODIS, AMSR-E, and AIRS data and products
Weather Channel - EU	Products
Weather Forecasting Offices (WFOs) - EU, SP	IT, forecasting, and training expertise
WorldWinds, Inc. - EU, SP	Ocean products, scientific expertise

Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center

SPoRT is a NASA project to transition unique observations and research capabilities to the operational weather community to improve short-term forecasts on a regional scale.

External Partners