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2014 SPoRT / NWS Partners Virtual Workshop

February 13, 2014
Virtual Workshop

Welcome

• 2014 SPoRT / NWS Partners Virtual Workshop Agenda
• Welcome, Introduction, and Logistics by Kris White, Dr. Geoffrey Stano, and Dr. Gary Jedlovec NASA/SPoRT, Huntsville, Alabama

Total Lightning Session

• Leveraging Total Lightning and Convective Initiation Data for Impact-Based Decision Support Services (.pdf version, abstract) by Brian Carcione, WFO Huntsville, AL
• Use of Total Lightning Data at Chattanooga, Tennessee Emergency Management for Public Safety and Decision Making (abstract) by David Hotz and Anothony Cavallucci, WFO Knoxville/Morristown, Geoffrey Stano, NASA SPoRT / ENSCO Inc, and Tony Reavley, Director of Emergency Services and Homeland Security Hamilton County Government, Chattanooga, TN
• SPoRT Total Lightning Activities/Update (.pdf version) by Dr. Geoffrey Stano
• Analysis of GOES-R Pseudo GLM (pGLM) Case Studies for Use in the AWC Operational Setting (abstract) by E. A. Holicky and A. Terborg, Aviation Weather Center, M. R. Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Dr. Geoffrey Stano, NASA SPoRT / ENSCO, Inc. 
• Colorado Lightning Mapping Array Depicts a Lightning Jump Prior to a Non-Supercell Tornado 5 Miles West of Cheyenne (.pdf version, abstract) by Rob Cox, WFO Cheyenne

LIS / Modeling Session

• Utilizing the SPoRT MET Scripts to Assess the WRF EMS for a Southeast Texas Heavy Rainfall Event (.pdf version, abstract) by Lance Wood and Patrick Blood, WFO Houston/Galveston
• Update on LIS Activities - LIS in AWIPS II, Training Development, and Operational Utility at NWS Huntsville by Kris White, WFO Huntsville, AL / NASA SPoRT and Jon Case, NASA SPoRT / ENSCO Inc

Satellite Session

• Status Update on SPoRT Product Implementation in AWIPS II (.pdf version) by Matt Smith, NASA SPoRT / University of Alabama, Huntsville
• Validation of a Modified Fog Algorithm at WFO Miami Using NASA SPoRT Satellite Imagery and Surface Observations (.pdf version, abstract) by Alannah Irwin, Florida International University and Jeral Estupiñan, WFO Miami
• Using MODIS/VIIRS Nighttime Microphysics RGB Imagery with Proximity Soundings to Diagnose Low-Topped Precipitation Events (.pdf version, abstract) by Paul Nutter, WFO Great Falls
• Utility of SPoRT VIIRS Imagery to Detect Small-Scale Blowing Dust (abstract) by Ken Drozd and John Brost, WFO Tucson
• The Evolution of Air Quality Products and Services at NWS Albuquerque (abstract) by Brian Guyer, Deirdre Kann, and Clay Anderson, WFO Albuquerque

2012 SPoRT / NWS Partners Virtual Workshop

September 12-13, 2012
Virtual Workshop

Welcome

• 2012 SPoRT / NWS Partners Virtual Workshop Agenda
• Welcome, Introduction, and Logistics by Geoffrey Stano, NASA/SPoRT, Huntsville, Alabama

Convection, Severe Weather, and Total Lightning

• An Overview of Summer Convection Across Central Alabama by Kevin B. Laws, WFO Birmingham, Alabama
• Evaluation of the Convective Initiation (CI) GOES-R Algorithm in South Florida in July of 2012 by Jeral Estupiñán, WFO Miami, Florida
• Using NASA/SPoRT Datasets to Improve Warning Decision-Making During the Peninsular Florida Warm/Wet Season by Jonathan C. Guseman, Matthew R. Volkmer, Peter F. Blottman, and David W. Sharp, WFO Melbourne, Florida

Collaborations with OPC

• RGB Airmass Product Usage at the HPC/OPC/SAB/TAFB GOES-R Proving Ground by Michael J. Folmer, "Satellite Champion" at HPC/OPC/SAB/TAFB

Operational Uses of Total Lightning

• An Investigation of North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array Data and Usage in the Real-Time Operational Warning Environment During the March 2, 2012 Severe Weather Outbreak in Northern Alabama by Krisopher D. White, WFO Huntsville, Alabama, Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA SPoRT, and Brian Carcione, WFO Huntsville, Alabama
• Use of Total Lightning Data at Chattanooga, Tennessee (Hamilton County) for Public Safety and Decision Making by David Hotz and Anthony Cavalucci, WFO Morristown, Tennessee, Geoffrey T. Stano, NASA SPoRT, and Tony Reavley, Director of Emergency Services & Homeland Security of Hamilton County, Tennessee

NASA SPoRT's AWIPS II Activities

• AWIPS II Status by Jason Burks, WFO Huntsville, Alabama, and Matt Smith and Kevin McGrath, NASA SPoRT

Operational Uses of Unique Satellite Imagery

• The Integration of Unique Satellite Observations into Operational Forecasting and Their Impact on Short-Term Prediction and Decision Support by Brian Guyer and Deirdre Kann, WFO Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Characteristics of the Saharan Dust Events of July 2012 at Miami Florida: Aerosol Physical Characteristics and Vertical Distribution by Jeral Estupiñán and Dan Gregoria, WFO Miami, Florida, and Roberto Arias, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
• Demonstration of RGB Composite Imagery at NWS Forecast Offices i Preparation for GOES-R by Kristopher D. White, WFO Huntsville, Alabama, and Kevin Fuell, NASA SPoRT
• Updates to NASA SPoRT's Hybrid Imagery as well as Transitioning VIIRS Imagery from Soumi NPP by Matt Smith, NASA SPoRT

Initialization Datasets and Modeling Collaborations

• Update on SPoRT Initialization Datasets for the STRC Environmental Modeling System by Jonathan L. Case, NASA SPoRT
• The Utility of the Real-Time NASA Land Information System Data for Drought Monitoring Applications by Kristopher D. White, WFO Huntsville, Alabama, and Jonathan L. Case, NASA SPoRT
• Preliminary Results of a U.S. Deep South Warm Season Deep Convective Initiation Modeling Experiment Using NASA SPoRT Initialization Datasets for Operational National Weather Service Local Model Runs by Jeffrey M. Medlin, WFO Mobile, Alabama, Lance Wood, WFO Houston, Texas, and Brad Zavodsky, Jonathan L. Case, and Andrew Molthan, NASA SPoRT

SPoRT MET Scripts Tutorial

2011 SPoRT / NWS Partners Virtual Workshop

August 31, 2011
Virtual Workshop

Welcome

• 2011 SPoRT / NWS Partners Virtual Workshop Agenda
• Welcome and Introduction by Gary Jedlovec, NASA/SPoRT PI, Huntsville, Alabama
• Introduction Remarks from Eastern Region Headquarters by Dave Radell, NOAA NWS Eastern Region, Bohemia, New York
• Introduction Remarks from Southern Region Headquarters by Rusty Billingsly, NOAA NWS Southern Region, Ft. Worth, Texas

Session 1: Modeling Activities

• NASA SPoRT Initialization Datasets for Local Model Runs in the WRF EMS by Jonathan Case, NASA/SPoRT, Huntsville, Alabama
• Forecasting Convection over East Central Florida Using Near-Storm Scale Numerical Models within a Frequent Cycling Strategy by Peter Blottman, NOAA NWS Melbourne, Florida
• Validation of High Resolution Local Model at WFO Miami presented by Pablo Santos, NOAA NWS Miami, Florida
• Using High-Resolution SPoRT SST Data and the NASA LIS to Initialize the WRF EMS at NWS Houston/Galveston by Lance Wood, NOAA NWS Houston/Galveston, Texas
• Optimizing Lake Surface Temperatures and Ice Coverage for High Resolution Lake Effect Snow Forecasts by Juston Arnott, NOAA NWS Gaylord, Michigan

Session 2: Application and Development of SPoRT Products

• New Operational Applications for the NASA Land Information System by Brian Carcione, NOAA NWS Huntsville, Alabama
• Preparing NASA SPoRT Data Sets for the Next Generation of AWIPS presented by Matt Smith, NASA SPoRT, Huntsville, Alabama
• Developing and Evaluating RGB Composite MODIS Imagery for Applications in National Weather Service Forecast Offices presented by Andrew Molthan, NASA SPoRT, Huntsville, Alabama
• Improving Short-term Predictions and the Identification of Hazardous Weather Using NASA/SPoRT Transitioned Satellite Products by Deirdre Kann, NOAA NWS Albuquerque, New Mexico

Session 3: Convection and Severe Weather

• Severe Weather Summary for Central Alabama on April 27, 2011 by Jessica Talley, NOAA NWS Birmingham, Alabama
• Use of NASA Satellite Data in Tornado Damage Path Assessment by Brian Carcione, NOAA NWS Huntsville, Alabama
• Evaluating the Impact of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Data on Convective Forecasts by Bradley Zavodsky, NASA SPoRT, Huntsville, Alabama
• Convective Initiation and the North American Monsoon by Brian Guyer, NOAA NWS Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Improving Summer Probability of Precipitation Forecasting in Central Alabama presented by Kevin Laws, NOAA NWS Birmingham, Alabama

SPoRT Perl Tutorial

2010 SPoRT / NWS Partnership Workshop

March 3-4, 2010
National Space Science and Technology Center
Huntsville, Alabama

• Start / Welcome — What are the workshop expectations? by Kevin Fuell, NASA/SPoRT
• SPoRT / NWS Partnership — How it all got started by Gary Jedlovec, NASA/SPoRT

Situational Awareness Session (MODIS fog and other imagery, MODIS SST diagnostics, ADAS)

• Situational Awareness and Satellite Products by Alex Tardy, Corpus Christi WFO
• NASA SPoRT Product Impacts by Brian Guyer, Albuquerque WFO
• NASA SPoRT Satellite Products at WFO MRX by Doug Schneider, Morristown WFO
• ADAS / Situational Awareness & Collaborative Activities by Henry Steigerwaldt, Nashville WFO
• Use of MODIS SST for Space Shuttle Operations Support by Brian Hoeth, Spaceflight Meteorology Group
• Use of MODIS False Color to Monitor Snowfall, Snow Melt and Thermal Belts by Gina Loss, Great Falls WFO
• Update on Situational Awareness Products by Kevin Fuell, NASA/SPoRT
• Dual Polarimetric Radar by Walt Petersen, NASA/MSFC

Modeling and Data Assimilation Session (MODIS SST, NASA LIS, 3D IR Sounder, Microphysics)

• SPoRT Milestones at MLB by Tony Cristaldi, Melbourne WFO
• Assessing the Impact of MODIS SST Utilizing a Local WRF by Lance Wood, Houston WFO
• Recent Partnership Experiencesith NASA SPoRT by Jeff Medlin, Mobile WFO
• Utilizing NASA SPoRT Products to Analyze Favorable Regions for Convective Initiation Across Central Alabama by Kevin Laws, Birmingham WFO
• SPoRT Numerical Modeling Work: Current and Future Activities by Jon Case, NASA/SPoRT
• SPoRT's Current and Planned Data Assimilation Activities by Brad Zavodsky, NASA/SPoRT

Lightning Mapping Array Session

• Use of Total Lightning Data by Chris Darden, Huntsville WFO
• SPoRT Total Lightning Activities by Geoffrey Stano, NASA/SPoRT

2010 NWS Science Services Division (SSD) Chief Meeting

March 2, 2010
National Space Science and Technology Center
Huntsville, Alabama

SPoRT Program Overview

• Program Background by Gary Jedlovec of SPoRT
• Recent Accomplishments by Andrew Molthan of SPoRT
• Interactions with WFOs
• Training by Kevin Fuell of SPoRT
• Assessments by Geoffrey Stano of SPoRT
• Future Directions by Gary Jedlovec of SPoRT
• GOES-R Proving Ground — WFO Interactions by Steve Goodman of NESDIS
• UW/CIMSS Interactions with WFOs by Steve Ackerman of CIMSS and Tim Schmit of NESDIS

SPoRT Expansion

• Expanding SPoRT Collaborations with WFOs by Gary Jedlovec of SPoRT

2009 SPoRT Data Assimilation Workshop

May 5, 2009
National Space Science and Technology Center
Huntsville, Alabama

• Expectations for SPoRT Data Assimilation Workshop by Gary Jedlovec, NASA/SPoRT

Section 1 – Data Assimilation for Land Surface Modeling

• Impacts of High-Resolution Land and Ocean Surface Initialization on Local Model Predictions of Convection by Jonathan Case, ENSCO, Inc./SPoRT
• Developing Synergistic Data Assimilation Approaches for Passive Microwave and Thermal Infrared Soil Moisture Retrievals by Christopher Hain, UAHuntsville
• Assimilation of AMSR-E soil moisture into a coupled land surface-mesoscale model in the Land Information System using an ensemble Kalman filter by Clay Blankenship, USRA

Section 2 – Data Assimilation for Air Quality/Chemical Models

• Assimilation of Satellite Observed Aerosol Optical Depth by Udaysankar Nair, UAHuntsville
• Improving Air Quality Forecasts Using CMAQ with Satellite-Derived Fire Emissions by Eun-Su Yang, UAHuntsville
• Application of OMI O3 profiles in CMAQ by Lihua Wang, UAHuntsville/RAPCD

Section 3 – Data Assimilation for Atmospheric Models

• Dynamical and Thermodynamical Support of Model Cloud Fields Using GOES Observations by Kevin Doty, UAHuntsville
• Impact of Dual-Polarization Radar Data on Short-Term Forecasts of Two Convective Storms by Xuanli Li, UAHuntsville
• Ensemble Statistics and Error Covariance in a Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane by Matthew Rigney, Texas A&M University
• Impact of AIRS Profiles on Short-Term WRF Forecasts by Bradley Zavodsky, UAHuntsville/SPoRT

Section 4 – Unique Technologies for Data Assimilations

• Intelligent Data Reduction Algorithms for Real-Time Data Assimilation by Xiang Li, UAHuntsville/ITSC; Bradley Zavodsky, UAHuntsville/SPoRT
• Data Assimilation Decision Making Using Sensor Web Enablement by Manil Maskey, UAHuntsville/ITSC, Gregoire Berthiau, UAHuntsville/VAST, Bradley Zavodsky, UAHuntsville/SPoRT

Section 5 – Future Possibilities

• Open Discussion and Future NSSTC Data Assimilation Plans by all attendees

2006 NWS SRH SOO NASA/SPoRT Joint Workshop

July 11-13, 2006
National Space Science and Technology Center
Huntsville, Alabama

• Welcome by John Horack (NASA/MSFC S&MS Director)
• Welcome from NASA HQ by Tsengdar Lee (NASA HQ)
• Welcome from NWS Southern Region by Bill Proenza (NWS/SRH Director)

Session 1 – Workshop Expectations

• The Role of the WFOs and the SOOs in an Evolving NWS by Rusty Billingsley (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)
• NASA's Weather Research Program by Tsengdar Lee (NASA HQ)
• NASA's Aviation Weather Program (with animations 1 and 2) by John Haynes (NASA/HQ)
• Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center: Overview and Accomplishments by Gary Jedlovec (NASA/SPoRT)
• The NASA-NOAA Research and Operations Joint Working Group: What it is and how it impacts WFOs by Bill Lapenta (NASA/SPoRT)

Session 2 – Agency Modeling Initiatives

• The Hazardous Weather Test Bed by David Andra (NWS/WFO Norman)
• Overview of the 2006 NASA Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Project by Bill Lapenta (NASA/SPoRT)

Session 3 – Analysis and Verification in the WFO Environment

• The Real Time Mesoscale Analysis by Jeffrey Medlin (NWS/WFO Mobile)
• The NWS Performance Evaluation Committee by Steve Amburn (NWS/WFO Tulsa)
• GIS Tools for Verification by Jack Settelmaier (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)

Session 4 – Breakout Session I

• How To Demonstrate WFO Value in an Evolving NWS: Aviation Meteorology in an Evolving NWS
• How To Demonstrate WFO Value in an Evolving NWS: Marine Forecasting in an Evolving NWS
• Use of NWP in an Evolving NWS: Effective use of ensemble guidance
• Use of NWP in an Evolving NWS: Role of local modeling
• Effectively Conveying the Threat to Our Customers

Session 5 – Local Modeling Research

• WRF and the coastal marine environment by Kate La Casse (UAH)
• Regional Data Assimilation within WRF by Brad Zavodsky (UAH)

Session 6 – High Impact Weather

• Verification of High Impact Events by Mark Fox (NWS/ SRH Scientific Services)
• Tornadoes in Hurricane Rainbands by Eugene McCall (UAH)
• Anticipating CG Lightning Utilizing WSR-88D Reflectivity Data by Pete Wolf (NWS/WFO Jacksonville)
• Advancements in Lightning-Severe Storm Forecasts and Warnings: Results from the Southern Thunder Alliance by Steve Goodman (NASA/MSFC)
• Convective Nowcast Product by John Mecikalski (UAH)
• Mini-Supercells by Jeffrey Medlin (NWS/WFO Mobile)
• Evolving to Polygon Warnings by Pete Wolf (NWS/WFO Jacksonville)

Session 7 – Collaborative Opportunities and Emerging Technologies

• The Gulf Coast Initiative by Gary Jedlovec (NASA/SPoRT)
• NPOESS Data Exploitation by Jim Silva (NESDIS)
• Enhanced Wording within the ZFP and CWF Products as Generated by the GFE Text Formatter by Pablo Santos (WFO Miami) & David Sharp (WFO Melbourne)

Session 8 – Breakout Session II

• see Breakout Session I

Session 9 – Training and Professional Development

• Effective Use of the Weather Event Simulator by Bernard Meisner (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)
• Expectations: What SSD Expects of the SOOs. What the SOOs expect of SSD by Rusty Billingsly (NWS/SRH Scientific Services)

Session 10 – Future SPoRT/NWS WFO Interactions

• Group Discussion