GOES-R Proving Ground Activities at the NWS Storm Prediction Center Dr. Russell S. Schneider Chief, Science Support Branch NWS Storm Prediction Center Chris Siewert GOES-R Proving Ground (Norman) NESDIS Supported OU-CIMMS Research Associate NWS Storm Prediction Center GOES-R Proving Ground Meeting – May 2009 “Where America’s Weather and Climate Services Begin”

“The Storm Prediction Center exists solely to protect the life and property of the American people through the issuance of timely, accurate watch and forecast products dealing with tornadoes and other hazardous mesoscale weather phenomena.”

Worcester, Mass: 9 June 1953 F4: 90 Killed, 1288 Injured, 10,000 Homeless, 46 Mile Path 115 killed in Flint: 8 June killed in Waco: 11 May 1953

Chicago Area Outbreak: 21 April 1967 Belvidere F4: 90 Killed, 1288 injured, 10,000 Homeless, 46 Mile Path Oak lawn F4: 33 killed 500+ injured

Tornadoes, Hail & Wind Fire weather (Day 1- 8) Winter weather Excessive rainfall Storm Prediction Center Hazardous Phenomena

National Weather Center Co-location !!! SPC WFO Norman NSSL WDTB CIMMS OU School of Meteorology CAPS, OCS Private Sector (nearby)

NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Two Main Program Areas… E xperimental W arning P rogram E xperimental F orecast P rogram EFPEWP Prediction of hazardous weather events from a few hours to a week in advance Detection and prediction of hazardous weather events up to several hours in advance

JDOP Pre-STORM NEXRAD IOT&E II VORTEX Early algorithms DOPLIGHT MAPS, COPS, QED, Pre-AWIPS WDSS AWIPS WDSS II, JPOL, COMET, IHOP, Dual Pol, TIMEX, STEPS, PAR, SHAVE, ProbWarn Late ’70s Establishing the “Culture of Collaboration” A glance at pioneering Collaborative Projects between NSSL and the local NWS forecast office (WFO-OUN) 3

Winter Weather Experiment Convection- Allowing WRF model forecasts Convection- Allowing ensembles Mesoscale Ensembles IHOP forecasting support Convective parameterization SPC Arrives…Spring Experiments begin… 2006 SE Spring Experiments … 4 Norman Kansas City

NOAA Hazardous Weather Test Bed HWT – Experimental Forecast Program Objectives Advance the science of weather forecasting and prediction of severe convective weather consistent with NOAA strategic goals Enhance collaboration between researchers and forecasters on topics of mutual interest through real-time forecasting and evaluation activities during active severe weather Provide for thorough examination and efficient delivery of scientific advances for SPC and NWS operations Disciplined collaboration to advance forecast operations

HWT-EFP Spring Experiments When: 8 am to 4 pm M-F from 3 rd week of April into 1 st week of June Where: In National Weather Center HWT between OUN and SPC Participation: ~ 60 researchers and forecasters from U.S. and international government agencies, academia, and the private sector 6-10 active participants at any time

Adding the GOES-R Proving Ground First year of a multi-year effort Year 1: focus on core product developers Year 2: add WFO, SPC and NESDIS forecasters Year 3: add diverse satellite specialists Goals Day 1 product testing & risk reduction Ingest, display, training, integration, evaluation Day 2 product ideas through focused collaboration Aid successful AWIPS-2 integration Bring a satellite perspective to the heart of radar country

Initial Products & Examples 3 GOES-R PG products currently available at the SPC-HWT Cloud-top Cooling Rate (UW-CIMSS) Convective Initiation (CI) Nowcast (UW-CIMSS) 10-km Total Lighting (SPoRT) Goal: Provide product developers with useful feedback on product usefulness/performance through detailed interactions with forecasters Daily & Weekly Schedule (2009)

Opportunities to Grow 2010 Plans: Invitations &Announcements in January & February Experiment likely begins in late April Expanded product suite & participation including WFO invitations through SSD Chiefs Visits Mix core one week participants & multiday “drop ins” Build multi faceted collaborative environment Integration with other HWT components including V2