1. NOAA’s Surface Weather Program and the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS) National Weather Service Partners Meeting June 6, 2006 Mike Campbell NWS Observing Services NOAA Surface Weather Program Manager

2. Key Strategies for NOAA’s Commerce and Transportation Mission Goal NOAA has enhanced the American Public’s ability to: –Know where they are –Get where they are going safely and efficiently –Make appropriate decisions for a safe, secure, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation network. NOAA’s essential services are uninterrupted and available during emergencies and critical events Information that Moves America

3. Commerce and Transportation Overview Surface Weather Aviation Weather Marine Weather Marine Transportation System Geodesy Emergency Response

4. Surface Weather within NOAA Mandate to protect life and property, and promote safe and efficient commerce and transportation –Weather contributes to ~7,400 deaths and ~1,500,000 highway crashes/yr –17% of all highway fatalities occur during adverse weather –$42B annual economic loss –Weather support at the ocean and airport interfaces crucial to domestic and international commerce –Multi-modal with initial focus on road weather

5. Future Data Management Transferring the MADIS functionalities from OAR Research into NWS Operations SFC-LAND SFC-MARINE UPPER AIR- IN SITU SATELLITE GRIDDED DATA METADATA MADIS Collection, QC, and Distribution INFORMATION BASES (QC’d DATASETS) QUALITY CONTROL INFO & Metadata (Data QC Flags) UPPER AIR- REMOTE SENSING

6. MADIS, the Operational Difference Obs Transmitted to NOAA Customer Decodes Obs Customer QC/ Integrates Data Customer Assimilates Data Obs Received by Customers Obs Transmitted to NOAA w/MADIS MADIS Decodes Obs MADIS QC/ Integrates Data Customer Assimilates Data MADIS Transmits Data Sets Simplifies Customer Processing All Customers Must Perform Same Functions

7. NOAA’s Enterprise Partnerships: Partnering for Data, Improved Service Thousands to millions of obs to assist decisions Potential for numerous new applications Input to a variety of models – public and private Supports warnings and forecasts, verification Validate remote sensors Data sharing Research, Academic, and Transportation Interface Input Output Watches Warnings Advisories (county/area- specific) NOAA and Non-NOAA Data National Surface Weather Observation System - NSWOS (Operational MADIS) Enterprise Servers Clarus & VII Programs Detailed, Road Section Specific Products Digital Database Forecast Service