Eastern Region Smart Tool Development and Implementation Plan

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Eastern Region Smart Tool Development and
Implementation Plan

• David Novak
• Eastern Region Headquarters
• Scientific Services Division

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Outline

• Eastern Region Smart Tool infrastructure
• Initial Operating Capability strategy
• Smart Tool Vision

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Eastern Region Smart Tool Infrastructure
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Role of ST/SITs in IFPS paradigm

• Populate the IFPS Database
• Employ scientific technique
• Streamline grid editing process
• Ensure meteorological grid consistency
• Infuse new science into IFPS

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Regional ST Coordinator

• Coordinate Regional development, implementation,
  and training activities
• Provide science-based ST/SIT training resources
• Foster research transfer through ST/SIT
  development application

C S T A R
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Sharing of ST/SIT Resources

• National Smart Tool Repository
• http//isl715.nws.noaa.gov/STR/index.php3
• Many tools, various degrees of scientific
  validity and documentation
• Eastern Region Smart Tool Review Procedure

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Eastern Region ST Review Procedure

• SOO performs local review
• Developer writes documentation
• IFPS build
• Data requirements
• Tool limitations
• Science principal/technique employed
• Authors recommended use
• 3) SOO submits tool documentation to Region
• 4) Short Regional review (lt10 days)

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Eastern Region ST Review Procedure
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ST/SIT Communication

• Eastern Region ST/SIT Homepage
• Announcements
• Repository Information
• Monthly In Focus section
• Training Resources
• ER Smart Tool mail list
• ER IFPS CC items

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http//www.werh.noaa.gov/ssd/smarttools/new_smartt
ool.htm

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Local Smart Tool Libraries

• ST/SITs available to WFO forecasters
• Maintenance of Library
• Download new tools
• Update latest version
• Delete unneeded, outdated,
• scientifically invalid Tools
• Notify staff of any changes
• and provide training
• SOO oversees creation
• and maintenance of local
• WFO library

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Local ST/SIT Training

• Staff review of documentation
• Office presentations
• Office demonstrations
• Local workshops/conferences

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IOC Strategy
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IOC Smart Tool Strategy

• Established Regional Smart Tool Team
• Tasked to identify / develop meteorologically
  valid tools which
• Populate IOC grids
• Assure internal grid consistency
• Facilitate grid collaboration
• Also tasked to identify recommended
• Grid manipulation tools
• Science-based tools

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Smart Tool Team Actions

• Populate IOC grids
• -WindGust Tool (in progress)
• -Visibility Tool (in progress)
• Assure internal grid consistency
• -One master procedure (in progress)
• Facilitate grid collaboration
• -Collaborate_PoP_SnowAmt_QPF Tool
• Recommended Tools
• -Survey to Team Members

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IOC Smart Tool Strategy

• Planned Regional Fire Weather Focal Points
  Conference Call to identify Smart Tool
  development needs and issues
• Planned Regional Marine Focal Points CC
• Requests funneled through Smart Tool Team

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IOC Smart Tool Strategy

• Tools adopted into WFO Smart Tool Library
• Office training
• tool documentation
• local presentations
• ER ST/SIT homepage

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Smart Tool Vision
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Smart Tool Vision

• National Smart Tool documentation guidelines
• Streamlining of Smart
• Tool Repository
• Incorporate local collaborative research results
  into ST/SIT application (Smart Tool Science)
• Smart Tool focus workshops (Marine, Terrain,
  Diurnal factors)

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Smart Tool Science

• DiurnalTMinMaxT (Steve Nelson Cheryl Sharpe)
• Diurnal temperature curve based on climatology

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Smart Tool Science

• Wave_ALL (Tony Siebers)
• Wave hghts based on ocean/sound climatology

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Smart Tool Science

• Intelligent Use of a
• Lapse Rate Smart
• Tool In the GFE
• Harry Gerapetritis
• Laurence Lee
• (ER Tech Attach)

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