NOSA Target Architecture Blitz

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NOSA Target Architecture Blitz

• Concentrated effort spanning 3-4 weeks to explore
  the trade space of the NOSA architecture
• Preliminary work from now until real start on Mar
  17
• Mar 17 to Apr 4 (nominally 3 weeks)
• Small team of experts on core team, with support
  from domain experts
• Experience gained will be used to formulate work
  plan for rest of year
• Work Plan ready by Apr 8 for review with NEC
• Several quick iterations through architecture
  tasks
• Purpose Definition gt Problem gt Solution gt
  Evaluation gt Selection
• For a couple of key parameters and/or key
  questions
• Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF)
• Sea Surface Temperature

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Blitz Tiger Team

• Core team, 5-6 members
• James Martin
• Tom Adang
• Chuck Robinson
• Mike Neyland
• Domain expert (McGuirk, Diamond, or Thurston,
  TBD)
• Bob Carroll (alternate)

• Support team of domain experts and administrative
  support
• Ken Crawford
• Wes Junker (QPF)
• FSL
• HMDL
• GIS team (Ted H)
• Robert Reining (Mitre GOES cost analysis)
• Linda Vandergriff (sensor expert)
• Mark Maier (process consultant)

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Near Term Actions

• Logistics
• Get team members signed up
• Get meeting place (war room) and resources (CR)
• Plan Kickoff meeting (CR)
• Preliminary Analyses
• Identify key parameters and key questions for
  blitz
• Perform preliminary Metis queries
• Perform preliminary GIS queries
• Identify domain experts
• Meeting with domain experts (TA)
• Junker
• Crawford
• FSL
• HMDL
• Develop strawman scope statement (MN)

• Investigate QPF
• Key papers
• Performance parameters
• Data handling systems
• Models
• Organizations affected
• Key stakeholders
• Key requirements
• Observing systems affected (NOAA and global)
• Identify key documents
• Future plans
• Operations concepts
• System concepts (future)
• Requirements documents
• Analysis reports

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NOAA Architecture Schedule draft 4 Mar 03
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