NOAA NWS Telecoms Report NAEDEX-22 ECMWF - Reading, UK Dec 2009

1. NOAA NWS Telecoms ReportNAEDEX-22 ECMWF - Reading, UK Dec 2009 • Fred Branski, Intl Requirements and Data Liaison • Office of the Chief Information Officer • NOAA’s National Weather Service • President of the WMO Commission for Basic Systems

2. RTH Washington • Can route more than 50 routine messages per second with reliability for all dissemination to all of its users of 99.9 percent • Latency for high priority traffic of 10 seconds or less and routinely disseminates 1.5 – 2.5 terabytes of information per day • On Main Trunk Network (MTN) of the WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS) • GTS delivers tsunami data and warnings to connected MTN centers within two minutes • Joined RMDCN as of Sep 2009

3. RTH Washington contd. • Planning underway for next round of refresh • BTG replacement likely first • Planning to host BTG-R by AFWA in Omaha, Nebraska • Synergy with AFWA’s comms sytem • Primary facility still challenged by placement in a facility oriented to a business office vice a dedicated computer facility • No likely new site determined at this time

4. RTH Washington WIS approach Data Access & Retrieval DAR service as a new service provision laid on existing SOA • Two DAR services • DAR catalog creation & update • Discovery & access servicing • DAR will not execute on primary production system (at least in early stages of implementation • Pilot with GEONetworks developed as a UN system open source tool • Primary developer is FAO • Collaboration with Brazil, Korea, Germany and possibly others

5. RTH Washington WIS approach contd. Develop metadata cataloging conjunction with national, regional & other International partners • Regional WIGOS Development Project • RA-IV Integrated Atmosphere Observing System • With initial emphasis on RADAR observations • Will expand to all RTH (GISC) data holdings and holdings of appropriate Centers (RSMC/DCPC/NC) and willing partners. • Collaborating with WMO WIS Project Team, WMO ETs and developers in other Regions • Work will be made available to all Members

6. WIS-WIGOS • WMO recognizes Information Systems and Observations are foundational to delivering effective services from analysis fields and nowcasting through long range climate prediction. • The WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) allows all WMO Programmes and Partners to manage observations from the instrument level to information creation to utilization. • The WMO Information System ensures effective Information Exchange both within the WMO system and with external users through an Information Management system that includes both data and metadata available through real time through communications systems to web-based discovery portals.

7. WIS-WIGOS in RA-IV • The United States collectively with other RA-IV Members have identified WIS and WIGOS as key priorities for the Region. • The RA-IV Management Group set up a Task Team to coordinate implementation activities for WIS and WIGOS. • RA-IV WIGOS implementation will cover the full range of observation requirements but will place priority on exchange of RADAR data early in the process of implementation recognizing that RADAR data supports tropical cyclone and hydrological forecasting including flash flood and storm surge. • Within RA-IV, NOAA/NWS has begun development of a WIS Discovery, Access and Retrieval (DAR) service that will be a part of a Washington Global Information System Center (GISC), a central WIS hub. • RA-IV Members will provide information through other WIS data centers within the Region to meet collective requirements for all applications.

8. Other Initiatives • GEONetcast for the Americas expansion • Existing data transfer, WMC Washington and Alert channels • Intentionally not fully populated do allow for user determined requirements • Very initial considerations to fill GEONetcast hole over the central Pacific • Planning for an RA-IV data exchange requirements review • Similar to review ongoing in RA-III • May extend this to RA-V • Will be used for planning for all dissemination systems

9. Challenges • To peer into the future and have a vision of future needs • The volume of observations from satellites, RADARs, mesonets, and non-traditional domains continue to grow faster then we can utilize. • NWP presents a two fold problem to the data exchange community. • INSATIABLE HUNGER - PROFUSE OUTPUT • Climate services and multi-domain models are bringing new requirements to the table.

10. Challenges Operational exchange of non-imagery RADAR data beyond local/national levels Expanded exchange of ensemble date for operational utilization – i.e., TIGGE from research to operations Further introduction of dynamic targeted observing system capabilities SCALABILITY EXPANDABILITY EXTENSIBILITY A flexible services oriented framework based on a regular requirements review process responding to and feeding into the strategic planning process, at national, regional and WMO levels