Projects will Include

• Activities that improve understanding of forecasting problems
• Activities that address some critical aspect of operational model development
• Activities that will create new data analysis techniques with wide application and usefulness in operational forecasting
• Development of improved forecast tools (including use of GIS)
• IT related activities, such as reviewing operational process documentation, website maintenance, and auditing websites
• Development of datasets for the Science on a Sphere
• Incorporation of social science to communicate forecast uncertainty

Examples of Past Projects 

• Verification of Weather Prediction Center Freezing Rain Guidance using ASOS Ice Accretion Observations
• The Influence of the Appalachian Mountains on the Precipitation Transition Zone
• Examining the Prediction of Heavy Rainfall Events during Winter in the Western U.S. and Effects from Meteorological Environments
• Atlantic Hurricane Force Storms: Identifying Stratospheric Air Intrusions and the Effects of Hurricane Force Wind Events on the Iceberg Limit
• Diagnosing Geospatial Uncertainty Visualization Challenges in Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Forecasts
• NMME Upgrades Re(scripting-processing-visualizing)
• Parameterizing subsurface karst geology within the Noah Land Surface Model (LSM)
• Objective Tropical Cyclone Characterization for Model Development
• Upgrades to the Regression Test Framework on WAVEWATCH III
• Visualization of Secondary Eyewalls in Operational HWRF
• Evaluation of NAM Meteorological Predictions for Driving the North American Air Quality Forecasting Capability Predictions
• Evaluating High-Resolution Model Performance of Convective Initiation During Severe Weather Events
• An Overview of NCEP: Products, Services and Impacts