{"id":11464,"date":"2018-11-21T17:44:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/?p=11464"},"modified":"2024-08-30T18:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T18:19:27","slug":"noaa-official-hosting-public-listening-session-in-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/articles\/11464","title":{"rendered":"NOAA official hosting public listening session in Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONTACT: \u00a0Keli Pirtle, keli.pirtle@noaa.gov<\/a>, 405-203-4839<\/strong><\/p>\n

MADISON \u2013 Neil Jacobs, assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will be in Madison on Nov. 26 to gather public input on the Department of Commerce’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan<\/a> and the Weather Research and Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Neil Jacobs, NOAA assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction. Credit: NOAA<\/p><\/div>\n

The listening session will be held on the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison campus at Union South Varsity Hall (1308 W. Dayton St.) from 2:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Jacobs plans to discuss NOAA\u2019s efforts to improve the translation of weather research to operations, to develop a community-based weather model, and to advance seasonal-to-subseasonal weather forecasts.<\/p>\n

His remarks will be followed by a period for public comments. This is an opportunity to ask questions and provide input on implementation of these and other NOAA and Department of Commerce priorities. One goal of the Strategic Plan is to strengthen U.S. economic and national security by reducing the effects of extreme weather through implementation of the Weather Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Weather Act is, in part, focused on obtaining better observations,\u201d says UW\u2013Madison Associate Vice Chancellor Steve Ackerman, who is also director of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological and Satellite Studies<\/a> (CIMSS). \u201cThis is an area of expertise here at the UW \u2013 better observations will help us continue to improve the accuracy of forecasts and extend them beyond seven days.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, he adds, the U.S.\u2019s newest weather satellite, GOES-17, is experiencing problems with one of its instruments, preventing scientists from using the observational data. Scientists at the CIMSS are working side-by-side with NOAA scientists to find a solution to the problem.<\/p>\n

With more than 50 CIMSS-developed algorithms in use by the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS), CIMSS has a demonstrated track record of transitioning forecasting tools that incorporate improved observations from the research environment to the NWS operational environment.<\/p>\n

Currently, CIMSS researchers are developing and testing a new forecasting model in support of the Next Generation Global Prediction System, an NWS initiative to improve forecasts and address growing service demands, another piece of the Weather Act.<\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t many universities running this model, says Ackerman, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have NOAA leadership visiting campus,\u201d he says. \u201cIt acknowledges our history and expertise in this area of science and recognizes that we have important contributions to make that support NOAA objectives and weather forecasting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doors for the event open at 2:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Media interested in viewing the public session or interviewing the NOAA speaker must RSVP to listen.sessions@noaa.gov<\/a> by 4:00 p.m. CDT on Sun., Nov. 25.<\/em><\/p>\n

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— Jean Phillips, jean.phillips@ssec.wisc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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