Session 7: Thursday, 12 January 2023, 8:30- 10:00 AM MT

Colorado Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2B/3B

This Presidential Session will be comprised of presentations on 1) The results of the 2017 survey on observational needs of the community; 2) Observational needs identified by the Priorities for Weather Research report to Congress; 3) NOAA’s plans for new observations; 4) NOAA’s plans for their future satellite architecture.   The speakers will also address how the value of new observations is assessed and how decisions on new observing systems are made.   A discussion period is planned to engage the audience on these issues.

Session Chair: Fred Carr ([email protected]).

Presentations: 

Observational Needs Determined by a Community Survey

Fred Carr, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Meeting the Observational Requirements for NOAA’s Mission

Michael C. Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, Washington, D.C.

Next Generation Observations for Weather Science and Prediction: Recommendations in the "PWR Report" of 2021

Marty Ralph, Director, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes Researcher, UC San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA

NOAA’s Next-Generation Space Architecture: How to Maximally Meet Competing Demands for Observations and Tap Into New Technologies

Sid Boukabara, NOAA/NESDIS Office of Systems Architecture and Advanced Planning, College Park, MD