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Programs Legend:

EPIC (Earth Prediction Innovation Center)
JTTI (Joint Technology Transfer Initiative)
Obs (Observations)
S2S (Subseasonal to Seasonal)
SSP (Social Science Program)

Supps (Supplemental Appropriations)
Synoptic (Synoptic Program)
TBAQ (Testbeds and Air Quality)
VORTEX ( Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment)

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Managing WPO Program	Project Title	Year Funded	Project Description	Principal Investigator(s)	Affiliate Organization	State	Project Start Date	Project End Date
1163	TBAQ	Probability of What? Understanding and Conveying Uncertainty through Probabilistic Hazard Services	FY15	FACETS (Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental Threats) is a holistic, science-based paradigm designed to move the NWS’s 1960s-era teletype (yes/no) product-centric methodologies toward a system delivering a continuous stream of high-resolution, probabi	Alan Gerard	NOAA/OAR/NSSL	Oklahoma	5/1/2015	4/30/2018
1164	TBAQ	Automated High-Resolution Ensemble-Based Hazard Prediction Tool	FY15	This proposal describes work to expand a prototype ensemble post-processing system leading to an automated feature detection system to provide concise hazard guidance information for extreme precipitation and other significant weather events. This work wi	Curtis Alexander David Novak Stephen Weygandt Trevor Alcott tan Benjamin Isidora Jankov Jacob Carley Josh Hacker Tara Jensen Julie Demuth	NOAA/OAR/GSL	Colorado	5/1/2015	4/30/2018
1165	TBAQ	Convection-Permitting Ensemble Forecast System for Prediction of Extreme Weather	FY15	The proposed work will: i) operate a convection-permitting ensemble prediction system; ii) provide forecast products to the HWT for evaluation; iii) develop training materials and provide a team of ensemble system experts to the HWT to facilitate forecast	Glen Romine Michael Coniglio	University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies	Colorado Oklahoma	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1166	TBAQ	Developing and Evaluating GSI-based EnKF-Variational Hybrid Data Assimilation for NCEP NAMRR to Improve Convection-Allowing Hazardouos Weather Forecast	FY15	To extend GSI-based EnKF/Variational/hybrid system with NMMB and test it within the NAMRR context. Such system will have the capability of assimilating multi-scale observations including the direct assimilation of radar data. In addition, the EnKF ensembl	Xuguang Wang	University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	9/1/2015	8/31/2019
1167	TBAQ	Improving Initial Conditions and their Perturbations through Ensemble-Based Data Assimilation for Optimized Storm-Scale Ensemble Prediction in Support of HWT Severe Weather Forecasting	FY15	The proposed project will: 1) Establish, test and optimize a 3-km grid spacing CONUS-domain EnKF and En3DVar hybrid DA systems capable of assimilating all operational data sets processed by the RAP/HRRR GSI system plus full-volume WSR-88D radial velocity	Ming Xue	University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1168	TBAQ	Information Extraction and Verification of Convection-Allowing Models for Severe Hail Forecasting	FY15	This proposal aims to improve severe hail forecasting through targeted information extraction from CAMs and objective verification using radar-derived hail size estimates. Verification is a key first step in evaluating the current skill of existing foreca	Israel Jirak	NOAA/NWS/SPC	Oklahoma	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1169	TBAQ	Integration and Evaluation of ProbSevere within the Probabilistic Hazard Information (PHI) Tool in the Hazardous Weather Testbed	FY15	To integrate the NOAA/CIMSS ProbSevere model, which utilizes satellite, multi-radar, lightning (future capability) and environmental data to determine the probability that a given storm will produce severe weather in the next 60 minutes, into the National	Kristin Calhoun Wayne Feltz Lans Rothfusz Michael Pavolonis	University of Oklahoma CIMSS/University of Wisconsin-Madison NOAA/NSSL NOAA/NESDIS	Oklahoma Wisconsin	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1170	TBAQ	Demonstration of Advanced Ensemble Prediction Services for NWS Hydrometeorological Forecast Operations	FY15	This proposal extends on-going research and development efforts within the NOAA Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT), NCAR, and the new NWS National Water Center to involve existing NWS hydrological services staff responsible for integrating new technologies in	David Gochis Rob Cifelli	National Center for Atmospheric Research; NOAA/OAR/ESRL	Colorado	9/1/2015	8/31/2017
1171	TBAQ	Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) HMT-Hydro Experiment	FY15	This proposal aims to capitalize on the outcomes from the first year of HMT-Hydro testbed experiment and to facilitate the transition of FLASH products to NWS operations at the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Central Operations (NCO) a	Jonathan Gourley	CIMMS/University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1172	TBAQ	Storm-Scale Ensemble Prediction Optimized for Heavy Precipitation Forecasting in Support of the Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT)	FY15	To build direct collaborations with the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) and evolve current collaborations with the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), and the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC). This project will continue to improve the CAPS realti	Ming Xue	University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	9/1/2015	8/31/2017
1173	TBAQ	Validation and Improvement of Microphysical Parameterizations for Better Orographic Precipitation Forecasts	FY15	This project will focus on retrospective simulations of a landfalling winter storm impacting the coastal orography of northern California where an array of observing systems has been deployed over the last ~10 years in support of the western Hydrometeorol	David Kingsmill	CIMMS/University of Oklahoma	Colorado	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1174	TBAQ	Probabilistic prediction of tropical cyclone rapid intensification using satellite passive microwave imagery	FY15	A suite of probabilistic RI models [including an updated version of the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction System (SHIPS) Rapid Intensification Index (RII)] will be employed to examine potential environmental and storm structure predictors based o	Chris Rozoff	CIMSS/University of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1175	TBAQ	Improvements in Operational Statistical Tropical Cyclone Forecast Models	FY15	This proposal seeks to complete a number of upgrades to SHIPS, LGEM, and the RII, many of which are based on NHC feedback over the past few hurricane seasons. Three tasks are proposed. These include 1) replacing weekly SSTs with 1° resolution with daily S	Galina Chirokova	CIRA/Colorado State University	Colorado	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1176	TBAQ	Improved Eyewall Replacement Cycle Forecasting Using a Modified Microwave-Based Algorithm (ARCHER)	FY15	A simple modification to the eyewall-finding component of this algorithm can produce statistics on the presence of multiple eyewalls, and even pre-eyewall patterns. This information has great potential to complement the existing pERC (probability of ERC)	Anthony Wimmers	CIMSS/University of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1177	TBAQ	Improvement and Implementation of the Probability-based Microwave Ring Rapid Intensification Index for NHC/JTWC Forecast Basins	FY15	To provide guidance for tropical cyclone (TC) rapid intensification (RI) forecasts, an automatic 37 GHz ring RI index has been developed and tested under the PI’s previous FY-11 and FY-13 JHT projects. This satellite-based RI index mainly addresses the in	Haiyan Jiang Kate Musgrave	Florida International University CIRA/Colorado State University	Colorado Florida	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1178	TBAQ	Guidance on Observational Undersampling over the Tropical Cyclone Lifecycle	FY15	The goal of this study will be to compute systematic underestimates of hurricane intensity as measured by airborne SFMR instruments, surface observations (such as ships or buoys), and scatterometers. The underlying data sets will be three very high-resolu	David Nolan Eric Uhlhorn	University of Maryland	Maryland	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1179	TBAQ	Passive Microwave Data Exploitation via the NRL Tropical Cyclone Webpage	FY15	Since many of the NRL TC web products were first developed, the goals and needs of the operational TC community has evolved. This proposal provides for these upgraded needs by suggesting multiple upgrades to the passive microwave imagery products on the N	Richard Bankert	Naval Research Laboratory	DC	9/17/2015	9/30/2017
1180	TBAQ	Improvement to the Tropical Cyclone Genesis Index (TCGI)	FY15	This current project proposes several new elements with goals to expand and improve the current TCGI model that include extending the TCGI into the eastern and central North Pacific (EPAC and CPAC) basins, refining (testing) current (new) TCGI predictors,	Jason Dunion Andrea Schumacher John Kaplan Josh Cossuth	CIMAS/University of Miami CIRA/Colorado State University NOAA/OAR/AOML/HRD Naval Research Laboratory/Monterey	Colorado Maryland	9/1/2015	8/31/2018
1181	TBAQ	Transition of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide Model to an Operatonal Model for Forecasting Storm Surges	FY15	We propose to continue to conduct experimental forecasts during 2015 and 2016 hurricane seasons and transition CEST into an operational model by working with NHC’s storm surge unit and the Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL) of the National Weathe	Keqi Zhang	Florida International University	Florida	9/1/2015	2/28/2019
1182	VORTEX	VORTEX-SE: Improving Understanding and Predictability of Tornadic Storms in the Southeastern U.S. Using Intensive Observations and High-Resolution Modeling	FY15	The VORTEX-SE project represents the first concentrated effort to improve our understanding of tornadic storms, specifically in the southeastern United States. Proposed in this project is a multi-faceted, relatively short-fuse effort, driven by intensive	Christopher Weiss (PI), Eric Bruning (PI), Johannes Dahl (PI), David Dowell (PI), Curtis Alexander (PI)	Texas Tech University	Colorado Texas	9/01/2015	8/31/2017
1183	VORTEX	Addressing Interconnections between the Built and Natural Environments through Post-Event Damage Surveys	FY15	The proposed research thus seeks to identify and explain the interconnectedness of damage in a given community, and how risk from tornadoes can be mitigated by improving our knowledge of these interconnections. We propose research organized around two pri	Christopher Godfrey (PI)	University of North Carolina at Asheville	Georgia New York North Carolina	10/01/2015	9/30/2016
1184	VORTEX	VORTEX-SE: Polarimetric Radar-based Field Campaign Activities and Storm Scale Studies	FY15	To obtain new knowledge of atmospheric processes that are conducive to tornadoes and ultimately to help improve the prediction of tornadoes, this project proposes to provide multi-Doppler and polarimetric radar, lightning mapping, and disdrometer observat	Lawrence D. Carey (PI)	University of Alabama at Huntsville	Alabama	10/01/2015	9/30/2017
1185	VORTEX	Improved Understanding of Tornado Development and Risk using Models and Observations from VORTEX-SE	FY15	This study proposes to contribute to VORTEX-SE by collecting special observations during intensive observing periods, applying state-of-art numerical weather prediction and data assimilation systems, and developing a statistical tornadogenesis risk model	Michael E. Baldwin (PI), Robin L. Tanamachi (PI), Daniel T. Dawson (PI), Daniel R. Chavas (PI), Ernest M. Agee (PI), Stephen J. Frasier (PI)	Purdue University	Indiana Massachusetts	10/01/2015	9/30/2017
1186	VORTEX	Tornado warning response in the Southeast: Advancing knowledge for action in Tennessee	FY15	This study aims to further understand and improve public response to tornado warnings in the Southeast. The PIs will use the state of Tennessee as a case study, pairing physical and social data to gain rapid results on the timely, vital issue of potential	Kelsey Ellis (PI), Lisa Reyes Mason (PI)	University of Tennessee	Tennessee	10/01/2015	9/30/2019
1187	VORTEX	Multi-disciplinary investigation of concurrent tornadoes and flash floods in the Southeastern US	FY15	This study proposes to investigate both meteorological factors that support concurrent, co-located tornado and flash flood events, as well as the challenges experienced by National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters in their detection, warning issuance, an	Russ Schumacher (PI)	CIRA/Colorado State University	Colorado Virginia	10/01/2015	9/30/2017
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