COMET Executive Board Meeting

5-6 June 2012

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FY12 Director’s Report

12:00 Lunch served in meeting room

12:15 Module demonstrations from past year COMET staff

13:15 Break

13:30 Director’s Report Spangler

14:45 NWS Briefing Caldwell

15:15 Break

15:30 Discussion of budget implications and options Spangler

17:00 Adjourn (group photo)

17:30 – 18:30 Venus Transit Viewing in Mesa Lab parking lot

18:30 Reception at Mesa Laboratory

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Executive Board Agenda – 5 June

08:00 UCAR and Agency briefings (10-15 minutes each)

9:30 FY2013 COMET Program Plan Spangler

9:45 Open discussion

10:15 Break

10:30 Report on COMET Advisory Panel meeting Carey

11:00 Wrap-up, parking lot issues Mauriello

11:30 Executive Session: Board only with Tom Bogdan and Hanne Mauriello Mauriello

12:15 De-brief and adjourn

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Executive Board Agenda – 6 June

Promote maintenance

of high scientific and professional

standards

Review and advise on the

policies, instructional

programs, and priorities

of the COMET

Program

Prepare an annual

evaluation of the COMET

Program and provide

recommendations

Recommend candidates

for members-at-large

Review the COMET

Program Plan

The Panel meets at

least once a year

Advisory Panel Role

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A d v i s o r y P a n e l M e m b e r sDr. Jennifer Alexander University Representative

Mr. Stephen Augustyn AFWA Representative

Mr. Dan Banks NAVY Representative

Dr. Jeff Basara University Representative

Mr. Kenneth Carey, Chair Private Sector Representative

Dr. Vilma Castro At-Large Representative

Mr. Michael Evans NWS Representative

Mr. Jaymie Gadal MSC Representative

Dr. Andrew Gettleman NCAR Representative

Dr. Doug Gillham University Representative

Mr. James Gurka NESDIS Representative

Lt. Col. Tricia Kobberdahl AFWA Representative

Mr. Gary McWilliams NPOESS Representative

Dr. Mohan Ramamurthy UCP Representative

Dr. Steve Villachica University Representative

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Executive Board Role

Review status of Program and

provide recommendations

Assist UCAR in resolving major

budgetary issues regarding the

relative role of sponsors

Advise UCAR on the selection of

the COMET Director

Hold at least one meeting per year

Create subcommittees as

needed• i.e. Budget and

Priority Subcommittee

Sponsors and

Partners

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US Government• National Weather Service• NESDIS• Naval Meteorology and

Oceanography Command• US Bureau of Reclamation• Department of

Transportation

International• Meteorological Service of

Canada• Australian Bureau of

Meteorology• EUMETSAT• World Meteorological

Organization

Other• National Environmental

Education Foundation• NCAR

Award Winning Program

2004 Louis J. Battan Authors Award, K-12 Category for Hurricane Strike!™

For Polar Lows Ungava Bay 01 December 2000

Bronze Medal for Boundary Detection & Convection Initiation

2005 Honorable Mention in the non-interactive media category of the Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge

American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award 2006

2000 Hurricane Conference Outstanding Achievement Award for Community Hurricane Preparedness

2009 National Weather Association Public Education Award

2008 NSF and the Journal ScienceInternational Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge: Semi-Finalist

Finalist Recognition International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2009

Recognized with the 2010 Chief Learning Officer Learning in Practice Certificate of Merit for “Excellence in Content”

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F Y 2 0 1 1 B u d g e t E n v i r o n m e n t

M a y 2 0 1 1

Five staff positions

eliminated

Four staff voluntarily left

Post-doc renewal

canceled

Remaining staff at

.9 FTE

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Significant Issues

Significant reductions in funding for program base costs: may require fewer services, and more cost sharing

The MetEd website funding is stressed: may require alternative sources of funding to sustain it into future years

COMET Outreach Program: NWS funding for collaboration between the NWS offices and local universities is gone

Funding coordination: organizations that fund COMET could do better at finding synergies and leveraging projects

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Significant Issues (continued)

Climate education: funding for climate-related modules very limited, although FY2012 had several excellent projects

Societal Response: critical to success of weather forecasts, but no prospects for COMET to develop distance learning

Changing technology: should COMET be adapting modules to support mobile devices and tablet computers?

Support for Universities: COMET is exploring how to better support the university community, our largest user group

National Weather Service new resources are reduced

Staff Changes

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New President of UCAR, Tom Bogdan

New Interim Director of UCAR Community Programs,Hanne Mauriello

New Deputy Director of COMET,Pat Parrish

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And, I am retiring…in 2013

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Director’s OfficeTim Spangler – Director

Elizabeth Lessard – Business ManagerLorrie Alberta

Michelle HarrisonHildy Kane

Cluster AWendy Abshire

Patrick DillsLon GoldsteinMatt KelschDolores KiesslingArlene LaingAmy StevermerMarianne Weingroff

Cluster BGreg Byrd

Alan BolBill BuaBryan GuarenteDave LinderTsvet Ross-LazarovElizabeth Page

Cluster CPat Parrish

Maria Frostic Vickie JohnsonDavid RussiAndrea Smith

ITTim Alberta

Robert BubonKen KimMark MulhollandMalte Winkler

Media Development Group

Bruce Muller

Dan RiterCarl Whitehurst3D AnimatorGraphic Designer

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OperationsProject Management

COMET OrganizationJune 20, 2011

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Director’s OfficeTim Spangler – Director

Pat Parrish – Deputy DirectorElizabeth Lessard – Business Manager

Lorrie AlbertaHildy Kane

Cluster AWendy Abshire

Patrick DillsMaria FrosticLon GoldsteinMichelle HarrisonMatt KelschDolores KiesslingAndrea SmithAmy StevermerMarianne Weingroff

Cluster BGreg Byrd

Alan BolBill BuaBryan GuarenteVickie JohnsonArlene LaingDave LinderElizabeth PageTsvet Ross-Lazarov

ITTim Alberta

Robert BubonKen KimMark MulhollandMalte Winkler

Student Assistant: Victor Taberski Chris Webber

Media Development Group

Bruce Muller

Steve DeyoDave RussiDan RiterCarl Whitehurst

OperationsProject Management

COMET OrganizationMay 1, 2012

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FY12 Review and Summary

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New MetEd Features

Supervisor page

Teacher page

Improved site Search

MetEd is communicating with DOC LMS

Rating system (proposed)

Spotter Information

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Queue, Quiz Score, Share Score

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My MetEd: Personal, Sharable Training Records

My MetEd

Individual information

Download complete set of records

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Supervisor (Report Accounts) Page

Student Accounts

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K-12 Teacher’s Page

46+ hours of new module content

anticipated

27+ hours of updates and adaptations

PDS development support (Hydro, USBR, Aviation,

Marine)

Virtual and Residence

Courses

47 hours of Translations

Support for ESRC and NWP Models

Matrix

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FY12 Expected Accomplishments

All projected accomplishments

are estimates based on project

status as of 1 June.

Infuse satellite data into 22 new modules

2 week Winter Weather Residence Course (funded by MSC)

3 day Flash Flood/QPE Residence Course

WMO/COMET Train the Trainer Workshop for online course delivery

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FY12 Accomplishments

Advanced Climate Variability and Change Residence Course

Climate Variability and Change Virtual Course (and potential offering late Summer)

Support for online Aeronautical Continuing Professional Development course (CIMH) – virtual course

Satellite Science Week Meetings (held in Kansas City, COMET assisted in coordination)

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FY12 Accomplishments

Particular Successes in FY12

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Flash Flood Hydrology and QPE residence course scored second consecutive 5.0 out of 5.0

Published NWP Course 2: Using and Adding Value to NWP in the Forecast Process

Produced two short, just-in-time NWP Training Videos for model implementations (NAM-NMM, Rapid Refresh)

Published Volcanic Ash: Science, Impacts, and Forecasting Course (Aviation)

Completed 2nd edition of Tropical Textbook with new chapter and full Spanish translation

Biggest success was absorbing loss of 9 staff, moving forward strategically, and enhancing productivity

More Successes

S-290, Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior Course: 1,888 certificates of completion issued in 2011

Skywarn Spotter Training Course: 2308 course completions since Sept. 2011

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Using NWS funding we are completing major updates of:

Wind and Waves DL CourseSpace Weather BasicsAnticipating Hazardous Weather

No new NWS module update funding expected in FY13 Satellite sponsors are funding numerous updates to existing modules

Module Updates

• Initiating new projects with US Bureau of Reclamation as lead agency

• Curriculum Development Effort• Prerequisite DL Module • Two Residence Courses in FY13 (Surface

hydrology and Agricultural foci)

New CA with DOI/USBR began in FY11 (partners include USACE, USGS, NOAA, EPA, Denver Water, Seattle Public Utilities, and RISAs)

• Great interest and need!• Initial challenge to engage extensive water

community beyond USBR• Off to a great start • Ambitious timeline

Initial Perceptions

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Bureau of Reclamation

Topic ModulesNew Hours for

FY12Approximate

Content Hours

Aviation Weather 50 3 127

Climate 33 8.25 49

Coastal Weather 27 - 43

Convective Weather 35 - 97

Emergency Management 29 12 81

Environment & Society 31 14 71

Fire Weather 44 - 57

Fog & Low Stratus 31 3 70

Hydrology/Flooding 72 10.50 109

Marine Meteorology/Oceans 59 17.0 108

Mesoscale Meteorology 37 3 84

Mountain Meteorology 20 - 51

NWP (Modeling) 79 1 147

Other 34 7.5 76

QPF (Precipitation) 23 2.25 34

Radar Meteorology 8 3 20

Satellite Meteorology 97 12.50 146

Space Weather 4 1 9

Tropical/Hurricane 49 4.25 102

Winter Weather 44 1.25 95

Modules may be double counted

because they appear in multiple categories

COMET Modules by Topic as of 4 May 2012

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WMO task team on distance and online learning: Spangler and Castro co-chairs (2007 – 2015)

WMO Executive Council: Spangler part of USA delegation to Geneva (June 2012)

WMO EC Panel of Experts of Education and Training: Spangler to represent USA (2011 – 2015)

SCHOTI: Spangler elected for additional 4 years on Coordinating Committee

CALMET workshop in Johannesburg: Pat Parrish workshop co-chair (Fall 2011)

EUMETCAL: COMET is Associate Member (Pat Parrish is focal point)

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International Activities

US funded VCP and DOT projects International funded projects by

Canada, Australia, EUMETSAT, and WMO

• Consult with stakeholders to identify training gaps• Develop plan to enhance African aeronautical meteorological

training• Adapt priority training resources and publish preliminary version of

African Review of Aeronautical Meteorology Distance Learning (RAMDL) course

Phase 1 (2012): Define Goals and Methods, Produce Initial Education and Training

• Complete adaptations and develop additional RAMDL content• Begin French translations of high priority modules• Develop African RAMDL case studies• Begin developing instructor resources for residence and DL courses

at RTCs

Phase 2 (2013): Refinement of the African RAMDL Course

• Publish final version of African RAMDL course: ~60 hours• Complete French translations of key modules• Help organize and facilitate a test online RAMDL-based courses• Complete instructor guides for African RAMDL course• Disseminate training/performance support using mobile learning

strategies

Phase 3 (2014): Publish Revised RAMDL, Facilitation, Implementation

Develop and adapt aeronautical meteorology training for African forecasters to meet WMO competencies qualification requirements by November 2013

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Safe Skies for Africa

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Africa

India

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Japan Tsunami , March 2011

Iceland Volcano, May 2010

Two relevant natural disasters

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Community Tsunami Preparedness, December 2011

Volcanic Ash DL Course, July 2011

COMET Responds

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Strategic Plan2011 - 2015

Mission: The COMET Program creates environmental science education and training in

support of a diverse community of users by offering the following products and services:

Media-rich, interactive multi-lingual distance learning

Web-based synchronous courses

The MetEd website with user tracking and assessment system

Residence courses, workshops and meetings

Small grants program (Outreach)

Leadership and consultation in science education and training

The COMET Vision: In 2020, COMET will continue to be a highly respected, world-wide leader in support of education and training for the environmental sciences, delivering scientifically relevant and instructionally progressive products and services.

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Strategic Goals:

ScienceGoal 1.0:Develop and deliver sound, relevant environmental science education and training that meets the needs of our sponsors and users

Instruction and TechnologyGoal 2.0: Develop and deliver innovative and cost-effective products and services

Relationships and AudienceGoal 3.0: Nurture existing alliances and develop new relationships to assist COMET partners in achieving their goals

Sponsorship/Organizational NeedsGoal 4.0: Ensure program stability

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Metrics

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MetEd Statistics

Total Registration

231,350

Total International Users 77,991

Total Countries

200

Total US Universities

1,461

5,000 New Registrants per month

As of 4 June 2012

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Module Content By Year

M e t E d Re g i s t ra t i o n S t a t s f o r 0 4 / 2 0 1 2Month Total

New Registrants / Total Registered Users: 5,833 225,441

New Countries / Total Countries Represented: 1 258

New Universities / Total Universities Represented: 16 1,447

New/Total International Registrants: 1,758 75,920

Unique MetEd Users This Month: 11,911

Unique MetEd Users (> 1 minute) / Total Unique: 9,526 153,338

Module Sessions (> 1 minute): 35,850 1,168,519

Avg Time Spent in Module (minutes): 52 52

Hours of Online Education: 31,189 1,038,482

Modules Downloaded: 3,811 122,554

Print Versions Accessed: 8,528 240,335

Quizzes Started: 10,907 264,093

Quizzes Completed: 9,913 229,088

Quizzes Passed: 8,939 207,418

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Reached 1 Million hours of Online Education

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Interesting things that we ought to knowMetEd Site Statistics for non-module pages for one month of

May based on Google Analytics report

2011 2012

140,350 visits 216,682

115,000 unique visitors 175,693

2.65 average pages visited per session > users are getting to

the modules quickly 2.71

Language based on users’ browser settings

2011 2012

64% English 61%

24% Spanish 28%

2% Portuguese 2%

1% German, French, Chinese same

% every other language same

Top referral sites

2011 2012

90% google.com 90%

-2.5%

lafdtraining.org (LA Fire

Department)

2% training.nwcg.gov

2.4%training.nwcg.gov

1% training.fema.gov 1%

1% nrlmry.navy.mil 1%

- 1% swpc.noaa.gov

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Interesting things that we ought to know(as of May 2012)

Most viewed module description page: Quality Management Systems: Implementation in Meteorological Services(https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=869)

Most viewed DL course description page:S-290 DL course page (https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=14)

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SKYWARN Spotter Statistics for March 2012

SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING COURSEPublished on MetEd: 9/1/2011

Current Month Total

Number enrolled* 844 3,257

Course completions 566 2,308

Indicated NWS Spotter interest 644 2,377

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*Course enrollment only. Individual modules receive much higher usage

Role of the SKYWARN Spotter SKYWARN Spotter Convective BasicsCurrent month Total Current month Total

NOAA 34 138 28 123

U.S. Department of Defense

0 0 0 0

Environment Canada 0 4 0 5

Education 83 447 83 501

Other U.S. Government 12 78 5 60

U.S. State or Local Gov 146 733 131 587

U.S. Private Sector 55 282 41 248

Environmental Protection Agency 0 0 0 0

United States Geological Survey 0 0 0 0

Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) 0 1 0 1

International Meteorological Services 0 0 0 0

UCAR 0 4 2 5

Weather enthusiast 557 1,829 465 1,511

Other 232 880 202 766

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Total Registrants by Affiliation (with Education/Other) 29 January 2007 - 30 April 2012

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Total Registrants by Affiliation (without Education/Other)

29 January 2007 - 30 April 2012

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1 May 2010 – 30 April 2011

1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

Average Time in Module in minutes 54 54

Number of Print Versions 69,390 64,186Number of Downloads 30,541 29,029Number of Quizzes Completed 64,016 82,974

Module Access Statistics

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User Sessions 1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

The MetEd website has become the single most important resource for agencies, universities, and professional societies to reach environmental forecasters, emergency managers, faculty, and students in the atmospheric sciences.

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Modules Sessions

1 Community Hurricane Preparedness, 2nd Edition 11,214

2 Skew-T Mastery 10,777

3 Hurricane Strike! 9,771

4 Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk 8,709

5 S-290 Unit 1: The Fire Environment 5,707

6 S-290 Unit 6: Atmospheric Stability 5,423

7 Climate Change: Fitting the Pieces Together 4,042

8 S-290 Unit 7: Wind Systems 3,672

9 S-290 Unit 2: Topographic Influences on Wildland Fire Behavior 3,482

10 S-290 Unit 3: Fuels 3,307

Modules Sessions

Hurricane Strike! 11,954

Skew-T Mastery 10,202

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk 7,428

Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, Chapter 9: Observations, Analysis, and Prediction

7,240

Role of the Skywarn Spotter 6,783

Skywarn Spotter Convective Basics 6,487

Community Hurricane Preparedness, 2nd Edition 5,465

S-290 Unit 6: Atmospheric Stability 4,590

S-290 Unit 1: The Fire Environment 3,568

S-290 Unit 7: Wind Systems 3,567

1 May 2010 – 30 April 2011 1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

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Top 10 Modules

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Total Registrants by NOAA Sub-Affiliation 29 January 2007 – 30 April 2012

National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service 419National Marine Fisheries Service 106

National Ocean Service 323National Weather Service 4,583

Office of Education 72Office of Marine and Aviation Operations 58

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 289Other 438

Programming Planning and Integration 20

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Sessions by NOAA Users1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

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Sessions by NAVY Users1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

Sub-Affiliation1 May 2010 – 30 April 2011

1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

College/University/Faculty 2,004 1,788

College/University/Student 11,730 9,804

International/Faculty 346 327

International/Student 1049 752

K-12 Educator 1,277 1,099

K-12 Student 16,224 2,397

Other 1,474 1,243

Total 34,104 17,410

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New Education Users by Sub-Affiliation

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Sessions by Education Users 1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

On MetEd Website

1 May 2010 - 30 April 2011 1 May 2011 - 30 April 2012

Navy 5,066 user sessions 4,627 user sessions

Air Force 4,306 user sessions 3,828 user sessions

NOAA 23,504 user sessions 19,907 user sessions

Does not include download and archive usage

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Agency Totals

Some Survey Responses for Atmospheric Dust19 March 2012

What did you like most about this module or Webcast? (Tell us about what you learned that was most interesting and useful, how it will help you, and/or the aspects of its design that you liked.)

“This was fantastically designed and very-well laid out. I think the Air Force should take some advice from the MetEd community and do more of their computer-based training in this manner. The elaborate examples were key to understanding dust transport and lifting. Stationed in Korea, we do a lot of forecasting for dust exiting China--this module was so great that I actually required my unit to open a MetEd account and perform this training. Thanks!”

What did you like least about this module or Webcast? How could it be improved?

“Perhaps add a bit more about the models used to forecast dust events. I'd like to have access to some of the different examples that were given. It's hard to visualize model output with being able to see much.”

Would you recommend this module or Webcast to others? Why or why not?

“Absolutely. There are 11 people in Korea that will have it completed in the next week!”

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“Just a quick note to tell you how helpful COMET is to many of us who need an understanding of the many weather products. Thank you.“ -Seven Seas Cruising Association CS Coordinator, April 2012

User Comments

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I’m currently doing the Weather Radar Fundamentals module. I just wanted to convey my thanks and am enjoying the educational value of this new module. Radar is something that has always been of interest, especially with my storm chasing and to be perfectly honest I don’t chase storms by radar alone, but this module has opened up a whole new aspect to what I have been doing in the past and am grasping the concept much to my delight. It will definitely aid my chasing next season. -Storm Chasing & Lightning Photography, April 2012

User Comments

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Total Registrants by US State or Local Gov’t Sub-Affiliations

29 January 2007 – 30 April 2012

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Sessions by US State or Local Government1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

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Total Registrants by Private Sector Sub-Affiliations

29 January 2007 – 30 April 2012

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Sessions by Private Sector Users1 May 2011 - 30 April 2012

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Sessions by International Users1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

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1 May 2010 – 30 April 2011

Country SessionsMexico 3,643

Spain 3,115

Colombia 1,467Chile 1,326

Argentina 1,121Perú 1,110

United States 842Ecuador 504

Venezuela 467Honduras 425

1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

Country SessionsMexico 4,188

Spain 3,103

Colombia 2,032Argentina 1,397

Peru 1,225Chile 1,030

Ecuador 678United States 631

Guatemala 597Honduras 580

Top 10 Spanish Module Usage by Country1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012

FY11-F13 Spending Summary

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FY11 Final FY12FY13 Projected (Prior

to Any ActionsSpending Plan (Does not include Outreach) $ 5,787,000 $ 5,210,000 $ 5,385,000

Salaries $ 2,713,000 $ 2,400,000 $ 2,406,000 Benefits $ 1,370,000 $ 1,205,000 $ 1,263,000 Materials and Supplies $ 106,000 $ 112,000 $ 97,000 Purchased services (FY12 Includes NEEF) $ 34,000 $ 130,000 $ 88,000 Travel $ 124,000 $ 148,000 $ 130,000 PSC Travel $ 90,000 $ 40,000 $ 47,000 Equipment $ 36,000 $ 13,000 $ 16,000 UCAR Indirects and Management Fee $ 1,314,000 $ 1,162,000 $ 1,338,000

Total Expenditures $ 5,787,000 $ 5,210,000 $ 5,385,000

FY11 – FY13 Budget SummarySpending Plan $ 5,787,000 $ 5,210,000 $ 5,385,000

Funding Assumptions (does not include Outreach Program)NWS Base Funding $ 1,576,000 $ 1,376,000 $ 1,100,000 NWS NWP (Includes Postdoc in FY11) $ 552,051 $ 191,000 $ 195,000 NWS Module Updates (O&M) $ 125,000 $ 125,000 NWS PNS Funding $ 10,000 $ 62,000 NWS Aviation $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 NWS Hydrology $ 79,000 $ 74,000 $ 50,000 NWS IMET (Fire Weather) $ 71,000 NWS Climate (FY12 Funding Tentative) $ - $ 20,000 $ - NWS International Activities $ 250,000 $ 502,188 $ 350,000 NESDIS GOES (FY11 Includes Faculty Course) $ 553,000 $ 400,000 $ 400,000 NESDIS JPSS $ 180,000 $ 275,000 $ 400,000 NMOC $ 214,000 $ 407,500 $ 325,000 MSC (FY11 includes project acceleration and Mtn. Wx contract) $ 566,315 $ 355,000 $ 366,000 Bureau of Reclamation ($75K Received for first round of projects will be spent in FY13) $ 275,000 $ 250,000 EUMETSAT $ 87,000 $ 70,000 $ 90,000 UCAR Climate Model Module $ 22,000 $ 83,000 FAA Safe Skies $ 300,000 $ 319,000 Bureau of Meteorology of Australia $ 16,000 $ 44,000 $ 80,000 One Time Projects (NWS NEEF, NWS Tsunami, NSF, WMO, etc) $ 1,202,000 $ 523,000 $ 400,000

Total Funding $ 5,803,366 $ 5,382,688 $ 4,625,000

Balance $ 16,366 $ 172,688 $ (760,000)

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Outreach

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Benefits

Ability to quickly fund

applied research projects

Scientific support for

forecast offices

Students often become NWS

employees

Better appreciation of

operational constraints by

university researchers

Improved forecasting

Established to bridge gap between research and operations

University researchers team with weather service offices

Source of local knowledge and forecast techniques

Outreach Program

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Cooperative Projects

Multi-year

Usually involves several university researchers and several NWS staff

Typically focuses on:• Forecast tool development/testing

• Development of conceptual model, or • Several smaller, regional forecasting

problems

Average funding ~ $35,000 per year

Partners Projects

One year

Usually one professor or laboratory researcher and an operational forecaster

Typically focuses on:• Case study of forecast problem, or

• Regional workshops

Average funding ~ $12,000

Outreach Program (continued)

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2012 Status

Regular Outreach ProgramPartners Projects—

Funding for 5 Raised limit to $15K,

now allow 1 month faculty support

No Cooperative Projects*Last RFP was 2009

GOES-R Program

Partners Projects—Funded 8 projects

Can fund another 4

Cooperative Projects—Funded 3 projects

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FY12 Outreach Program

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FY12 GOES-R Cooperative Proposals (2nd year of funding) University

Hawaii GOES-R Test Bed for Satellite Aerosol RetrievalsUniversity of Hawaii

Evapotranspiration Products in Operational Streamflow ForecastingUniversity of California—

Los Angeles

Evaluation of the GOES-R Proving Ground Convective Initiation Products in the Plains

University of Nebraska—Lincoln

FY12 GOES-R Partners Projects (thus far) University

The development of GOES-R GLM case studies for use in the AWC operational setting

Univ. of Nebraska—Lincoln

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FY12 GOES-R Projects

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FY12 Partners Projects UniversityA regional climatology of high impact wind events in the Saint Lawrence and Champlain Valleys

McGill University

Ensemble prediction of estuary set-up and set-down using operational WRF winds and their error characteristics Component 1: Error Analysis

Florida Institute of Technology

Ensemble prediction of estuary set-up and set-down using operational WRF winds and their error characteristics Component 2: Hydrodynamic modeling

Florida Institute of Technology

A Dry Thunderstorm Forecasting Index (DTFI) Desert Research Institute

Comparison of surface analysis techniques toward operational use at the National Weather Service

Texas Tech University

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FY12 NWS Outreach ProgramNew Partners Projects

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NWS Outreach Program

5 New PartnersNo New Coops

GOES-RNo new GOES-R

funding (GOES-R Coops will continue this year)

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Satellite Proving Ground workshop suggested new coop funding on boundary layer applications

FY12 Outreach Program

Joplin, MO: 23 May 2011

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The universities of the nation could be used to accelerate local and regional understanding needed to make Weather Ready Nation and Warn On Forecast a national success.

3-year effort to develop online resources to more effectively support university instruction in atmospheric and broader environmental sciences

Submitted proposal to NSF:

Targeted Courses: Introductory meteorology Synoptic/mesoscale meteorology Introductory environmental science or physical geography Introductory marine science or oceanography

Supports 90,000+ education users

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Support for University Instruction

• Develop instructor’s guides• Model course syllabus and matrix of online resources• Supporting learning objects (LO), lab exercises and test

questions• Involve faculty in the development process

Phase 1: Infusion of Online Materials into the Curriculum

• Develop LOs on challenging concepts• Leverage dynamics learning objects effort• Capture expert lectures for classroom use• Enhance tools on MetEd

Phase 2: Develop Supporting Learning Objects , Expert Lectures and Website Enhancements

• Engage faculty participants in testing and evaluation• Test student knowledge gained from LOs• Interview/survey instructors on utility of resources• Report project outcomes• Faculty to mentor colleagues

Phase 3: Evaluation, Testing, Dissemination, and Support

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Support for University Instruction

Dynamics Learning Objects —funded by PDA*

Website enhancements

Tropical Synoptic Course package

Online Tropical Met Textbook, 2nd Edition

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Additional Support for University Instruction

*will be used to fund base costs in FY13

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Questions?

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