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Federal AviationAdministrationWeather R&D

Research to Operations

3rd National Surface Transportation Symposium

Gloria Kulesa, FAA

July 26, 2007

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Aviation Weather Technology Transfer Board

Technology Transfer Working Group

Policy Technology Transfer Metrics

Requirements

Prioritization Process

Policy NAS Level Requirements R&D Priorities Budgets

JPDO/ ATO/AVS

Weather R&D

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D4D1Sponsorship

of Users’Needs

R&D andControlled

TestingD3D2

Assign new needs(NAS Wx Ofc coordinateAVS/NWS decision)

Select/fund R&Dprojects to supportneeds(NAS Wx Ofc coordinateAVS/NWS decision)

ExperimentalApplication

Operational Platforms

D1•User needs•Initial concept of use (ConUse)*Initial Safety Management System (SMS) review

D2•User needs•ConUse (refined)•Initial business case submission•Conduct SMS review

D3•Initial ConUse approval•AVS approvals or approval plans in place•Initial approval of requirements•Enter AMS Process, if needed•Conduct SMS Review

D4•Final ConUse approval•Final AVS approvals in place•Final approval of requirements•AMS Process, if needed, completed•Conduct SMS Review

Release productfor operational use by selected users (AWTT Board decision)

Data/Product for users

Optional Path

ASG Decision

Release productfor testing under

FAA test plan (e.g., display on ADDS) (AWTT Board decision)

Technology Transfer Process

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Weather R&D ProcessesTechnical Directions

R&DDeliverables,

Monthly & Quarterly Reports

Reviews(PMRs, etc)

ResearchProposals

AWTT Process

AWTT Matrix

(D2, D3, D4

Tracking)

Research Capabilities Checklist

(Schedule )

Wx FC/NC Capabilities

(AWRP Successes)

NAS/NWS Platforms

4D Data Cube

Commercial Platforms

Fut

ure

Cap

abili

ties

ReportsQA/Verification

Feedback

Funding, Tasks, Schedule

Board Approval

Prioritization Process

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Weather R&D Successes

Turbulence Forecast/Nowcast In-Flight Icing Forecast/Nowcast with

severity and probability National Convective Weather Forecast Terminal Convective Weather Forecast 13 Kilometer Rapid Update Cycle Model Aviation Digital Data Service Weather Support De-icing Decision Making SFO Marine Stratus Burn-off Forecast

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Weather R&D Applications to Surface Transportation

In-flight Icing Research – structural icing and road, rail conditions; diagnosis of icing including Super-cooled Large Drops, identification of freezing rain and drizzle

Ceiling & Visibility Research – visibility conditions (with terrain)

Ground Deicing Research – road, rail conditions (precipitation type and rate)

Advanced Weather Radar Techniques – detection of frost prone areas and precipitation type; detection of quantity before hitting ground

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Acronyms

AMS = Acquisition Management SystemASG = AWTT Steering GroupATO = Air Traffic OrganizationAVS = Aviation Safety OfficeAWTT = Aviation Weather Technology TransferFC = ForecastJPDO = Joint Planning & Development OfficeNAS = National Airspace SystemNC = Nowcast NWS = National Weather ServicePMR = Program Management ReviewQA = Quality AssessmentSFO = San Francisco International Airport Wx = Weather