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By:
Date:
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
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