Presented to: By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration Weather R&D Research to Operations 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium Gloria Kulesa, FAA July 26, 2007

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3 Federal Aviation Administration 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium 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

4 Federal Aviation Administration 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium D4D1 Sponsorship of Users’ Needs R&D and Controlled Testing D3D2 Assign new needs (NAS Wx Ofc coordinate AVS/NWS decision) Select/fund R&D projects to support needs (NAS Wx Ofc coordinate AVS/NWS decision) Experimental Application 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 product for operational use by selected users (AWTT Board decision) Data/Product for users Optional Path ASG Decision Release product for testing under FAA test plan (e.g., display on ADDS) (AWTT Board decision) Technology Transfer Process

5 Federal Aviation Administration 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium Weather R&D Processes Technical Directions    R&D Deliverables, Monthly & Quarterly Reports Reviews (PMRs, etc) Research Proposals 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 Future Capabilities Reports QA/Verification Feedback Funding, Tasks, Schedule Board Approval Prioritization Process

6 Federal Aviation Administration 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium 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

7 Federal Aviation Administration 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium 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

8 Federal Aviation Administration 3 rd National Surface Transportation Symposium Acronyms AMS = Acquisition Management System ASG = AWTT Steering Group ATO = Air Traffic Organization AVS = Aviation Safety Office AWTT = Aviation Weather Technology Transfer FC = Forecast JPDO = Joint Planning & Development Office NAS = National Airspace System NC = Nowcast NWS = National Weather Service PMR = Program Management Review QA = Quality Assessment SFO = San Francisco International Airport Wx = Weather