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Quarterly Newsletter
July 16, 2021
Threats-In-Motion “Shakedown” testing in preparation for larger eval in the fall
GSL researchers have been working with NWS forecasters on shakedown tests of “Threats-In-Motion” (TIM), a warning dissemination approach that would enable NWS to enhance severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. TIM will be tested this Summer in the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed. Testing will be done by 6 NWS forecasters (8, counting shakedown ...
July 16, 2021
GSL has prototyped the Rapid Refresh Forecast System on the Cloud
A team of CIRES Software Engineers at NOAA GSL has prototyped the Rapid Refresh Forecast System on the Cloud. This work was in close collaboration with NOAA Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) on a FY19 Disaster Supplemental project. The first configuration tested was a forecast ensemble capability in real time as a part of NOAA's Hazardous Weat...
July 16, 2021
July 27-29: GSL will host Hazard Services 2021 Functional Assessment Test
GSL researchers will host their fourth virtual Functional Assessment Test (FAT), evaluating next-generation Hazard Services capabilities. Hazard Services will modernize how the National Weather Service’s WFOs and National Centers create forecasts, watches, and warnings and consolidate these efforts into a single highly-customizable software syst...
June 28, 2021
National Science Foundation Awards Education Research Using SOS Explorer® Mobile
Beginning in July 2021, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder within in the Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) will begin a four-year project “Building Insights through Observation: Researching Arts-Based Methods for Teaching and Learning with Data” funded by the National Science ...
June 24, 2021
GSL experimental models will be evaluated on how well they support flash flood and excessive rainfall forecasts
June 21-July 3 2021: GSL experimental models will be evaluated by forecasters for their utility in assessing the excessive rainfall and flash flooding threat in the Day 1 timeframe. Flooding is one of the most dangerous weather events and has caused an increasing number of deaths in the past few years. This is the 12th year of the Flash Flood a...
April 20, 2023
2021 GSL Laboratory Review
Laboratory science reviews are conducted every five years to evaluate the quality, relevance, and performance of research conducted in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) laboratories. This review is for both internal OAR/NOAA use for planning, programming, and budgeting and...