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NPN Current Status and its Future Evolution [Power Point Slide Show]

NPN Current Status and its Future Evolution [Acrobat PDF]

Presentation given at the conference titled Air Capital Mid-America Storm Symposium (AIR-MASS 2005); located in Wichita, Kansas; hosted by the Wichita, Kansas chapter of the AMS/NWA; April 14-15, 2005.

NWS Area Forecast Discussions Slide Show [Power Point Slide Show]

NWS Area Forecast Discussions Slide Show [Acrobat PDF]

NWS Area Forecast Discussions Paper [Acrobat PDF]

Paper presented at the AMS Conference in San Diego, CA, on January 9-13, titled; Tracking NWS Area Forecast Discussions to Study the Subjective Use of Wind and Temperature Profiler Data.

NPN 2004 Technical Review [Power Point Slide Show]

NPN 2004 Technical Review [PDF]

Latest NOAA Profiler Network Technical Review Presentation given on June 22, 2004.

AGENDA:
• Introduction and Highlights - M. Ackley
• NPN COEA - T. Schlatter
• NPN/CAP Network Status - D. van de Kamp
• Facilities and Systems Administration - A. Pihlak
• Software Development and Web Services - A. Pihlak
• Engineering and Field Support - M. Shanahan
• NPN Future in NWS - D. Helms
• Concluding Remarks - M. Ackley

NPN 2003 Technical Review [PDF]

Latest NOAA Profiler Network Technical Review Presentation given on February 25, 2003. Document is an Acrobat Portable Document Format.

AGENDA:
• Introduction and Highlights M. Ackley
• NPN/CAP Operations, Capability & Results D. van de Kamp
• Software Development and Web Services A. Pihlak & P. Miller
• Facilities and Systems Administration B. Kelley
• Engineering and Field Support M. Shanahan & R. Strauch
• Future Focus and Summary M. Ackley

Presentations from 27th Annual NWA Meeting Oct 2002:

History of the NOAA Profiler Network [PDF]

HISTORY OF NOAA’S WIND PROFILER PROGRAM:
From WPDN to NPNAn OAR-NWS
Partnership For 21st Century Weather
Margot H. Ackley, Michael K. Shanahan Forecast Systems Laboratory/OAR/NOAA/DoC
Dan SmithNWS Southern Region/NWS/NOAA/Doc

Future of the NOAA Profiler Network [PDF]

WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS:FREQUENCY CONVERSION AND NATIONAL NETWORK PLANS
Margot H. Ackley and Alan E. Pihlak Forecast Systems Laboratory/OAR/NOAA/DoC
Dan SmithNWS Southern Region/NWS/NOAA/DoC

Developments in Processing [PDF]

New Developments in Signal Processing, Bird Detection, and Clutter Suppression
Doulas W. van de Kamp, David J. Glaze, Michael K. Shanahan FSL/OAR/NOAA/DoC
James R. Jordan, Bob L. Weber ETL/OAR/NOAA/DoC
Dale Simans Norman, OK ROC/NWS/NOAA/DoC

NPN Forecasting Applications [PDF]

A Survey of Profiler Applications for Warnings and Forecasts
Dan Smith NWS Southern Region, Fort Worth, TX
Steven Kays WFO Topeka, KS
Steven Weiss NCEP Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK
Doug van de Kamp NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder CO Et al.

CAP Targets of Opportunity [PDF]

Cooperative Agency Profilers (CAP) Targets Of Opportunity
Alan E. Pihlak, Leon A. Benjamin, Bobby R. Kelley Forecast Systems Laboratory/OAR /NOAA/DoC
Daniel E. Wolfe, James R. Jordan, F. Martin Ralph Environmental Technology Laboratory/OAR/NOAA/DoC
Kenneth S. Gage Aeronomy Laboratory/OAR/NOAA/DoC
Brad Colman Seattle, WA WFO/NWS/NOAA/DoC
Neil A. Stuart Wakefield, VA WFO/NWS/NOAA/DoC
Richard Hayton, Robert Esser Air Combat Command/USAF/DoD

NPN 2001 Technical Review [PDF]

NOAA Profiler Network Technical Review Presentation given on January 30, 2001. Document is an Acrobat Portable Document Format.

Notes about Power Point Slide Shows

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