Overview

NASA Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS)

2nd APPLICATIONS WORKSHOP

February 19th to February 20th, 2020

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science | 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway | RSMAS Auditorium

Primary Contacts

Meeting Objectives

  • Review TROPICS data applications in the Applied Science Program elements as well as outcomes from the 2017 Applications Workshop,
  • Review mission specifications and status including updates from the DAAC, expected algorithms, and Cal/val plans,
  • Provide an opportunity for the early adopter community to share results with proxy data, communicate challenges, successes, and future needs to the Science Team,
  • Identify technical and visualization needs that can be addressed by the science and applications community (e.g., data assimilation, Level 3/Level 4 products, visualization tools) to accelerate broad utilization of TROPICS data post launch,
  • Engage potential early adopters from private and commercial industry and provide a forum to identify their applications, needs, and potential use of TROPICS data.
Agenda & Presentations

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Remote Participation Via Go-to-Meeting: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/151354330

Tuesday, February 18

6:00p – 7:30p | Optional Cocktail Hour at Above Mayfair

Wednesday, February 19

7:15a  | UM shuttle departs Mayfair Hotel & Spa for UM/RSMAS

7:30a – 8:00a | Registration/Light Refreshments

8:00a – 8:05a | Welcome and Logistics, Jason Dunion, University of Miami/CIMAS – NOAA/AOML/HRD

8:05a – 8:10a | UM Welcome, Dr. Benjamin Kirtman, Director, University of Miami-CIMAS

8:10a – 8:15a | Summary of Workshop Objectives, Emily Berndt, Deputy Program Applications Lead TROPICS, NASA/MSFC

8:15a – 8:30a | NASA HQ and Applied Sciences Welcome, John Murray, Associate Program Manager, Disasters, NASA Applied Sciences

8:30a – 9:00a | TROPICS Mission Overview and Status, William Blackwell, TROPICS Principal Investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory

Proxy Data Presentations:  (Session Chair:  William Blackwell)

9:00a – 9:15a | Tropics Proxy Data, Vince Leslie, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

9:15a – 9:30a | Impact of Passive MW Data in the ECMWF System and Experience with MWHS-2 , Niels Bormann, ECMWF

9:30a – 9:45a | Exploring TC Structure and Rainfall with  TROPICS Proxy Data, Erin Munsell, GSFC/UMD

9:45a – 10:00a | Analysis of the Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Cycle using TROPICS Proxy Data, Erika Duran, UAH / NASA SPoRT

10:00a – 10:15a | Morning Break (registration payment desk will be open)

Application Presentations 1:  TC Analysis and Forecasting (Session Chair: Jason Dunion)

10:15a – 10:30a | NHC Perspective, Jack Beven, NOAA/National Hurricane Center

10:30a – 10:45a | JTWC Perspective, James Darlow, Joint Typhoon Warning Center

10:45a – 11:00a | HRD Perspective, Hui Christopherson, University of Miami/ CIMAS- NOAA/AOML/HRD

11:00a – 11:15a | Level 2 TROPICS Tropical Cyclone Intensity Products, Derrick Herndon, UW-Madison/CIMSS

11:15a – 11:30p | Using Machine Learning of TC Structure for Rapid Intensification Forecasting, Hui Su, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

11:30a – 12:30p | Lunch at RSMAS Commons: SALT Waterfront Restaurant

Application Presentations 2:  Terrestrial/Disasters/Severe Weather (Session Chair: Daniel Vila)

12:30p – 12:45p | TROPICS Precipitation Products, Chris Kidd, NASA GSFC/UMD

12:45p – 1:00p | NASA Disasters Overview, Andrew Molthan. NASA MSFC

1:00p – 1:15p | TROPICS- Potential for Step Change in Operational Hydrology, Ana Barros, Duke University

1:15p – 1:30p | MCS Tracking and Nowcasting, Daniel Vila, Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos (CPTEC)/INPE

1:30p – 1:45p | How Do TROPICS Frequencies Respond to Large Hail, Dan Cecil, NASA MSFC & Sarah Bang, NASA NPP

1:45p – 2:00p | Improving Precipitation Retrieval with Brightness Temperature Temporal Variation: Add a Time Dimension, Yalei You, UMD

2:00p – 2:15p | Afternoon Break

Breakout Discussions/Capture End User Perspectives

2:15p – 2:30p | Update on Mission Latency, William Blackwell, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

2:30p – 3:15p | Breakout Discussions #1 Latency (led by session chairs; local scribes)

  1. Terrestrial/Disasters/Severe Weather
  2. Tropical Cyclone Analysis/Forecasting
  3. Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Data Assimilation

3:15p – 3:45p | Breakout Leads Report Out (10 minutes each)

3:45p – 4:30p | Breakout Discussions #2 Products, Visualization, new tools, needs (led by session chairs; local scribes)

  1. Terrestrial/Disasters/Severe Weather
  2. Tropical Cyclone Analysis/Forecasting
  3. Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Data Assimilation

4:30p – 5:00p | Breakout Leads Report Out (10 minutes each)

5:00p – 5:15p | Wrap up for the day

5:15 – 6:15p | Optional Ice Breaker: RSMAS Commons

6:30p | UM shuttle departs UM/RSMAS for Mayfair Hotel & Spa

Thursday, February 20

7:15a | UM shuttle departs Mayfair Hotel & Spa for UM/RSMAS

7:30a – 8:00a | Registration/Light Refreshments

Application Presentations 3: Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Data Assimilation (Session Chair: Scott Braun)

8:00a – 8:15a | Tropical modeling activities at Météo-France and potential applications of TROPICS data, Philippe Chambon, Météo-France

8:15a – 8:30a | NOAA’s Hurricane Modeling and Data Assimilation Efforts Under the Unified Forecast System Framework, Xuejin Zhang, NOAA/AOML/HRD

8:30a – 8:45a | All-Sky radiance assimilation for COAMPS-TC at NRL, Allen Zhao, NRL Monterey

8:45a – 9:00a | Impact of satellite microwave radiance data assimilation on GEOS atmospheric analysis and forecasts in Tropics, Min-Jeong Kim, NASA GSFC/GMAO

9:00a – 9:15a | Assimilation of satellite radiances and retrieved data products for improved numerical prediction of tropical cyclones: Promises,challenges, and trade-offs, Zhaoxia Pu, University of Utah

Breakout Discussions/Capture End User Perspectives

9:15a – 9:30a | Challenges with SmallSats, Kevin Garrett, NOAA NESDIS

9:30a – 10:15a | Breakout Discussions #3 potential strengths & limitations of integrating smallsats in research and applications (led by session chairs; local scribes)

  1. Terrestrial/Disasters/Severe Weather
  2. Tropical Cyclone Analysis/Forecasting
  3. Tropical Cyclone Modeling and Data Assimilation

10:15a – 10:45a | Breakout Leads Report Out (10 minutes each)

10:45a – 11:00a | Morning Break (registration payment desk will be open)

Synergy with other Missions: (Session Chair: Patrick Duran)

11:00a – 11:15a | Optimizing the Utilization of CYGNSS Wind Observations for Numerical Prediction of Tropical Cyclones, Bachir Annane, University of Miami/CIMAS – NOAA/AOML/HRD

11:15a – 11:30a | Application synergy with JPSS and TROPICS, Mitch Goldberg, NOAA JPSS

11:30a – 11:45a | GOES-R ABI Applications to Hurricanes, Jason Dunion, Univ. of Miami/CIMAS – NOAA/AOML/HRD & Chris Velden, UW Madison-CIMSS

11:45a – 12:00p | GOES-R GLM, Stephanie Stevenson, CIRA/Colorado State University – NOAA/National Hurricane Center

12:00p – 12:15p | Hurricane Intensity and the PMW Constellation, Derrick Herndon, UW-Madison/CIMSS

12:15p – 12:30p | Workshop Final Thoughts /Adjourn Meeting

12:45p | UM shuttle departs UM/RSMAS for Mayfair Hotel & Spa

1:30p – 3:30p | Closed door TROPICS Science Team Meeting: CIMAS Conference Room

3:45p | UM shuttle departs UM/RSMAS for Mayfair Hotel & Spa

Location

DIRECTIONS | PARKING | UM SHUTTLE

TROPICS Workshop location: RSMAS Auditorium (Marine Science Center building)

MAP OF CAMPUS

TRANSPORTATION

1) Taxi from MIA (Miami International Airport) to hotel will be around $30 (before tip). Ride sharing like Uber or Lyft is a comparably priced option. 

2) A shuttle will be provided to bring participants each day from the Mayfair Hotel and Spa to UM and back.

Wednesday February 19th

• Morning shuttle: 7:15 am pick-up at the Mayfair Hotel and Spa
• Afternoon shuttle: depart UM/RSMAS for Mayfair Hotel and Spa at 6:15 pm

Thursday February 20th

• Morning shuttle: 7:15 am pick-up at the Mayfair Hotel and Spa
• Afternoon shuttle: depart UM/RSMAS at 1:00 pm for Mayfair Hotel and Spa 

Lodging

Mayfair Hotel and Spa
3000 Florida Ave
Miami, FL 33133

Note that the special TROPICS room rate will be available through January 29, 2020. For the entire week of the TROPICS workshop, the group rate is $189 plus 13% hotel tax and includes complimentary high speed wireless internet.
Daily parking at the Mayfair Hotel and Spa is approximately $30 per day. Lower cost public parking is available within walking distance to the hotel.
Summary

Thanks for a great meeting.

Download the final report here.