# Presentation: 528752

## NPOESS

***BGEN David L. Johnson, USAF (Ret.)***
***NOAA Assistant Administrator for ******Weather Services & National Weather Service Director***
***Polar Max 2006***
***October 24, 2006***

## NPOESSFacing Our Challenges

**Work to meet ****challenges head on!**

**NPOESS*****Facing Our***** *****Challenges***

## NPOESSUser Community Perspectives

**NPOESS*****User Community Perspectives***

## NPOESSUser Community Perspectives

**"Good" Weather?**

**NPOESS*****User Community Perspectives***

## NPOESSNOAA NWS Societal Benefits

**NPOESS*****NOAA NWS Societal Benefits***

## NPOESSNOAA NWS High-Impact Services Priority

**Natural hazards, e.g.,**
***Tornadoes***
***Hurricanes***
***Floods***
***Droughts***
***Volcanic eruptions***
***Tsunamis****** ***
**Accidents**
***Chemical releases***
***Oil spills***
***Nuclear power plant emergencies****** ***
**Terrorism**
**Space Weather**
**Public Health**

## NPOESSDisaster Management Benefits

_**Value & Benefits**_

**Reduction in lives lost**
**Reduction in damage cost**
**Identify/Prioritize high-risk communities**
**Anticipate the scope of disaster-related damage**
**Improve disaster response**
**Community Planning**

_**Decision Support Tools**_

**NWS Forecasts and Warnings**
**HAZUS-MH (H**azards **U.S. - M**ulti **H**azard**) **
**Severe Weather, Water, and Climate forecasts and warnings**
**Disaster Recovery/ Mitigation**
**Land use decision**
**Potential economic loss **
**Accurate risk prediction to communities**
**Loss estimates of buildings, essential facilities, transportation  & utility lifelines, and population **
**Social impacts**

**NPOESS*****Disaster Management Benefits***

_**Earth System Models**_

**Earthquake:   *****Tsunamis****** ***
**Hurricane: *****GFDL, HWRF****** ***
**Flood:  *****SLOSH, WAVEwatch****** ***
**Volcanoes: *****VAFTAD***

***Data***

_**Observations**_

****Future Mission***

**Land:*** NEXRAD, ASOS, Cooperative Observer Network, GOES, POES, USGS sensors*
**Ocean: **NOAA Buoys,* GOES, POES, ships*
**Atmosphere: *** GOES, POES,**** NPOESS***

**Tsunamis**
**Floods**
**Hurricanes & Typhoons**
**Volcanic Ash**
**Drought**
**Radiation Storms**
**Manmade**
**Power Outages**
**Space**
**Air**
**Ocean**
**Land**
**Cryosphere**

## NPOESSTropical Cyclone Support

**NPOESS*****Tropical Cyclone Support***

**AP Photos**

## NPOESSAviation Weather Support Benefits

**NPOESS*****Aviation Weather Support Benefits***

_**Earth System Models**_

**Weather: ***WRF, RUC** *
**Icing: ***CIP, FIP**** ****** ***
**Ceiling/ Visibility: ***FAA NCVP** *
**Turbulence: ***GTG*

**Convective Weather**
**Turbulence**
**Icing**
**Ceiling and Visibility**
**Volcanic Ash**
**Winds**
**Winter Storms**
**Tropical Cyclones**
**Precipitation**

## NPOESSAviation Weather Support

**Source:  FAA & AOPA**

**NPOESS*****Aviation Weather Support***

## 5D?

**4D Forecasting**

**NPOESS*****Aviation Weather Support***

## What Will the Future Demand of Us?

**What Will the Future ****Demand of Us?**

**The valuable work you are doing is vital for our future capabilities!**

## Slide 13

## National Weather ServiceIntegrated Observations for Societal Benefits