Innovation as Climate Action: Advances in Weather Forecasting
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Date: 2022-01-12

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/011222weather

Innovation as Climate Action: Advances in Weather Forecasting
How Federal Agencies Partner with the Private Sector to Tackle Climate Challenges

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to view a briefing on federal policies and programs supporting innovation in weather forecasting, an essential capability to help communities prepare for and adapt to extreme weather.

Weather forecasts rely on a wide array of technologies both on-the-ground and in space: satellites to observe the atmosphere, land, and oceans; powerful computers to run forecasting models; and decision-support tools to interpret and convert forecasts into actionable information. Innovation across these areas can improve the accuracy and actionability of weather forecasts, saving crucial response time.

During this briefing, experts discussed the policies and programs that guide public-private partnerships, emerging weather forecasting technologies, and new business models enabling the government to more effectively tap into private-sector innovation across the weather forecasting value chain

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
05:23 - Kathryn Sullivan, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Former NOAA Administrator; Former NASA Astronaut
13:39 - Rep. Frank Lucas, Third District of Oklahoma, Ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
17:15 - Tim Gallaudet, U.S. Navy (ret), CEO, Ocean STL Consulting; Former NOAA Acting Administrator; Former Chief Oceanographer of the Navy
27:18 - Marshall Shepherd, Director of Atmospheric Sciences Program, University of Georgia; Former American Meteorological Society President; Elected to National Academy of Engineering
39:26 - Thomas Cavett, Director of Business Operations for Space at Tomorrow.io
52:34 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Kathryn Sullivan
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Former NOAA Administrator; Former NASA Astronaut
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/WlLndUmKVrA?t=05m23s

Tim Gallaudet
U.S. Navy (ret), CEO, Ocean STL Consulting; Former NOAA Acting Administrator; Former Chief Oceanographer of the Navy
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Tim_Gallaudet_20220112.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/WlLndUmKVrA?t=17m15s

Marshall Shepherd
Director of Atmospheric Sciences Program, University of Georgia; Former American Meteorological Society President; Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Marshall_Shepherd_20220112.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/WlLndUmKVrA?t=27m18s

Thomas Cavett
Director of Business Operations for Space at Tomorrow.io
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Thomas_Cavett_20220112.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/WlLndUmKVrA?t=39m26s