Mark DeMaria – NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane CenterChris Landsea – NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane Center

Shirley Murillo – NOAA/OAR/AOML Hurricane Research Division

The JHT is funded by the US Weather Research Program in NOAA/OAR's Office of Weather and Air Quality

TestbedProvingGroundWorkshop– April25,20017

• OurMission: transfer

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JHT: By the numbers

• Numberofprojectssupported:89• 81 completed• 52implementedintooperationsatNHCorEMC• 1tobeimplemented• 22 notaccepted• 4 deferred• 2 decisionssoonforthcoming(FY13-15:7th round)

• 8 projectsstarted1Sep.2015(FY15-17:8th round)

• Forecast or Analysis Benefit:

• Efficiency:

• Compatibility:

• Sustainability:

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Our process

• CallforProposals– draftedanddisseminated(bi-annually)• PrincipalInvestigatorsapplyforfundingthroughNOAA• SevenmemberSteeringCommitteeratesallproposals• Fundedprojectsaretestedduring1or2hurricaneseasonsinconjunctionwithNHC/EMCpointsofcontact

• Attheproject’send,eachareevaluatedbyNHC/EMCstaff• ImplementationofsuccessfulprojectsarethencarriedoutbyNHC/EMCstaff/PIs

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Current Project Highlights - FY15-17: 8th roundTropical Cyclone Genesis Index: Dunion

Eyewall Replacement Cycle ARCHER: Wimmers

NRL web page upgrades: Cossuth

Rapid Intensity Forecasting: Jiang

RI SHIPS improvement: Rozoff

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2017 and 2018 Plans

• Continuedtestingduringthe2017hurricaneseasonof8currentlyfundedprojects(8th round– next8talks)

• FinalreportsprovidedbyPrincipalInvestigators– late2017andearly2018

• OperationalimplementationdecisionmadebyNHC– 2018

• Newproposalsfundedstarting1July2017(9th round)• Testingconductedduringthe2018hurricaneseason

• DedicatedAdmin.Staff– JHTDirectorandAdmin.Assistant:workcloselywithopscenterandPIs– ITcomputerprogrammerforJHTprojects

• Processisproposaldriven– IncludesNHC/CPHC/JTWCandEMC’sareasofpriority– Provideinfoonoperationalcenter’sITenvironment

• SevenmemberSteeringCommittee– RepresentativesfromtheTropicalCyclonecommunity– Reviewandrankproposals

• Whenprojectsbegin,PIsarepartneredwithforecasters– Continuousinteractionthroughouttransitionprocess– PIprovidesemi-annualprogressreports

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The Joint Hurricane Testbed

www.nhc.noaa.gov/jht

Rappaport et. al., 2012 - BAMS