COPC Action Items (as of 20 August 2009) Spring 2009 Action Items ...

COPC Action Items
(as of 20 August 2009)
Spring 2009 Action Items
COPC Action Item 2009-1.1: CSAB will acquire an NPP/C1/C2 antenna deployment schedule
and identify product delivery latency at each major milestone in the schedule.
Priority: (M)
Advocate: CSAB [Nauman]
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. NESDIS not on the telcon. Jim Vermeulen presented an NPOESS
chart with some latency information. We still need more information about exactly when
the latency reductions take place for each receptor site implementation/activation.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Selina Nauman will review Jim Vermeulen’s NPOESS chart and
check with Kathy Kelly for additional information.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Selina Nauman, Jim Vermeulen, and Allan Darling will develop
a briefing for COPC using the NPOESS chart and add discussion points about possible
latency reductions by reordering the schedule. Review the briefing at the CSAB F2F.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.2: Final reductions in NPOESS product latency will not be realized
until C2 implementation (SafetyNet). CSAB will identify technical and/or budgetary issues that
could be addressed to influence the schedule to deliver reduced product latency earlier in the
schedule.
Priority: (L)
Advocate: CSAB [Darling]
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Allan Darling – we will wait for the latency schedule from 2009-
1.1.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. JAG/ODAA will look into getting budgetary figures for receptor
installments. CSAB will need to develop possible recommendations that could reduce
latency and present this at the Fall COPC.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. This will be covered within the briefing developed for response
to COPC 2009-1.1.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.3: CSAB will collect Operational Processing Center’s operational
impacts related to decommissioning of GOES-10 and report out to COPC Principles.
Priority: (H)
Advocate: CSAB [Zapotocny]
Suspense: June 2009
Status as of 20 August 2009: Closed.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. John Zapotocny sent a letter to each center and will compile the
impacts before the end of June. Preliminary results show that only AFWA of the centers,
will have minor to moderate impacts.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. John Zapotocny sent the list of impacts to OFCM. Donell Woods
sent the results to the COPC Directors and TDs on 30 June 2009. This item will be
completed with inclusion into the CSAB briefing to COPC.

• CSAB 20 August 2009. This item will be completed with inclusion into the CSAB
briefing to COPC.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.4: CSAB will collect Operational Processing Center’s operational
impacts during invocation of current NESDIS CIP capability, identify impacts that would be
mitigated by a hot backup capability and report out to COPC.
Priority: (M)
Advocate: CSAB
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Allan Darling – will send out a request for each center to identify
impacts with the current CIP capability. These impacts will be compiled into a strawman
statement showing what COPC would expect from a hot backup capability and what
impacts could possibly be alleviated.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Allan Darling was not able to attend. John Zapotocny – AFWA
has sent out a request to all field units to review the priority schedule of products.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Allan Darling will compile each Center’s response into one
briefing to be presented at the COPC meeting. Review the briefing at the CSAB F2F.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.5: The dropout team will evaluate the affect of satellite wind,
satellite radiance, and aircraft data on model dropouts. They will also invite JCSDA and
ECMWF to coordinate in their efforts.
Priority: (M)
Advocate: JAG/ODAA
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Brad Ballish – looking into the aircraft temperature bias
correction, trying to refine how to use aircraft data. Brad will send out another invitation
to ECMWF to get them more involved in addressing the dropouts for possible solutions.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Brad Ballish – drafted a work plan and had it reviewed by the
NCEP Dropout Team and his branch chief. Incorporated these comments and sent it out
to Jim Vermeulen, Chuck Skupniewicz, and Rolf Langland for comment.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Brad Ballish – The NCEP and Navy members of the dropout
team have approved a draft plan of action. Bradley Ballish has met with Dr. Sid
Boukabara, the JCSDA deputy and Dr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard, the JCSDA director. The
JCSDA is planning for more involvement with the dropout team, and Lars will assist the
dropout team in asking questions and requesting more involvement with the ECMWF.
Lars is a good friend with the new director of research at the ECMWF. Review at the
CSAB F2F.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.6: NAVO will determine if Ocean Glider data is releasable and if
so, CSAB will acquire details on the content and format of data to be made available from the
NAVO Ocean Glider Program and explore the possibility of a data delivery pilot.
Priority: (L)
Advocate: CSAB [Mason]
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Closed.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. George Mason – NAVO is still investigating the releasability of
the glider data, however, currently it is not releasable.

• CSAB 16 July 2009. Lamar Russell – this is not the official response yet, but it looks
like this data will not be made available to non-DoD users.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Lamar Russell – the official response is this data will not be
made available to non-DoD users. Recommend closure and inclusion into the CSAB
briefing.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.7: AFWA, FNMOC and NAVOCEANO will review, sign and
implement the WestPac alignment/back plan document, Option 1 and continue to explore
implementation of Option 2.
Priority: (H)
Advocate: JAG/OCM [Kuchera]
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Evan Kuchera – document has been reworked to separate option 1
and option 2. Goal is to be at the signature point during late summer and starting
implementation in late fall.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Evan Kuchera – document is ready for signatures. Evan will send
the document to Ken for distribution to CSAB. CSAB will need to review the document
to determine the appropriate level of signatures.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Evan Kuchera – Option 1, the document is ready for signatures.
Option 2, is not being addressed at this time. Results of the action will be added to the
JAG/OCM briefing for CSAB and COPC.
COPC Action Item 2009-1.8: CSAB will coordinate a workshop for subject-matter experts to
plan development and testing of a WestPac ensemble intended for future operations. Plan will
include development milestones, methods for developing and managing ensemble diversity, type
of products, number of members and an estimate of resource requirements.
Priority: (M)
Advocate: CSAB [Darling, Kuchera]
Suspense: Fall 2009 COPC.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Evan Kuchera – both AFWA and CNMOC feel they are not ready
to hold a workshop on ensembles. Continue monitoring and develop a respond to this
action item for the fall COPC.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Evan Kuchera and Chuck Skupniewicz – developed ensembles
vision bullets and this is proposed fulfillment of 2009-1.8, as all parties agree it is too
early to begin making exact specifications for ensemble exchange due to unresolved
scientific issues. In addition, there is a mesoscale ensembles workshop at the DTC on
23-24 September that can also serve as fulfillment of this AI.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Evan Kuchera –the Ensembles Vision Paper along with the
mesoscale ensembles workshop can serve as fulfillment of this AI.
Other COPC Action Items Status
COPC Action Item 2008-2.11: JAG CCM shall coordinate the development of the next
generation COPC shared network infrastructure with DoD and NOAA IT leadership. The JAG

CCM shall leverage projects currently underway that are planning a NOAANet-DoD enterprise
network capability. [NUOPC related]
Priority: (M)
Advocate: JAG/CCM – [Craig Hegemann]
Suspense: Spring 2009 CSAB meeting or (April 1, 2009).
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 December 2008. CCM has invited Craig Hegemann to brief the current effort
of a NOAAnet to DOD enterprise solution, at the next CCM telcon. The goal is to
widen the scope of this project to also consider Navy and NESDIS. Review and update
the status at the next CSAB telcon.
• CSAB 22 January 2009. Luis Cano – CCM has a meeting scheduled for 11 Feb 2009
with AFWA TD, CNMOC N6, Navy TDs, NESDIS Deputy CIO, and TOC Director.
Review and update the status at the next CSAB telcon.
• CSAB 26 February 2009. Luis Cano – CCM held the meeting and produced the Next
Steps, which includes a data requirements gathering effort.
• CSAB 19 March 2009. Luis Cano – need to hear back from Craig Hegemann to see if
he has been in contact with the appropriate level at DISA. Review and update the status
at the next CSAB meeting.
• CSAB 16 April 2009. JAG/CCM recommends keeping this action open. This action
item is being actively worked and an enterprise solution timeline will be presented at the
Spring COPC.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Ken Barnett – held a successful meeting with DISA and CCM at
DISA HQ. Working a short-term solution for DATMS-U bandwidth constraints that will
connect with the long-term COPC Enterprise solution.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Luis Cano – DISA working a short-term solution for DATMS-U
bandwidth constraints. The technical approach has been approved and now this effort is
waiting for higher level DISA approval.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Luis Cano – working hard with DISA for the short-term
solution for DATMS-U bandwidth constraints. The JAG/CCM is waiting for CNMOC to
approve submitting the TSRs.
COPC Action Item 2008-2.12: JAG CCM will provide an ongoing process to capture and
coordinate telecommunication requirements across COPC partners. These requirements would
include the size of the data, when the data needs to be transmitted, when the data needs to be
received, which COPC partner will send the data, which COPC partner will receive the data, the
schedule of when new data will or needs to be enabled, encryption requirements, other data
restrictions, and related COPC business functions. As a follow-on action item, this process would
be used to validate technical designs and resource estimates for new network infrastructure
initiatives. This process would provide COPC continuing value by supporting network capacity
management for existing infrastructure and help justify funding requests for future network
upgrades. [add nuopc-specific language: capture rqmts against proposed NUOPC data rqmts]
[NUOPC related]
Priority: (M)
Advocate: JAG/CCM – [Luis Cano (Chair)]
Suspense: Spring 2009 CSAB meeting or (April 1, 2009).
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 December 2008. The CCM plan is to develop a template to gather
requirements to allow for technical analysis on the capacity that is needed for the future
and to assist with budgetary decisions.

• CSAB 22 January 2009. Luis Cano – CCM has a meeting scheduled for 11 Feb 2009
and we may start to touch on each OPC’s requirements. Review and update the status at
the next CSAB telcon.
• CSAB 26 February 2009. Luis Cano – CCM held the meeting and produced the Next
Steps, which includes a data requirements gathering effort.
• CSAB 19 March 2009. Luis Cano – The requirements gathering data call went out to
the COPC CIOs on 11 March with a response date of 24 April. Review and update the
status at the next CSAB meeting.
• CSAB 16 April 2009. JAG/CCM recommends keeping this action open. The JAG/CCM
is beginning to analyze the requirements. Current status will be presented at the Spring
COPC meeting.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Ken Barnett – still waiting for the final CNMOC approved Navy
requirements and continuing to analyze. CCM will push again for long-term
requirements once the short-term solution is implemented.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Luis Cano –final CNMOC approved Navy requirements is close to
being returned to CCM.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Luis Cano –still waiting for final CNMOC approved Navy
requirements. Jim Vermulen will send an email to CNMOC to stress the importance of
these two actions.
COPC Action Item 2008-2.15: CSAB will formally invite NUOPC Program Manager (or
designee) to attend all future COPC meetings and to participate in CSAB meetings. [NUOPC
related]
Priority: (H)
Advocate: John Zapotocny, Allan Darling, Ken Barnett
Suspense: December 2008 CSAB Telcon.
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 18 December 2008. OFCM will send a letter to Fred Toepfer with the request to
join COPC. After a NUOPC representative is on COPC, we will work to have
representation on CSAB and JAG/OCM.
• CSAB 22 January 2009. Ken Barnett – will draft a letter for review by Allan and John
and then for signature by the Federal Coordinator.
• CSAB 26 February 2009. Ken Barnett – this has not been done.
• CSAB 19 March 2009. Ken Barnett – draft letter is in for final review and will be sent
from the Federal Coordinator to the Executive Steering Group and CC to COPC. Review
and update the status at the next CSAB meeting.
• CSAB 16 April 2009. CSAB recommends keeping this action open and the removal of
the JAG/OCM participation. Waiting for a response from the Executive Steering Group
about NUOPC participations on CSAB.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Ken Barnett – OFCM will wait until after the July NUOPC ESG
meeting for an official response to the letter.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Ken Barnett – still waiting for the NUOPC ESG meeting which
has been rescheduled to the first week of August.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Ken Barnett – no response back from NUOPC ESG but a recent
meeting was held and the coordination with COPC was discussed. .

COPC Action Item 2008-1.5: Develop a monitoring system to analyze differences between the
NCEP and FNMOC global models and the ECMWF global model in real-time and make this
real-time system available to OPCs as a daily tool.
Priority: (M)
Advocate(s): JAG/ODAA – [Mr. James Vermeulen, Dr. Bradley Ballish]
Suspense: Spring 2009 CSAB meeting for status update
Status as of 20 August 2009: Open.
• CSAB 29 July, 2008. Jim Vermeulen noted link to the same work as the preceding two
AIs (COPC AI 2008-01.3 and 2008-01.4) and that work is ongoing.
• CSAB 26 August, 2008. CDR Moran noted the briefing out to COPC should cover all
three AIs (COPC AI 2008-01.3, 2008-01.4, and 2008-01.5).
• CSAB 18 September, 2008. Recommend closing three AIs (COPC AI 2008-01.3, 2008-
01.4, and 2008-01.5) by preparing one briefing that addresses the content of each AI.
Status: Prepare a briefing to review the global models issues for COPC and a draft
briefing at the next CSAB meeting.
• CSAB 22 October, 2008. Determine the way forward from the COPC Executive
Session. After the Dropout Team’s briefing to COPC, does COPC want continued work
towards developing a real-time monitoring system as a daily analysis tool.
• CSAB 21 November, 2008. Jim Vermeulen and Brad Ballish will have a
recommendation at the next CSAB telcon.
• CSAB 18 December 2008. Allan Darling will work with Jim Vermeulen and Brad
Ballish to determine if this item needs to be adjusted in scope.
• CSAB 22 January 2009. Allan Darling – Nothing to report on this action.
• CSAB 26 February 2009. Allan Darling – Nothing to report on this action.
• CSAB 19 March 2009. Allan Darling, James Vermeulen, and Brad Ballish will hold a
telcon to discuss this action. Review and update the status at the next CSAB meeting.
• CSAB 16 April 2009. CSAB recommends keeping this action open. A status briefing
will be presented at the Spring COPC.
• CSAB 18 June 2009. Brad Ballish – review and update at the next CSAB telcon.
• CSAB 16 July 2009. Brad Ballish – in conjunction with AI 2009-1.5, a work plan has
been drafted but who will actually perform the tool development is yet to be determined.
• CSAB 20 August 2009. Brad Ballish – The NCEP and Navy members of the dropout
team have approved a draft plan of action. Bradley Ballish has started work on a draft
Project Management Charter for the work needed to accomplish this action item