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

• 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.