Expansion of the CAC Role- Climate as a National Natural Resource

(A study of croquet as analogue to science management.)

(1985-1995)

Dave RodenhuisSenior MeteorologistFAA, ATO, System OperationsAir Traffic Control System Command CenterHerndon, VA

29th Climate Diagnostics Workshop19-22 October, Madison, WI

Professor Helmut E. Landsberg (1906-1985)Director, Office of Climatology, USWB (1954-67)

Office of Meteorology, NWSClimate Analysis Center, NMCNational Climate Data Center, NESDIS

Defining the NOAA Climate Program (1985-1995)

NOAA Climate Program (~1991)

“ the balloon diagram”

Short list of unpublished dreams….

Changnon, S.A., F.T.Quinlan, and E.M.Rasmusson, 1990: NOAA Climate Service Plan. Unpublished ms., 41 pp.

McPherson, R. and D.Rodenhuis, 1993: A National Plan for Climate Applications and Service (CLAS). Unpublished ms., 51 pp.

Rodenhuis, D, 1995: Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS). Annex 1, Report from a Meeting of Experts, Melbourne, 10 pp.

Rodenhuis, D. and L.Gandin, 1994: The Delivery of Socio-Economic Benefits. Unpublished ms., 39 pp.

Rodenhuis, 1994: Climate Services of the Future. Unpublished ms., 12 pp.

Rodenhuis, D., et.al., 1994: Seasonal Climate Prediction - Status and Prospects. 12th Congress of the WMO, Report 845, Geneva, pp. 27-43.

before….

after…….

What I learned and applied….

• identify the most important user• find a mentor in high places• induce the birth of an Advisory Panel• build a program of attraction• demonstrate by rapid prototyping• produce a tangible product• develop applications• do not omit training• commit to verification and evaluation• commit to monitoring and feedback• attempt continual evolution

Reference: T.Fahey and D.Rodenhuis, 2004: Continual Evolution of CCFP. P3.7, AMS-ARAM Conf. Proceedings, 6pp.

Aviation Climatology ?!

Percent Frequency of Convective SIGMETs during May for 1999 through 2004

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From … Jonathan Slemmer and Steve Silberberg, 2004: SIGMET Climatology. AMS-ARAM Conference, Hyannis, October 2004