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CRAFT Stakeholder's Workshop
on the Acquisition, Use, and Archival of
WSR-88D Level II Data

14 - 16 February 2001

David Skaggs Research Center

325 Broadway

Boulder, Colorado

AGENDA

 

Wednesday, 14 February 2001

 

7:00 - 8:30 pm                   Ice-breaker reception in Damon Room of the NCAR Mesa Laboratory.

                                          Welcome by R. Anthes, President of UCAR.

 

Thursday, 15 February 2001

8:00 - 8:30 am                    Registration at the David Skaggs Research Center.  Refreshments

8:30 - 8:50 am                    Welcome (A. MacDonald, FSL) and overview of purpose and plans

                                          (K. Droegemeier, University of Oklahoma; L. Miller, Unidata)

8:50 - 9:30 am                    Overview of Project CRAFT and Vision for the Future

                                          (K. Droegemeier, University of Oklahoma)

 

9:30 - 10:00am                    A CRAFT Model that Evolves from Experimental to Operational,
      Built on Early Private-Sector                    Participation

                                         (D. Fulker, Unidata)

 

10:00 - 10:30 am                Radar Operations Center Perspective and the Move to Open

                                          Systems (T. Crum, ROC)

 

10:30 - 11:00 am                Break

 

11:00 – 11:30 am               Radar Data Archival at the NCDC (S. DelGreco, NCDC)

 

11:30 –  Noon                    Data Compression and Radar Research at the NSSL

                                          (K. Kelleher, NSSL)

                       

12:00 – 12:30 pm               Unidata Data Delivery Systems (B. Domenico, Unidata)

 

12:30 - 1:30 pm                 Lunch (Room GB-124)

 

 

 

1:30 – 3:00 pm                   Panel session (Moderated by R. Carbone, NCAR).  Panel members

                                          from the private sector, federal agencies and laboratories, the USWRP,

                                          and the academic community will each receive 5 minutes to

                                          summarize their perspectives on requirements for Level II data, along

                                          with perceived roadblocks and opportunities for collaboration. This

                                          will be followed by a question & answer period and general

                                          discussion.

 

3:00 – 3:15 pm                   Introduction of break-out groups (K. Droegemeier, University of

                                          Oklahoma) and break

 

3:15 - 3:30 pm                   Move to break-out groups (refreshments available).

 

3:30 – 5:30 pm                   Break-out group discussions (rooms assignments will be given at

                                          the Workshop)

 

5:30 pm                              Adjourn

 

 

Friday, 16 February 2001

 

8:00 - 8:30 am                    Arrive at the David Skaggs Research Center.  Refreshments

                                          available.

 

8:30 – 10:00 am                 Continue break-out groups and prepare summaries for presentation

                                          in plenary.

 

10:00 - 10:15 am                Move into general session (refreshments available).

 

10:15 am – Noon               Reports from break-out groups (20 min each) and discussion. 

                                          (Moderated by K. Droegemeier)

 

Noon – 1:00 pm                 Box Lunch

 

1:00 – 2:30 pm                   Plenary discussion, special presentations.

 

2:30 - 3:00 pm                   Summary, recommendations, action items, discussion of report.

                                                       

3:00 pm                              Adjourn

 
 
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