QOSAP is a NOAA-wide program, with representatives from the different Line Offices and partners from around the globe.
Partnerships
A Cross-Line Initative
Our collaborative efforts include supporting the next generation of satellite systems, data impact of Radio Occultation and ocean surface winds in hurricane weather prediction, development of space weather OSSE-type capability, systems development for ocean and coastal applications, and extending ocean observing capabilities to fisheries and marine ecosystems.
BENEFITS ACROSS NOAA
Economic Viability
Working to make observing systems more cost effective and allow for strategic evolution and integration of emerging technology.
Quantitative Improvements
Effectiveness of new instrumentation is assessed. Tradeoff analysis is investigated for various instrument configurations, and impacts on Earth Systems are diagnosed.
Time Efficiency
Time lags between instrument deployment and operational implementation are reduced by conducting OSSEs.
cross-line interactions
Current
- Global and hurricane OSSE/OSE in support of the next generation of satellite systems at NOAA
- Data impact and data optimization of Radio Occultation observations in global and hurricane weather prediction.
- Data impact and data optimization of ocean surface winds in global and hurricane weather prediction.
- Development of space- weather OSSE-type capability.
- OSSE/OSE systems development for ocean and coastal applications.
- Extend ocean capabilities to fisheries and marine ecosystems.
Proposed
- Atmospheric composition and air quality
- Fire, flooding, atmospheric rivers
- Sampling strategies; tradeoff studies for field-campaign applications