Date: 14 August 2024

Time: 8:00  MT/ 16:00 - 17:30 CET


Participants:

  • NOAA
    • NESDIS/NCEI:
      • Jennifer Webster
      • Rob Redmon, NCAI Director
    • Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS):
      • Douglas Rao
    • National Weather Service (NWS):
      • Monica Youngman, NWS Chief Scientist
      • Daryl Kleist, NWS/NCEP/EMC
  • Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA):
    • Imme Ebert-UpHoff
    • Kate Musgrave
    • Mark Demaria
    • Galina Chirokova
  • National Institute of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute(NCI)
    • National Security Council (NSC) Artificial Intelligence Administrative Arrangement (AI AA):
      • Sylvia Gayle, NCI Director
  • European Commission - CNECT:
    • Charalampos Babis TSITLAKIDIS
    • Jakub Dabrowski
  • ECMWF:
    • Michael Maier-Gerber
    • Stephan Siemen
    • Linus Magnusson 

Agenda: (notes in blue)

  • Round the table introductions (10 min)
  • Quick update from ECMWF (10 min) SLIDES: 2024-08-14 AI4Good - Tech meeting TCs.pdf
    • DestinE performance for TC Beryl (S Siemen)
    • AIFS work and verification affords (M Maier-Gerber, L. Magnusson)
    • Existing data streams
  • Quick update from NOAA (10 min)
  • Discussion on Digital Twin and AI-based NWP’s role in overall TC forecasts (15 min)
    • To drive more local assessments
    • What we can expect in the coming years as developments on
      • Forecast quality
      • Forecast data and capabilities
    • Agreed we want to work together, share data and compare model outputs
  • Brainstorming AI for local impact estimation and adaptation
    • Possible setup of AI training
    • Data sources – historical & 2024 season
    • Uncertainty communication
    • Verification of forecasts
  • Actions and homework for next meeting
    • Make an ECMWF account for access to Confluence wiki
      • Go here: https://www.ecmwf.int/
      • Make an account with ECMWF
      • Email Stephan.Siemen[at]ecmwf.int what email address you used to register
      • Stephan will then add you to the wiki and send you a follow up email.
    • Load up meeting presentations to wiki
      • I have uploaded both Daryl and Mark's presentations to the wiki
      • ECMWF - would you please do the same
    • Share how to get access to TC PRIMED updates (Kate Musgrave and team to follow up with ECMWF)
    • Have an email check-in in 2 weeks - Coordinate AMS Abstract - (Jakub, Jennifer, Stephan)
    • Plan a end of September meeting after NOAA AI Workshop (17-19 September)
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