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Science Plans Branch

Mission:

Plan, Program, Facilitate, and Promote the Infusion of Proven Science and Technology Advances into NOAA Operations to Improve Products, Services and Efficiency.

The branch consist of 14 professionals who are focal points in the following areas:

CSTAR Program & Winter Weather	Air Quality & Smoke Dispersion; Homeland Security
Severe & Tropical Weather; Radar	Environmental Modeling
Climate Prediction & Hydrology	Coastal/Marine
Fire & Public Weather	Operations and Services Improvement Process (OSIP)
Aviation Weather	NPOESS
Observations	Telecommunications, Observations & IR&D
Forecast Uncertainty

University and Private Sector Science and Technology Outreach
- Collaborative Science, Technology and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program
- Science Seminars
- Grant Training

Science and Technology Infusion Plan (STIP):

Infusion of Enabling Technologies into NWS Operation, including:
- Observing Systems
- Data Assimilation & Numerical Weather
- Dissemination
- Forecast Applications
- Analysis of Record (AOR) & Mesoscale Analysis Committee

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