1. Original COPC-SPP Structure – April 2004 Interagency MOA Congressional Direction Interagency AIP SPP WRF Project OFCM Exec. Comm. (EC) WRF Exec. Oversight Board 4 Common COPC WRF Ops. Rqmts. Board SPOSC Directors Some issues overlap SPOWG CSAB JAG/CCM JAG/OBS JAG/OCM ARP ? JCSDA

2. WG-CSAB Desired Result of COPC Restructure COPC = Committee for Operational Processing Centers CSAB = Working Group for Cooperative Support and Backup JAG/OCM = Joint Action Group for Operational Community Modeling JAG/CCM = Joint Action Group for Centralized Communications Mgmt JAG/ODAA = Joint Action Group for Operational Data Assimilation and Acquisition FCMSSR / ICMSSR Organizational Oversight/Funding Must Include: Agency/Activity Policy Makers Agency/Activity Resource Sponsors COPC (Directors) WRF JCSDA JAG Operational Community Modeling JAG Centralized Communications Management JAG Operational Data Acquisition for Assimilation * Planning/coordination for operational implementations of community models (WRF, Ocean, etc.) Interface/feedback between OPCs and WRF development community (verification, requirements, lessons learned, etc.) Oversight for common modeling baseline components/modules Focus on current and near-term (0-3 years) planning/coordination for operational communication networks supporting cooperative data exchange and backup Interface/feedback between OPCs and ICMSSR CEISC who will provide medium-long range (3+ years) architecture and technology guidance Coordinate and monitor the “day to day”operation and maintenance of the shared network Oversight and maintenance for satellite data exchange format and interface documentation Coordinate the operational implementation of the data streams required for assimilation into numerical models Coordinate the operational implementation of approved improvements and new products Coordinate data acquisition and processing, distribution, utilization, and data archive between OPCs. To ensure maximum quantity and quality of observational environmental data provided to the OPCs (JAG/OBS function) Provide an interface for feedback between OPCs and JCSDA (observations requirements and quality) * Indicates New JAG

3. WG-CSAB Resultant Proposal for COPC Realignment COPC = Committee for Operational Processing Centers CSAB = Working Group for Cooperative Support and Backup JAG/OCM = Joint Action Group for Operational Community Modeling JAG/CCM = Joint Action Group for Centralized Communications Mgmt JAG/ODAA = Joint Action Group for Operational Data Assimilation and Acquisition FCMSSR NOPC Program Council COPC WRF JCSDA JAG Operational Community Modeling JAG Centralized Communications Management JAG Operational Data Acquisition for Assimilation * Planning/coordination for operational implementations of global/regional community models (WRF, Ocean, etc.), including data assimilation systems Interface/feedback between OPCs and WRF development community (verification, requirements, lessons learned, etc.) Oversight for common modeling baseline components/modules Focus on current and near-term (0-3 years) planning/coordination for operational communication networks supporting cooperative data exchange and backup Interface/feedback between OPCs and ICMSSR CEISC who will provide medium-long range (3+ years) architecture and technology guidance Coordinate and monitor the “day to day”operation and maintenance of the shared network Oversight and maintenance for satellite data exchange format and interface documentation Coordinate the operational implementation of the data streams required for assimilation into numerical models Coordinate the operational implementation of approved improvements and new products Coordinate data acquisition and processing, distribution, utilization, and data archive between OPCs. To ensure maximum quantity and quality of observational environmental data provided to the OPCs (JAG/OBS function) Provide an interface for feedback between OPCs and JCSDA (observations requirements and quality) * Indicates New JAG

4. JAG Collaborative Relationships[Entities in ( ) are corresponding non-COPC liaison groups] (WRF) HPC/IT Grid Computing JAG OCM Common issues Common issues COPC CSAB (JCSDA) (CEISC) Common issues JAG ODAA JAG CCM