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Innovations and Challenges in Military Atmospheric Research: WIDA 2012 Workshop Overview

The WIDA 2012 workshop highlighted significant advances and ongoing issues in military atmospheric research. Key accomplishments included transitioning illumination segments to SOA, beginning experiments in France and the US, and improved coupling of numerical weather predictions to operational needs. Challenges such as funding cuts in the Navy and Air Force were discussed, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among users. Highlights included advancements in modeling and operational services, with gratitude extended to participants and organizations for making the meeting a success.

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Innovations and Challenges in Military Atmospheric Research: WIDA 2012 Workshop Overview

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  1. Advances and Issues WIDA 2012 Dr Andreas Goroch LCDR Keith Everett

  2. BACIMO March 2013Las Cruces, NM WIDA 2014 AF

  3. Advances • What has been accomplished • Transition of illumination segment to SOA • Two experiment started and in final planning stage • PorquerollesIs. France • SMARTEX Mobile Bay, USCG/NATO • Advances in EOSTAR, NEON, and TAWS • AREPS re-funded • Improved coupling of numerical weather predictions to operational needs, e.g. AREPS • Boundary layer modeling improvements in stable thermal conditions

  4. Workshop Accomplishments • Information exchange • DOD Illumination Service is operational and everyone knows it • New city illumination model • Global Hawk “no kidding” users • Predator “no kidding” users

  5. Workshop Issues • Funding • Navy gone to zero • Air Force going to zero • Only solution is • Call on our users (direct military applicability shown to sponsors) • Collaborate, Collaborate, COLLABORATE!

  6. Other Issues • BACIMO Battlefield Atmosphere- Cloud Impact on Military Operations • Rename meeting • Sponsorship and scheduling of BACIMO(?) and WIDA • Current plan is alternate years (DoD travel limits) and no formal sponsor

  7. And, Finally • Great thanks to: • Participants and invitees • Desert Research Institute • LCDR Keith Everett • Great preliminary organization • Very well run meeting Thank you very much

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