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Overview of CPC’s Operations Branch
February 11, 2011
Ed O’Lenic
Chief, Operations Branch
NOAA-NWS-Climate Prediction Center
Overview Outline
• Human Resources
• Products
• Users
• Plans
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CPC Federal / Support Staff & Budget CPC Federal / Support Staff & Budget
Unit Count Budget Source
NWS Base Reimbursible*
Director’s Office 4 X Operations Branch 25 X Development Branch 21 X
Contractors **
UCAR;UMD;Visitors
25 15
X X Total 90 6.2M 2.7M
*Sources:
Climate Program Office NWS/Intl Affairs
NESDIS USAID NASA
** WYLE Information Systems, McLean, VA
CPC Operations Branch NTOP Rankings CPC Operations Branch NTOP Rankings
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U.S. Hazards
Assessment,
Days 3-14
Extreme
Events
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Global Hazards and Benefits,
Weeks 1, 2
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Extended Range Forecasts,
6-10, 8-14 Days
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North American Ensemble Forecast
System (NAEFS) U.S.-Canada-Mexico
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Monthly Internet Reports
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other .net
.com U.S.
.us
CPC Web Site Users
.gov .edu .org
.mil .co.ca