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The Applied Meteorology Unit: Nineteen Years Successfully Transitioning Research Into Operations for America's Space ProgramThe Applied Meteorology Unit (AMU) provides technology development and transition services to improve operational weather support to America's space program . The AMU was founded in 1991 and operates under a triagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States Air Force (USAF) and the National Weather Service (NWS) (Ernst and Merceret, 1995). It is colocated with the 45th Weather Squadron (45WS) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and funded by the Space Shuttle Program . Its primary customers are the 45WS, the Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG) operated for NASA by the NWS at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX, and the NWS forecast office in Melbourne, FL (MLB). The gap between research and operations is well known. All too frequently, the process of transitioning research to operations fails for various reasons. The mission of the AMU is in essence to bridge this gap for America's space program.
Document ID
20110007021
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Madura, John T. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Bauman, William H., III (ENSCO, Inc. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Merceret, Francis J. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Roeder, William P.
Brody, Frank C. (National Weather Service United States)
Hagemeyer, Bartlett C. (National Weather Service Melbourne, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 23, 2011
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2010-151
KSC-2010-151R
Meeting Information
Meeting: First Conference on Transition of Research into Operations/American Meteorological Society
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 23, 2011
End Date: January 27, 2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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