CICS-MD and CISESS Annual Report Form

To begin your annual report submission, fill out the your name and email below. Then enter a Task Code and/or the Title of your CICS Project from the proposal.

Task Leader *

Task Leader E-mail *

Task Code(s)

Task Title

Funding for this work: *

CICS-MDCISESS

Are you more than 50% time on CISESS/CICS?

YesNo

Task Highlight

Please write one or two sentences that describe your accomplishments on this task over the last year. This summary appears in the Executive Summary of the Annual Report. It is required for all CISESS tasks that were funded in the last fiscal year.

EXAMPLE: "CICS-MD Scientists Jun Wang and Barbara Smith collaborated with NOAA Scientist Jason Ngan develop a new hail detection algorithm that has been integrated into the current operational algorithm and weather forecast model."

Summary

Link to a Research Website

Heading Information

Please complete enter your NOAA sponsor or funder and their office (e.g., NESDIS STAR SMCD).

NOAA Lead

NOAA Office

If your report is for CICS-MD work, please skip the next two questions.

CISESS Research Theme (please choose one if this is a CISESS Report)

CISESS Research Topic (please choose one)

If your report is for CISESS work, please skip the next two questions.

CICS Research Theme (please choose one if this is a CICS Report)

Theme 1 incorporates the development of new observing systems from current systems.

Theme 2 is focused on development and improvement of climate observables and parameters that can be used for climate analysis and modeling.

Theme 3 is research that brings together climate observables, modeling and validation in a comprehensive integrated whole to improve climate forecasts in the whole range of space and time scales.

CICS Research Topic (please choose one)

The rest of this form is for both CISESS & CICS Reports. Please choose one answer from the multiple choice options.

NOAA Mission Goals (please choose one)

For more information on the NOAA mission, go to http://www.noaa.gov/our-mission-and-vision.

Performance Metrics

Please enter your numbers for the performance indicators below. These numbers should be explained in the text of the report under the appropriate heading (e.g., Publications, Presentations, etc.).

Number of new or improved products developed that became operational

Number of products or techniques submitted to NOAA for consideration in operations use

Number of peer-reviewed papers

Number of NOAA technical reports

Number of presentations

Number of graduate students supported by your task

Number of graduate students formally advised

Number of undergraduate students mentored during the year

Submit Report Text and Graphics: template

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After you hit "Submit," you will be redirected to the Submission Confirmation Page. It has a link to a new blank Annual Report Form if you have another report to submit. You will also receive an email to confirm your information, report file and/or summary slide have been received.

Contact Debra Baker if you have any problems with this form or the upload. If you cannot solve your upload issue, please use the Annual Report Drop Box. (If you use the Drop Box, remember to submit this form for your header and performance metrics data).

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