Director’s Silver Dollar Award / Director’s Award / /
Facility
Vandenberg Air Force Base / NASA Wallops Flight Facility / Kennedy Space Center / Center of Excellence / Wallops Flight Facility / Cape Canaveral Air Force Station / /
IndustryTerm
capable local numerical weather forecast systems / transitions new technologies / weather technology / technology development / graphical tool / contour error map algorithm / weather technologies / real-time highresolution weather analysis system / quality control algorithm / software packages / ascent imaging cameras / data reduction algorithm / transition services / graphical anvil forecast tool / operational climatological weather data assessment tool / /
Organization
KSC Center / Kennedy Space Center / National Weather Association / United States Air Force / 45th Weather Squadron / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Center of Excellence for Best Manufacturing Practices / Applied Meteorology Unit / National Weather Service / /
Person
Larry R. Johnson / / /
Position
Astronaut / team member / contractor / Launch Director / Director / /
ProvinceOrState
Virginia / Florida / California / /
Region
Central Florida / /
Technology
weather technologies / weather technology / data reduction algorithm / / evaluates and transitions new technologies / contour error map algorithm / quality control algorithm / /
NASA’s Applied Meteorology Unit Bridging the Gap Between Research and Operations The AMU is co-located with Range Weather Operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and tasks range from evaluating data from