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"Together , Red, White and Blue serve as a major component of the Global
Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)," said retired Navy Vice Admiral
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McCarthy joined NOAA's National Weather Service in 1974 as a meteorologist
intern and later served as a journeyman forecaster at the Weather Forecast
Office in Portland, Maine.
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http://www. He also received the AMS
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"The advanced computers are
critical to advancing NOAA's ability to make ever-increasingly accurate
weather forecasts and climate outlooks ," said Dr.
NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety
through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and
providing environmental stewardship of the nation's coastal and marine
resources. He is a tremendous asset whose work will benefit
many facets of NOAA's National Weather Service," said Brig.
McCarthy graduated from the University of Missouri - St. degree in Mathematics and earned an M.

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The new supercomputers were delivered as part of the $180 million, nine-
year contract with IBM.noaa. Advancing through several positions in the 1970s
and 1980s, he became meteorologist-in-charge of the Weather Forecast Office in
Norman , Okla. In January 2005, McCarthy became acting OCWWS director.

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"The new system allows NOAA to keep pace
with model development and current scientific breakthroughs to protect our
communities and serve society's needs for weather, climate and water
information., Dennis McCarthy, a NOAA
National Weather Service veteran with a career spanning 30 years, has been
appointed director of the Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services
(OCWWS).S.

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NOAA's National Weather Service Selects Dennis McCarthy to Lead Office of Climate Water and Weather Services

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The increase in computing power gives NOAA the ability to run higher
resolution models with more sophisticated applied physics and use these models
in the prediction of potential severe and extreme weather events such as
hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and winter storms.

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The three systems consist of a primary system (Blue), a research and
development system (Red), and backup system (White).newscom .
McCarthy has received unit and individual awards related to forecast and
warning operations , including the Department of Commerce Gold, Silver, and
Bronze medals; the National Weather Service Modernization Award; and the
American Meteorological Society (AMS) Special Award.
"I am very happy to be joining the Office of Climate, Water, and Weather
Services, and many of the OCWWS staff whom I have worked with from the field
for years," said McCarthy."
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forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories.

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As OCWWS director, McCarthy will oversee the office's mission to sustain
and enhance the climate, water and weather services of NOAA's National Weather
Service; to establish operational requirements; to evaluate customer
satisfaction; and to train the workforce.
"Dennis brings a wealth of field experience to the Office of Climate ,
Water and Weather Services. He also served in the U.

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"Implementing improvements to numerical weather prediction capability and
extending the lead time for extreme weather events requires increasing levels
of computational power.; White is housed at a NASA facility located in Fairmont,
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Now, for the first
time, NOAA's National Weather Service has three systems working together for
the protection of life, property and the national economy in the United States
and its territories.
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WASHINGTON, NOAA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, successfully put into operations this week the
newest generation of weather and climate supercomputers.3 trillion calculations per second," said Brig.S. Air
Force as a Weather Officer during the early 1970s.nws.

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NOAA is an agency of the U. Department of Commerce. The research and
development system accelerates the transition of new research results into the
operational models and provides for a more rapid improvement of all forecast
products delivered to the public and private sectors.), director of NOAA's National
Weather Service. Red and Blue are housed at the IBM facility located
in Gaithersburg, Md.nws .

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The NOAA
National Weather Service operates the most advanced weather and flood warning
and forecast system in the world, helping to protect lives and property and
enhance the national economy.A. "Together we will build on our success to meet the
growing expectations of our customers and partners , especially in high-impact
events such as tornado outbreaks, hurricanes and oil spills.