From March 25, 2019 to April 5, 2019 members of the JCSDA SOCA team and affiliated partners are working on developing interfaces to databases (IODA), refining existing UFOs, and implementing new UFOs.

The Interface for Observation Data Access (IODA) is a component of the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) software system. From a user’s perspective, IODA handles the input of observation data and output of diagnostic data. Efforts to transform IODA from a prototype system into an operational system that can handle big data is under way, and the task of collecting requirements from the JCSDA partner organizations was initiated by the 2019 IODA Workshop.

The JCSDA held its 7th Symposium at the 99th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on January 8, 2019. The symposium spanned the whole day on Tuesday, consisting of six topical sessions and one poster session. Presentations and posters were offered by staff and contractors of the JCSDA partner agencies, the broader academic community, and international representatives such as ECMWF and the UK Met Office.

The JCSDA is hosting the 2nd JEDI Academy on Nov 13-16, 2018 in College Park, MD. This is a multi-day tutorial on the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) project and software.