(Huntsville, Ala. | June 14, 2022) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded CFD Research a contract to develop short-term lightning prediction products and data services supporting commercial and public applications. CFD Research’s award addresses the Weather Enterprise’s goal of reducing injury and lost productivity due to lightning.
“Lightning impacts many aspects of our daily lives and is responsible for billions of dollars in property and industry losses every year,” said Elise Schultz, CFD Research Principal Investigator for the project. “The development of our short-term lightning prediction products including lightning initiation and cessation and data services API using NOAA’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) generates services enabling proactive response to lightning threats and use in integrated decision support services.”
CFD Research’s API will include archived and real-time functionality throughout the entire GLM field of view. Leveraging CFD Research’s experience in software development and applied lightning research, this API will provide a simplified framework for serving near-hemispheric lightning information available on NOAA’s Big Data Project.
“This project builds upon and transitions research and operational lightning information into applications that can be readily used and understood for the average, non-meteorologist user,” said Sami Habchi, CFD Research Executive Vice President. “We are very excited to be able to announce this award during the National Lightning Safety Awareness Week.”
CFD Research is proud to serve as a WeatherReady Nation Ambassador. The Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™ initiative is NOAA’s effort to formally recognize NOAA partners who are improving the nation’s readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, and climate events. As a WRN Ambassador, CFD Research is committed to working with NOAA and other Ambassadors to strengthen national resilience against extreme weather.
About CFD Research: Since its inception in 1987, CFD Research has worked with government agencies, businesses and academia to provide innovative solutions within the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, and Energy & Materials industries. Over the years, CFD Research has earned multiple national awards for the successful application and commercialization of innovative technology prototypes, multi-physics simulation software, multi-disciplinary analyses, and expert support services. CFD Research’s impressive three-year growth rate was high enough to recognize the company in the Inc. Magazine’s 5000 for the second year in a row. CFD Research is an ISO9001 and AS9100 registered company and is appraised at CMMI Level II for services. Learn more at www.cfd-research.com.
