Extended Range Forecasting and Advanced Climate Applications Decision Support System Navy SBIR FY2014.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2014.2 Topic No.: N142-121 Topic Title: Extended Range Forecasting and Advanced Climate Applications Decision Support System Proposal No.: N142-121-0281 Firm: Clear Science, Inc P.O. Box 1 Lake Geneva, Florida 32160 Contact: Bruce Ford Phone: (904) 536-7180 Web Site: http://www.clearscienceinc.com Abstract: The DOD, other levels of government, and business concerns stand to benefit from an on-demand decision support system that provides cutting-edge environmental prediction displays including probabilistic and fused products on an innovative, intuitive display. By weaving existing and future datasets, with on-going climate and seasonal forecasts using state-of-the-science technology such a system will be proposed and designed in Phase I. This system will significantly enhance the Advanced Climate Analysis and Forecasting (ACAF) application, but also be poised to provide reach-in environmental information to emerging technology such as the Navy Tactical Cloud and Navy Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) resources. This proposal brings ACAF, deterministic and probabilistic forecast output, and environmental product experience to bear with the aim of creating an innovative environmental (and beyond) decision support system. Benefits: A decision support system (DSS) will assist in all levels of government, and industry. Environmental decision support will assist in areas such as:  The identification of a strategic or tactical advantages afforded by the atmosphere  Energy use/savings  Safety of personnel and equipment  Optimal training locations/time frames  Identification of enhanced risk of environmental interference (e.g., tropical cyclones, tornado activity)  Homeland security: warning, pre-positioning, response  The intelligence community: large scale climate events such as drought or flooding  Time frames and locations for optimal facility establishment  Preparation of mid/long range/seasonal forecasts While many businesses could benefit from the above DSS uses, other large business/economic sectors that could also benefit include:  Insurance/re-insurance actuary  Environmentally sensitive investment strategies  Agriculture  First responders  Investors Return