The Committee for Operational Processing Centers (COPC) shall be the principal agent of the Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (ICMSSR) for coordinating data assimilation, analysis, and prediction efforts for services and products provided by the Department of Commerce (DOC), through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) meteorology, oceanography, and satellite operational processing centers. The objectives of the COPC are to:
The COPC is responsible for the Federal Plan for Cooperative Support and Backup Among Operational Processing Centers. Please contact OFCM at ofcm.mail@noaa.gov if you need a copy.
The COPC has three subgroups:
COPC meets twice a year to discuss issues of interest to the Committee.
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