overview of climate services and climate data records
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OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE SERVICES and CLIMATE DATA RECORDS. By Jeffrey Privette NOAA NCDC and L. DeWayne Cecil Global Science and Technology Asheville, NC March 21, 2012. National Climate Initiatives Already Underway. Interagency Task Force White House OSTP and CEQ, NOAA, others - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
By Jeffrey Privette NOAA NCDC
andL. DeWayne Cecil
Global Science and TechnologyAsheville, NC
March 21, 2012
OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE SERVICES and CLIMATE DATA RECORDS
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
• Interagency Task Force– White House OSTP and CEQ,
NOAA, others
• US Global Change Research Program– 2009 (and 2013) National
Assessments
• National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Study– Endorsed NOAA’s climate
service vision
National Climate InitiativesAlready Underway
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
5 CS Initial Priorities
(3) SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: Improve understanding of, and information about, the impacts of climate on ocean properties critical to managing large marine ecosystems
Example User Groups: NMFS, states, NOS, FWS,USBR, fisheries management councils
(1) CLIMATE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES: Provide coordinated and authorization information to guide water resources managers
Example User Groups: water resource managers, civil engineers, farmers, emergency management officials, USBR, USDA, USACE
(2) COASTS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE: Understand physical processes that drive sea-level rise and coastal inundation, and provide the best available information to decision-makers
Example User Groups: coastal and emergency managers, NOS, FEMA, USACE, USGS, HUD, MSP
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
5 CS Initial Priorities-cont.
(4) EXTREMES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE: Develop and deliver information to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to weather and climate extremes
Example User Groups: emergency managers, state and local officials, energy industry, resource managers, city planners, insurance industry
Most important 3 factors, scale, scale, scale,,,adaptation to climate variability and change is local(5) INFORMING CLIMATE POLICY OPTIONS: Provide sound science to information climate-related policies, plans, and strategies including both mitigation and adaptation
Example User Groups: policy makers, energy industry, EPA, DOE, state and local communities, State Dept.
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
IPCC (2013) Nested Regional Climate Model (NRCM)
IPCC (2007)
(Hurrell 2008)
Climate model resolution is improving
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Development Aid
Farmer
Consumer
Crop Breeder
Reservoir Construction
Aid Agency
Emissions Policymaker
Regulatory Agency
Commodities Trader
Biofuel or Processing Plant Construction
Elected Official
(Re-)Insurance Companies
Temporal Scale of Agricultural Sector Stakeholder Interest
Days Months Years<1 10 20 1 3 6 9 1 3 5 10 50 100<
Disaster Relief
Draft: Alex Ruane, NASA GISS
8/20/2010Predecisional: not for distribution or
attribution7
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Understanding Earth’s Connections Requires a Comprehensive Set of Measurements Across the Globe
Satellites data meets the need
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Bondville, IL
VIIRS LST – Feb 12, 2012
NPP Scene
NOAACRN Station
Scalingwithin a VIIRS pixel at 750m resolution
VIIRS LST accuracy ≈ ±0.3K precision ≈ 1.9K
Calibrating Satellites to Field DataSuomi NPP VIIRS Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Climate Reference Network (CRN)
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Raw ObservationsFundamental CDRs
(Calibrate Data)Thematic CDRs
(Geophysical Data)
Climate Information(Derived Goods &
Services)
Merged and correctedNOAA & NASA
data provide trustworthymulti-decadal time series
NOAA & NASAraw satellite data
Standards of the renewable
energy community applied
Siting information for major solar energy farms
Example: Recent collaboration between NOAA, NASA, Academia, Private Sector and NREL
Value: CDRs Inform DecisionsThroughout Society
NREL= National Renewable Energy Laboratory
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Accomplishments – Regional Climate Services Directors
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
• Develop business practices that strengthen science while meeting demand for services
• Engage external and internal audiences regarding NOAA’s climate services plans
• Continued evolution of the NOAA Climate Portal (www.climate.gov)
NCS Next Steps
N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
• www.climate.gov– NOAA climate portal
• www.noaa.gov/climate– Q&As, handouts, presentations
• www.ppi.noaa.gov/ngsp– NOAA’s Next Generation Strategic Plan
• [email protected] NOAA NCDC Chief Scientist CDR Program
• [email protected] – Global Science and Technology
For more information…