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GEO Energy Expert Meeting: Perspectives on Work Plan Tasks

August 28-29, 2006

Richard EckmanNASA Applied Sciences Program

Science Mission Directorate

Extending the societal and economic benefits of Earth science research, information, and technology …

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Ongoing Task: EN-06-04

Earth Observations (next generation): Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) – Wave energy

resource assessment GLORY, Calipso, Cloudsat – Aerosol, cloud coverage: surface

solar energy Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) – Regional precipitation

changes (due to climate change, in longer-term?). Impacts on hydropower, energy demand & supply

Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) – global CO2 budget, monitoring. Carbon sequestration

Space Weather (for GICs)Gaps

Launch delays. TRMM→GPM, TOPEX→OSTMModels

High-res climate models for regional impacts (e.g., GISS ModelE)

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Ongoing Task: EN-06-04

Workshop Held: Workshop on Energy Policy Issues: 2010-2020, Resources

For The Future (RFF), Washington, DC, June 28, 2006. Report forthcoming. Held on behalf of NASA Applied Sciences Program, Energy Management Program element.

Study Report:• Applied Sciences Program Report: Overview of Energy Issues

and an Assessment of the Potential for Application of NASA Earth Science Research, Parts 1 & 2, Erica Zell, Jill Engel-Cox, Battelle, 2005-2006. Addresses program alignment with US CCSP, CCTP, US GEO, and GEOSS programs. Available at: • http://aiwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/esappdocs/evalreports/

NASAEnergy.pdf• http://aiwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/esappdocs/evalreports/

NASAEnergy2.pdf

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New Task: EN-07-01

Demonstration Projects (NASA participation) Space-weather impacts/GICs: GSFC/EPRI SWERA II: USGS/NASA IEA SHC task 36: Solar Resource Knowledge Management Surface Meteorology & Solar Energy Data Set (SSE)

RETscreen/HOMER DSS Sustainable Building Design: AIA, ASHRAE Regional impacts of climate change (GISS): energy providers,

Western Governor’s Association, other regional orgs? Short/medium-term Forecasting: energy suppliers, neural net

models

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New Task: EN-07-01

Demonstration Projects (NASA participation) (cont’d.) Integrated Assessent Models: Stanford Energy Modeling

Forum (EMF), MiniCAM: Solar, wind, other resource assessments

Bioenergy: Crop yield models, solar energy inputsDemonstration Projects (Others)

Marine Energy: wave energy resource assessment (INETI Portugal, Southampton Univ.)

Geothermal Energy: ASTER?

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New Task: EN-07-03

Demonstration Projects (NASA participation)

Identification of Space-Borne Measurements Relevant to Energy Management http://appl-policy.saic.com/

Surface Meterology and Solar Energy Dataset. Includes links to RETScreen and HOMER decision support tools http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse/

SWERA Program

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Backup Slides

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NASA Observing Spacecraft for Earth System Research

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NASA Observing Spacecraft for Earth System Research – 2006 and beyond

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Integrating Knowledge, Capacity and Systems into Solutions

Value andBenefits to citizens

and societyPartnership

Area

Predictions/ Forecasts

High-Performance Computing, Communication, and Visualization

Standards and Interoperability

Decision Support Tools

Assessments

Decision Support Systems

Scenario Tools

Policy Decisions

Management Decisions

ImpactsOutcomesOutputsInputs

Data

Earth Observatories

Planetary Models

SatelliteAirborne In-Situ

LandOceans Atmosphere Solar

NASA and Research Partners Partners with Decision-Support Tools

Applied Sciences Program Approach to Integrated System Solutions

Observations

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Ecological Forecasting

AgriculturalEfficiency

Air Quality

Invasive Species

Aviation

Energy Management

CarbonManagement

WaterManagement

Homeland Security

Disaster Management

Coastal Management

Public Health

Applications of National Priority