2008 ams summer community meeting art degaetano director noaa northeast regional climate center...

2008 AMS Summer Community Meeting

Art DeGaetanoDirector NOAA Northeast Regional Climate Center

Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric SciencesCornell University, Ithaca, NY


What are Climate Services and What are Climate Services and What Will They Look Like?What Will They Look Like?


CLIMATE SERVICES MUSTBE ROOTED IN USERS

DATA ARE AT THE CORE OF CLIMATE SERVICES

CLIMATE SERVICES BRANCH TO REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS

PRODUCTS AND TOOLS ARE THE FRUITS OF CLIMATE SERVICES


Growing the Climate Services tree requires a team ….

Particularly if it is to bear high-quality fruit


The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

~Babe Ruth


Users…The RootsUsers…The Roots

• “Big Industry”• Agribusiness, Investment Banking, Insurance, etc.

• Consultants• Agricultural, Meteorological, Engineering, etc.

• Media• The Weather Channel, local stations, press, etc

• “User groups”• NY Grape Foundation, ASHRAE, NE Nordic Ski Assoc, etc.

• Government• Federal, State, Local, International

• Others


It’s 10:00.

Do you know

where your

users are?


Data … The TrunkData … The Trunk

• Data are at the Core of Climate Service• Encompass all temporal scales

• Historical, real time, “weather” forecast, seasonal forecast, projection

• Variety of spatial scales• Section 3 of vineyard 2 through global

• Quality,Quality, Quality• Consistency

• Must speak with one voice• Federal versus state/private


Collecting and providing timely, high-quality data should one of the roles of the federal government


Bringing Climate Services to the Bringing Climate Services to the Local level….The BranchesLocal level….The Branches

• Numerous players• Federal: RCCs, RISAs, NCDC, NWS, CPC,etc.• State: AASC, Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant• Private Industry

• TRUST• Data to Products and Tools

• These are the fruit and leaves that the branches bear


Among NOAA’s team roles at the regional and local level is to be the coach.

The other players fill unique roles


NOAA Regional Climate NOAA Regional Climate CentersCenters

Regional HUBSHUBS for user-centric climate services; provision of synchronized and integrated data resources;development of climate tools; applications research; and education that provide a regional focus to addressing societal needs.


• Contractual obligations

data systems, user service and monitoring

• Near-real time relational database system,

web-based information resources.

• Infrastructure capabilities grow from user and partner

interests and needs.

• Efficiency and robustness, yet able to be nimble• Program versus individual centers

• Leverage infrastructure to support applied research

RCC FunctionsRCC Functions


ARSCOARSCO

To satisfy the current and growng needs for climate services, climatological expertise must be readily available at the LOCAL LOCAL LEVELLEVEL. ARSCOs have the best understanding of the climate of their state, and the ability and knowledge to provide climate information to users.


ARSCOsARSCOs• Infrastructure

– connect to data archives at NCDC, RCCs. – Multiple dissemination pathways,websites

• Services– provide data and information to users, both printed and on-line

• Research– relationships between climate and human activities that impact their state

• Outreach– evaluate the needs of users as required. Educate state citizens people of their states

on current and emerging climate issues • Awareness

– promote its program as well as regional and national programs • Media Contacts

– cultivate print and broadcast media contacts

• Monitoring and Impact Assessments– monitor current climate conditions, evaluate potential future impacts and place events in historical perspective


Regional Integrated Sciences and Regional Integrated Sciences and AssessmentsAssessments

RISAs support RESEARCHRESEARCH that addresses complex climate sensitive issues of concern to decision-makers and policy planners at regional levels.


RISA ExpertiseRISA Expertise


Government PartnersGovernment Partners• NOAA

– Local/Regional Forecast Offices– NEDIS, NWS OAR, CPC, GFDL etc.

• Other Federal Agencies– USDA, BLM, NPS, etc.

• NASA, NSF– Data, research dollars, models etc.

• National Drought Mitigation Center• State Government


Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part. ~Casey Stengel


Our collective vision for National Climate Services should build on

existing partnerships. Our goal should be to excel in our positions, but to play as a part of the team.


Fire Season Stations in AZ from the Western RCC

Regional Data Network from the High Plains RCC

Partnering in DataPartnering in Data


Partnering with SCsPartnering with SCs

Hybrid Coop/CoCoRaHS PrecipMaps


• xmACIS (NWS Field Office Use)

• Applied Climate Information System• Data query tool for NWS local climate research/local product development, and to answer customer climate record inquiries• Complete historical climate database with near real-time update

Partnering with NWSPartnering with NWS

•NOWData (Public Use)

• Self-service tool• Subset of xmACIS• Free, limited access• Current year and Normals• Portal for ACIS and NCDC information

http://www.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=btv


• ThreadEx (Open Use)• Consistent daily temperature and

precipitation extremes

Partnering with Partnering with NWS/NCDC/Private IndustryNWS/NCDC/Private Industry

http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/

Likely to be a several different sites


• Datzilla (Partner Use)• Data discrepancy reporting• 400 registered NOAA users

Partnering with NWS/NCDCPartnering with NWS/NCDC


• WxCoder III (COOP Use) • Internet observation entry system

Partnering with NWS/NCDCPartnering with NWS/NCDC


Partnering with Federal AgenciesPartnering with Federal Agencies• AgACIS (Custom NRCS data and

products)


MapNavigationTools

GIS ToolsMetadata

Partners with RISAsPartners with RISAs


Partnering in Applied ResearchPartnering in Applied Research

Trend Identification in Twentieth-Century U.S. Snowfall: The Challenges Kenneth E. Kunkel, Michael A. Palecki, Kenneth G. Hubbard, David A. Robinson, Kelly T. Redmond, and David R. Easterling Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

SERVICES: A Modern Applied Climate Information SystemKenneth G. Hubbard, Arthur T. DeGaetano, and Kevin D. Robbins Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Winter Orographic Precipitation Ratios in the Sierra Nevada—Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulations and Hydrologic Consequences Michael Dettinger, Kelly Redmond, and Daniel Cayan Journal of Hydrometeorology

RISA - RCC

RCC – ARCSO - NCDC

RCC - RCC


Some thoughts for continued growth and improvement that may capture and nourish the ideas, energy, talent and commitment of the AMS ……


• Historical climate data essential but not sufficient• Past to present to future• Expand thinking beyond climate …. ecological, social and

economic data• Data encompass more than observations

• Quality, quantity, scale, uncertainty

• Climate to weather and back again• Decisions do not obey arbitrary time bounds

• Decision Support instead of raw values

Data will remain at the core Data will remain at the core of climate servicesof climate services


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Non-NOAA Web

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NWS LCD

Enhanced integration and Enhanced integration and consistency among datasetsconsistency among datasets


ASOS

Enhanced integration of networksEnhanced integration of networks


add Coop



Add MADIS



• Build upon acquired stakeholder trust• Trust the team not a particular player

• Shared information, tools and solutions• Funding will continue to be at a premium

• Proactive, evolutionary approach• Grounded in tried and true methods

• Understand changing hazards, consequences, adaptations and assets

• challenges and opportunities

On the forefront of climate to On the forefront of climate to decision makingdecision making


Potential for expansion to go from climate to weather and back again!

Potential utility for climate change impact assessment on ground and estuary water quality



• The Vail Principals• Promote variety of societal benefits /range of users• Address full range of time and space scales• Climate system information

– Integrate climate with societal challenges (climate lens)

• Problem based assessments for better decisions• Ensure accessibility of data/information• Active use engagement and interaction• Cascade of roles … National, agency, university, private



QUESTIONS??

2008 ams summer community meeting art degaetano director noaa northeast regional climate center...

Documents

data slide

climate information

national climate services

stateprivate slide

climate services tree

federal government slide

quality fruit slide

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