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ResearchapplicationswithNOAA’sClimateDataRecord

Program

JessicaMatthewsNovember29,2016

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NOAA’sCDRProgram

Mission:Todevelopandimplementarobust,sustainable,andscientificallydefensibleapproachtoproducingandpreservingclimaterecordsfromsatellitedata.

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdr

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WhatareCDRs?

• TheNationalResearchCouncil(NRC)definesa CDR asatimeseriesofmeasurementsofsufficientlength,consistency,andcontinuitytodetermineclimatevariabilityandchange.

• NOAAisapplyingmoderndataanalysismethodstohistoricalglobalsatellitedatatoreturnneweconomicandscientificvaluefromtherecords.

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WhyareCDRsimportant?

• Providetrustworthyinformationonhow,where,andtowhatextenttheland,oceans,atmosphereandicesheetsarechanging.

• Thisinformationwillbeusedbyenergy,waterresources,agriculture,humanhealth,nationalsecurity,coastalcommunityandotherinterestgroups.

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FundamentalandthematicCDRs

• CDRs aregroupedbyFundamental CDRs andThematic(Atmospheric,Oceanic,andTerrestrial) CDRs.

• Fundamental CDRs aresensordata(e.g.calibrated radiances,brightnesstemperatures)thathavebeenimprovedandqualitycontrolledovertime,togetherwiththeancillarydatausedtocalibratethem.

• Thematic CDRs aregeophysicalvariablesderivedfromthe FCDRs.

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CDRexamples

• Fundamental:– Brightnesstemperatures,Reflectances,Meanlayertemperatures

• Atmospheric:– Aerosolopticalthickness,Cloudproperties,Ozone,Precipitation

• Oceanic:– Seaiceconcentration,Seasurfacetemperature

• Terrestrial:– Snowcoverextent,LAI,NDVI,FAPAR

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NOAACDROperationalSpiralDevelopment

6 – BenchmarkCDR

5 – FullOperationalCDR

4 – SustainedCDR

3 – InitialOperationalCDR

2 – ResearchCDR

1 - ConceptualCDR

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Research

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ResearchtoOperations•Goal- TomovefromtheResearchandDevelopmentofaCDRtoInitialOperationalCapability(IOC).

• IOC- ACDRdevelopmentstateachievedwhenaCDR(includingthedataset,sourcecode anddocumentation)isscientificallydefensibleandisarchived,maintained,andmadepubliclyavailable byNOAA.Itsdatamayormaynothavebeenindependentlyreproduced.Itisnotregularlymaintainednorisitnecessarilyextendedasnewdatabecomeavailable.

• FOC- ACDRdevelopmentstatewhenaCDRwillbesystematicallyandoperationallymaintainedinacycleofcontinuousimprovement.Sourcecodeanddocumentationmeethighstandardsandresultsarereproducible.Therecordwillberoutinelyextendedasnewdatabecomeavailableortoreprocesstherecordifrecalibrateddatabecomeavailable.

R2O IOC FOC

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CDRR20ProcessDiagram1)Assess

– AssembleIPT: PI,PIAssistant,SME,PM,Ops,Archive,Access– Assesssamplesofdata,documentation,sourcecode– Developtransitionschedule

2)Prepare– PIUpdatesSourceCode(CDRPcodingstandards,README)– PICreatesDocumentation(CATBD,FlowChart,MaturityMatrix)– PIPrepsDatafordelivery(netCDFFormat,Metadata,SubmissionAgreement)

3)Transfer– PItransfersacopyoftheSourceCode,Documentation,andDatatoNCDC

4)Verify– IPTverifiesSourceCode,Documentation,andData– Iterativeprocessuntilcode,documentation,anddatameetstandards

5)Archive– NCDCpreservesacopyofSourceCode,DocumentationandDatainthearchive

6)Access– ORR,thenprovidepublicaccesstoeverythingviatheCDRaccessportal

5/30/2012 OperationalReadinessReview

• ProductDescription• ORRChecklist• Websitedemo

Codemadeavailable

Documentationmadeavailable

Productmadeavailable

6)Access

ArchiveAncillaryData

ArchiveCodePackage

ArchiveDocumentation

ArchiveProductData

5)Archive

Verify‘README’

4)Verify

VerifyDataandMetadata

KDP

OperationsBranch ArchiveBranch AccessBranchPI

CDRAssessment

1)Assess

Entercodeintoversioncontrol

2)Prepare

Data

Documents

Code

VerifyFlowDiagram,

CATBD,andMaturityMatrix

3)Transfer

TransferDocuments

Verifysourcecodepackage

ConductSecurityReview

ITBranch

CreateDocuments

CDRP

TransferData

Iterativeuntilallpartshavebeenverified

CreateData

Updatesourcecode

Submissionagreement

TransferSourcecode

IOC

ORR

CDRIPT

Science Branch

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IntegratedProductTeam

• R2OTransition– NotataskthePIdoesalone,partnershipwiththeIPT

• IPTconsistsof:– PIandanyAssistants– R2OProjectManager– InternalNCEIScientist– ArchiveBranchrepresentative– OperationsBranchrepresentative– AccessBranchrepresentative– AdditionalsupportfromIT,UserEngagement,andotherCDRPmembers

• NCEIpersonnelspend400-600hourstransitioningeachCDRtoIOC

• TypicalR2Otransitiontakestheteam8-12monthstocomplete

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CICS-NCsupportofCDRs

Science

Scientificprogramming

Stewardship

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Tropicalmonitoringandprediction

• TheMadden–JulianOscillation(MJO),equatorialRossby waves,andKelvinwavesaredominantsourcesofsynoptic-to-subseasonalvariabilityinthetropics

• Divergentcirculationsfromtheirconvectioncaninfluencetropicalcyclonesandotherweatherpatternsaroundtheglobe

• ForecastersintheenergyindustryharnesstheselongtimescalesandglobalimpactstoanticipateenergydemandintheUS

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Tropicalmonitoringandprediction

• TropicalmonitoringderivedinpartfromOutgoingLongwaveRadiationCDRdata

• 18hr lag• ForecastsfromNCEPClimate

ForecastSystem• Tropicalcyclogenesistracking• Diagnosticsusedoperationally

byNOAACPCandAirForce14th WeatherSquadron

https://ncics.org/portfolio/monitor/mjo/

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High-ResolutionNEXRADReanalysis

• Providesrainfallamountsat1-kmresolutioneveryfivemin

• Available from2000topresent• Processingstats:– 130millionradarfiles– 500kjobs– 3millionhrs CPU-time– ~1yr real-time

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High-ResolutionNEXRADReanalysis

● Israinfallassociatedwithanincrease/decreaseinfatalaccidents?

● Howdoesthisvary...- byregion?- byseason?- bytimeofday?

● Comparefrequencyofcrasheswhichtakeplaceduringtheraintothefrequencyofrainitself

● Intheabsenceofacorrelation,thesefrequenciesshouldberoughlyequal

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High-ResolutionNEXRADReanalysis

• Blue=climatologicalfrequencyofrainfall

• Red=frequencyofcrashesduringrain

• Allregionsshowahigherpercentageofrain-associatedcrashesthanwouldbeexpectedbasedonclimatology

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SeaIceConcentrationCDR

• ThePassiveMicrowaveseaiceconcentrationsareanestimateofthefractionofoceanareacoveredbyseaicemean STD

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SeaIceConcentrationCDR

• Verificationandvalidation(a)CDR-GSFC (b)CDR-BT

(c)CDR-NT (d)BT-NT

bias

biasbias

biasRMSD

RMSDRMSD

RMSD

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SeaIceConcentrationCDR

WholeArctic

CentralArctic(lightgreen) Greenland(darkgreen) HudsonBay(darkbrown)

SpatialandTemporalVariabilityofSeaIceCoverage

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Obs4MIPS

• TheObservationsforModelInter-ComparisonProject(obs4MIPs)isanefforttomakeobservationaldataavailabletotheclimatemodelingcommunityinthesameformatthattheyusetoshareclimatemodeloutputs.

• TosupportCDRdataaccess,CICS-NCcreatedatooltoconvertCDRdatatoobs4MIPscompliantformatandspecifications.

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Obs4MIPS

https://ncics.org/data/obs4mips/

OptimalInterpolationSeaSurfaceTemperature(OISST)

HIRSOutgoingLongwaveRadiation(OLR)

PassiveMicrowaveSeaIceAreaFraction

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Otherresearchhighlightedhere

• “ScientificStewardship- WhatIsItandWhatDoesItMeantoUs?”– GePeng

• “DiurnalCycleofLandSurfaceTemperaturesunderAll-skyConditions”– Anand Inamdar

• “Long-termHIRS-BasedTemperatureandHumidityProfiles”– JessicaMatthews

• “AnEvaluationofSatelliteQuantitativePrecipitationEstimates(QPEs)Products”– OlivierPrat

• “LinkingnetCDF DatawiththeSemanticWeb-EnhancingDataDiscoveryAcrossDomains”– JimBiard

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Summary

• NOAA’sCDRsarerobust,sustainable,andscientificallydefensible.

• CICS-NCsupportstheeffortwithscience,scientificprogramming,andstewardshipexpertise.

• Tolearnmore:https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdr