Climate Services Climate Services Clearinghouse:Clearinghouse:

A Comprehensive Guide to A Comprehensive Guide to Climate Services and Products on Climate Services and Products on

the Web.the Web.Genevieve Maricle and Roger Genevieve Maricle and Roger

Pielke Jr.Pielke Jr.

March 9, 2004March 9, 2004

OverviewOverview

Crafting Climate ServicesCrafting Climate Services DemandDemand Supply Supply ReconciliationReconciliation

Climate Services ClearinghouseClimate Services Clearinghouse MetadataMetadata PlanPlan PlacePlace

DefinitionDefinition

Climate service - “The timely production Climate service - “The timely production and delivery of useful climate data, and delivery of useful climate data, information, and knowledge to decision information, and knowledge to decision makers.” makers.” (NRC, 2001).(NRC, 2001).

~~~~~~~~~~A Network of activities which maintains

well-structured paths from observations, modeling, and research to usable information. (Pulwarty, 2004).

Creating an Effective Creating an Effective NetworkNetwork

Success requires Success requires connectionconnection Many levels of the Many levels of the

production and production and delivery of delivery of information information (Supply)(Supply)

Many levels of Many levels of usefulness to usefulness to decision makers decision makers (Demand)(Demand)

Missed Missed OpportunityOpportunity

MatrixMatrix

Answer these two Answer these two questions questions simultaneouslysimultaneously

Where we find Where we find missed missed opportunities, we opportunities, we can take steps to can take steps to reconcile supply reconcile supply and demandand demand

Does the decision maker need climate information?

Does climate services research focus on theinformation needs of the decision maker?

Crafting climate services (CS): Crafting climate services (CS): Where are we?Where are we?

1. Pre-planning. Concepts and organization

2. Strategic Analysis. Needs and baseline conditions

3. Planning and Design. Management options and work plans

4. Implementation. Priority actions

5. Operation & Maintenance. Performance monitoring and adaptation to changes

Strong analysis and planning

is evident in CS but….

Weak implementation and monitoring experience to date

(Pulwarty, 2004)

The place for Reconciliation

DemandDemand

““Activities sensitive to weather and Activities sensitive to weather and climate account for 42% of the climate account for 42% of the USGDP.” USGDP.” (Dutton, 2002).(Dutton, 2002).

Considerable effort towards Considerable effort towards characterizing demandcharacterizing demand ie NRC report ie NRC report Making Climate Making Climate

Forecasts Matter Forecasts Matter (1999)(1999)

SupplySupply NOAANOAA

NWSNWS CPCCPC CSDCSD Hydrologic Hydrologic

ServicesServices NCDCNCDC RCCsRCCs RISAsRISAs State Climate State Climate

OfficesOffices Etc. Etc.

AcademiaAcademia

Other Federal Other Federal AgenciesAgencies USDAUSDA

USFSUSFS NASANASA DOEDOE EPAEPA DOIDOI

USGSUSGS Private SectorPrivate Sector

CCMsCCMs Etc.Etc.

Characterization of Characterization of SupplySupply

Some regional clearinghouses Some regional clearinghouses especially with NOAA productsespecially with NOAA products

No nation-wide, ‘forest-level No nation-wide, ‘forest-level perspective’perspective’

Nothing that pulls together all Nothing that pulls together all products across sectors to give full products across sectors to give full perspective on supply.perspective on supply.

MetadataMetadata TemporalTemporal

DailyDaily WeeklyWeekly MonthlyMonthly SeasonalSeasonal AnnuallyAnnually DecadalDecadal PaleoclimatePaleoclimate

SpatialSpatial City City StateState RegionRegion CountryCountry InternationalInternational GlobalGlobal

OrganizationalOrganizational NOAANOAA Non-NOAA GovernmentNon-NOAA Government AcademiaAcademia Private SectorPrivate Sector

Type of ProductType of Product PrognosticPrognostic DiagnosticDiagnostic HistoricalHistorical EducationalEducational ExperimentalExperimental OperationalOperational

Climate Event or CharacteristicClimate Event or Characteristic PrecipitationPrecipitation TemperatureTemperature WindsWinds DroughtDrought HurricaneHurricane FloodFlood WildfireWildfire Water ResourcesWater Resources Soil MoistureSoil Moisture Health ImpactsHealth Impacts SSTSST ENSOENSO PDOPDO NAONAO AOAO

ProgressProgress

Now, it is a prototype, phase 0Now, it is a prototype, phase 0 Phase 1 over the next year will fill in Phase 1 over the next year will fill in

the supply on the websitethe supply on the website Phase 2 will focus on demandPhase 2 will focus on demand Phase 3 will work on reconciliation. Phase 3 will work on reconciliation.

Operationalize.Operationalize.

Where does this fit?Where does this fit?

Supplements the efforts already Supplements the efforts already underway within CS communityunderway within CS community

Provides a MirrorProvides a Mirror Will Enhance the capacity of local Will Enhance the capacity of local

communitiescommunities Enable them to harvest experienceEnable them to harvest experience

ConclusionConclusion

Need to understand fully both supply Need to understand fully both supply and demandand demand

Climate Services Clearinghouse Climate Services Clearinghouse maps the context of the supply.maps the context of the supply.

Questions?Questions?

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