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DYNAMICS OF COUPLED NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS Rick Katz ISSE & IMAGE (1) History of CNH Program (2) Argentina Project (3) Present CNH RFP

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DYNAMICS OF COUPLED NATURAL AND HUMAN SYSTEMS

Rick Katz

ISSE & IMAGE

(1) History of CNH Program (2) Argentina Project (3) Present CNH RFP

(1) History of CNH Program

• Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE)

-- RFP (2001): “Biocomplexity refers to the dynamic web of often surprising

interrelationships that arise when components of the global

ecosystems – biological, physical, chemical, and the human dimension

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Emphasize research with “focus on systems with high potential for

exhibiting nonlinear or highly coupled behavior with other systems”

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Nonlinear time series model for lynx abundance with NAO covariate -- M. Pascual, X. Rodo, S.P. Ellner, R. Colwell, M.J. Bouma, 2000:

“Cholera Dynamics and El Niño-Southern Oscillation.” Science, V. 289, pp. 1766-1769.

Nonlinear time series model for cholera incidence with ENSO covariate

• Dynamics of Coupled Natural Human Systems (CNH)

-- One of several BE topical areas Another: Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles (CBC) -- Integrative elements (common to all BE topical areas) Quantitative approaches Systems approach, nonlinearities, feedback processes Treatment of uncertainty Educational component

-- CNH topical area Focuses on “complex interactions among human and natural systems” Emphasis on “interdisciplinary teams from the natural, social, and

mathematical sciences, engineering, and education” “enhance theoretical understanding of the dynamics of integrated

human and natural systems”

• Example of CNH-funded Project (FY05) -- “Coupling Human and Natural Influences on Coastline Evolution as

Climate Change” (PI: Brad Murray, Duke Univ.) Coastline of Carolinas (including Outer Banks) Coastline evolution: “suprising long-range interactions, with changes

in one location directly affecting distant parts of the coastline” (wave-driven sediment transport) Human response to coastline changes: Stabilize shoreline position (e. g., “beach nourishment”)

(2) Argentina Project

Title: “Understanding and Modeling the Scope for Adaptive Management in Agroecosystems in the Pampas in Response to Interannual and Decadal Climate Variability and Other Risk Factors” PIs:

G. Podesta (Univ. Miami) B. Rajagopalan (Univ. Colorado) W. Easterling (Penn. St. Univ.) R. Katz (NCAR) E. Weber (Columbia Univ.)

• Objectives -- Model impacts of interannual climate variability and use of climate

information within an adaptive management framework

-- Model agricultural decision-making in light of climate variability, climate information (e.g., seasonal forecasts), and other factors (economic, social, technological)

-- Assess environmental consequences of evolution of production systems in response to changes in climate and technology

• Research Tasks -- Climate scenario generation Statistical downscaling Stochastic weather generators

-- Crop-weather modeling

-- Decision-making modeling Expected utility & Prospect theory Conjoint analysis -- Uncertainty Analysis

• Novel Features -- Relationship with AACREA

Asociación Argentina de Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación

Agrícola Non-profit, non-governmental organization (run by farmers in Argentina)

-- Self-reflective analyses Study interdisciplinary collaboration within project

• Own Research Component -- With Eva Furrer (GSP postdoc) -- Improve stochastic weather generators Generalized Linear Modeling (GLM) approach More amenable to statistical downscaling (ENSO) More amenable to uncertainty analysis Better treatment of extremes (potentially)

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(3) Present CNH RFP

• NSF BE Workshop (2005) -- Future of BE? Homes within existing NSF programs (except for CNH) -- Future of CNH? Commitment to continuation

Should not be assigned to single NSF program

• Own Future Plans -- New Project

Much of same research team Focus on decadal variation in climate Treat process of adoption of technology Use agent-based modeling Strengthen Educational Component