BuildingFrameworksforEnvironmentalIntelligenceGathering

JeremyT.MathisandSandyStarkweatherNOAA-Arc9cResearchProgram

OfficeofOceanandAtmosphericResearch

Integratedenvironmentalknowledgethatis!mely,reliableandsuitableforthedecisionsathand.Includes:

EnvironmentalIntelligence

1.  Observa@ons2.  Modeling3.  DataIntegra@on

Developingsuitableframeworksrequirestheintegra@onoftwodis@nctaspectsofresearch:1.  End-to-endintegra!onof

researchacrossthelinkedanditera@vestepsofproblemiden@fica@on,environmentalobserving,understanding,predic@on,anddecisionsupport;

2.  Integra@onofresearchacrossthecomponentsoftheArc!cSystem,asmostdecision-makingcontextsrequireaholis@cview.

EnvironmentalIntelligence

EnvironmentalIntelligenceResearchObjec@ves:1.  Enhancemul@-agencyandoutside

collaboratorspar@cipa@oninnewandexis@ngac@vi@estoimprovebestprac@ces,coordina@on,andsynthesisofArc@cobserva@onstowardafullyintegratedinteragencyU.S.Arc@cObservingNetwork(U.S.AON).

2.  AdvanceunderstandingoftheArc@cSystembyusingglobalandregionalmodelswithdetailedArc@cprocessestounderstandfeedbacksandinterac@onswithinthecomponentsoftheArc@csystemandwiththeclimatesystemasawhole.

EnvironmentalIntelligenceResearchObjec@ves:3.Enhanceclimatepredic@oncapabili@esfortheArc@cSystemfromsub-seasonaltodecadal@mescalesandclimateprojec@oncapabili@esuptocentennial@mescalesbyfocusingonimprovingearthsystemmodelsandtheirinterac@ons,andassessingthestrengthsandweaknessesofthevariouscoupledregionalArc@candearthsystemmodelsbyconduc@nginter-comparisonandmodelevalua@ons.

4.Enhanceavailability,discoverability,understanding,andinteroperabilityofArc@cdataandtoolsacrossFederaldatacenters.5.Advanceresearch,tools,andstrategiestoimprovetheaccessibilityandrelevanceofArc@csciencefordecisionsupport.

EnvironmentalIntelligenceResearchObjec@ves:

WhatHappensInTheArc@c

Doesn’tStayInTheArc@c

BuildingSustainedEnvironmentalIntelligenceNetworks

Understanding ProcessandScenario

Modeling

Prediction

Observing SAONDesign/OptimizationSAONDataandInformationInternationalCoordination

Responding •Adaptation•Mitigation•Sustainability•Decision•Support•Education

BuildingSustainedEnvironmentalIntelligenceNetworks

EnvironmentalIntelligenceCycle

1.Collec)on

2.Processing

3.Analysis

4.Assessment

5.Applica)on

ThankYou

ForMoreInforma@on:jeremy.mathis@noaa.gov

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