IP3 and WC2N

Data Management andOutreach Activities

Julie Friddell, IP3 Network ManagerUniversity of Saskatchewan

WC2N Workshop4 October 2008

IP3 Outreach Activities – 2008

IP3 Users Community Workshop – Canmore, AB, March 2008

60 participants

Public event: Mayor Ron Casey, John Pomeroy IP3 science presentation

Workshop: Introduction to IP3 themes and models, identification of specific

needs of water managers (hydro, mining, regulatory water management, parks,

ski areas, petroleum, etc.) for cold regions hydrological data, information, and

modelling tools

Needs (examples): More and consistent long-term monitoring – specific

variables (groundwater, stream temp,...) and locations, access to data, user-

friendly models for operations, more outreach/newsletter/interaction/

collaboration/workshops/sharing and interpretation of research results

Meeting report in EOS (AGU), 89/28, 8 July 2008:Cold Regions Hydrology

and Water Management: Bridging the Gap

IP3 Outreach Activities - 2008

Cold Regions Hydrological Model (CRHM)

Training Workshops

June 2008 – Waterloo and Calgary

40+ people at each

Participants downloaded CRHM from the IP3 website prior to

Workshop

John Pomeroy and students presented:Basics of required cold regions hydrologyPurpose and structure of CRHMExamples of operation through creation and running of a “model”

projectAnalysis of the outputTutorial exercises to show participants how to create their own

hydrological model

IP3-WC2N Joint Supplement Proposal:Integration of Data Management and Outreach for

Cold Regions Hydrological, Cryospheric, and Climate

Science in Western and Northern Canada

IP3-WC2N Joint Supplement Proposal:Integration of Data Management and Outreach for

Cold Regions Hydrological, Cryospheric, and Climate

Science in Western and Northern Canada

Why joint proposal?

1. Both networks examine and predict processes and change in

the coupled climate-hydrological-glaciology of Canada's high

altitudes and latitudes

2. Two networks have similar user/stakeholder communities –

water resources and environmental management

Joint Proposal Goals

Integrate data management and outreach activities of two

networks, to better deliver and explain science results to

provincial and federal policy makers, resource managers, the

public, and the media

Better integrate climate, cryospheric, and hydrological

science in Canada to address changes

expected in climate and water

resources in the future

Major Proposed Activities

Hire new personnel:

Data and Information Manager

Standardize and archive all network data & metadata

Produce data and information products – web visualizations,

water balance calculations, etc.

Train users in hydrological models (CRHM, MESH)

Outreach Coordinator(s)

Produce outreach materials

Inform users, local and regional organizations/communities,

media, public, schools about hydrology, cryosphere,and

climate issues in Canadian Rockies and North

Hold joint workshops 2009, 2010 – User-Scientist, Network

Award announced July 2008!

$295,000 total award over 2 years, to be shared between 2

networks

$170,000 for 2 new employees

$38,000 for Travel and Materials/Supplies

$37,000 for Outreach Materials

$50,000 for Workshops

Next steps

Hire Data Manager and Outreach Coordinator

Expand IP3 Users' Advisory Committee to include WC2N

partners

Establish WC2N data management policy

Enhance IP3 website with new data and model products for

scientists' and users' use

Plan training sessions and workshops for users and scientists

Produce outreach materials including public information

displays for federal and provincial parks

Permanently archive all network data

IP3 Users’ Advisory Committee

Public and private: community, government, industry,…

Goal is to provide information that can be used in regional planning/policy making, streamflow/flood forecasting, water management, environmental conservation, and northern development

Users' Advisory Committee members

Bob Reid (Chair) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Water Resources (NT)

Mark Bennett Bow River Basin Council (AB)

Ian Church Canadian International Polar Year/Yukon Government (YT)

Ken Dies Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NT)

John Diiwu Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (AB)

Steve Donelon Alberta Parks - Kananaskis Country (AB)

Derek Faria Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Water Resources (NT)

Anil Gupta Alberta Environment (AB)

Shelley Humphries Parks Canada (BC)

Ed Johnson Biogeoscience Institute/University of Calgary (AB)

Kristina Koenig Manitoba Hydro (MB)

David Morrison Yukon Energy Corporation (YT)

Edward Reeves Deline Renewable Resources Council (NT)

Robert Sandford Western Watersheds Climate Research Collaborative / UN Water for Life Decade (AB)

Wanli Wu Parks Canada (MB)

Scott Wytrychowski Albian Sands Energy, Inc. (AB)

John Pomeroy (Ex officio) University of Saskatchewan

Chris Spence (Ex officio) Environment Canada – NHRC

Julie Friddell (Secretary) IP3 Network Manager

Upcoming Meetings

IP3 3rd Workshop to be held at WestmarkHotel, Whitehorse, Yukon,12-15 November 2008

Other meetings to be planned:User-Scientist Workshop(s) – spring 2009CRHM Training and other user workshop(s) – where, when?Joint network Workshop – Fall 2009? where?

Rocky Mountain Hydrometeorology Observatory

Conference:

Monitoring and Prediction of Western Water and

Weather

8-10 December 2008, Canmore, AB

To determine:

Current status/duplication of water and weather monitoring in Rocky

Mountains

Gaps in monitoring locations and parameters

How to create and support a hydrometeorological observational

network for the long term that will support improved forecasting and

predictive modelling

Thank you!

Please visit us at www.usask.ca/ip3

Thank you to IP3 and IPY participants for providing photos!