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CIERACommunity Initiative for Emissions Research and Applications
Outline for this Briefing•Motivation for CIERA•Summary of First Workshop•Next Steps for CIERA•Invitation to Community
Gregory FrostNOAA/ESRL & Univ. Colorado/CIRES, Boulder, Colorado
Stefan FalkeNorthrop Grumman & Washington Univ., St. Louis, Missouri
Claire GranierUniversité Pierre et Marie Curie/LATMOS, Paris, FranceNOAA/ESRL & Univ. Colorado/CIRES, Boulder, Colorado
Terry KeatingEPA/OAR, Washington, DC
Jean-François LamarqueNCAR/ACD & CGD, Boulder, Colorado
Paulette MiddletonPanorama Pathways, Boulder, Colorado
Gabrielle PétronNOAA/ESRL & Univ. Colorado/CIRES, Boulder, Colorado
Steven J. SmithDOE/PNNL & Univ. Maryland/JGCRI, College Park, Maryland
…and many others involved in CIERA
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
Motivation for CIERA
Quantitative emission information is needed for:•Accounting for the past•Observing and calculating the present•Predicting and projecting the future•Taking action for mitigation, adaptation, etc.•Making choices: Which “knob” to turn? Is one better than the other?
Actions and decisions about the atmosphere focus on emissions
Slide courtesy of A.R. Ravishankara
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
Regulation Research
Inventories
Regulation Research
Observations
Air Quality Climate
Models
Evaluations
Motivation for CIERA
How can the community work together to optimize the emission system for the US and the world?•Understand these different needs•Build on what is already being done•Create new knowledge through collaboration
Emission information serves many purposesRegulationResearch
•Atmospheric composition•Climate change•Initialization for predictions•Baselines for projections
Approaches to understanding emissions should fit these needs•Different needs result in different approaches
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
First Workshop - 4 December 2009, Boulder, Colorado
Participants
GovernmentUS EPA
DOENASANOAA
AcademicColorado
IllinoisIowa
NCARPurdue
Washington/ St Louis
Private SectorNorthrop Grumman
Panorama Pathways
Participants
GovernmentUS EPA
DOENASANOAA
AcademicColorado
IllinoisIowa
NCARPurdue
Washington/ St Louis
Private SectorNorthrop Grumman
Panorama Pathways
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
Workshop Goals
•Begin conversation about emission needs of research community•Provide overview of some US emission inventory development efforts•Identify evaluation approaches using observations and modeling•Develop plans to carry out such evaluations•Sketch an open research emissions system
Workshop Goals
•Begin conversation about emission needs of research community•Provide overview of some US emission inventory development efforts•Identify evaluation approaches using observations and modeling•Develop plans to carry out such evaluations•Sketch an open research emissions system
Presentation Topics
•Inventory development•Emission scenarios•Observations for inventory evaluation•Model emission needs and approaches•Emission data access & evaluation tools
Presentation Topics
•Inventory development•Emission scenarios•Observations for inventory evaluation•Model emission needs and approaches•Emission data access & evaluation tools
Some Themes from First Workshop Discussions
Needs•Coordinate between inventory development, observations, & modeling•Standardize emissions nomenclature and categorization schemes•Move beyond ad-hoc emissions evaluations•Recognize connections between emissions relevant to air quality & climate•Provide more timely inventory data on national & global scales•Make inventory information more transparent•Improve data access & analysis through IT solutions
Objectives•Start with existing data sets and systems: we know a lot already!•Facilitate comparisons of inventories, observations, & models on multiple spatial-temporal scales•Build stronger feedback process between these disciplines•Provide link between air quality & climate communities•Connect US and international emission programs
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
Next Steps for CIERA
Shorter term•Solicit community involvement: emails, conference briefings•Develop web presence and set up listserv•Form working groups•Write multi-agency white paper•Build links between existing emission portals
Longer term•Develop open, multi-scale, air quality & climate emissions system
Underlying driver dataState/national/regional/global inventoriesHistorical emissionsData documentation and provenanceObservational data for evaluationData manipulation, analysis, and visualization toolsLinks to other data providers
•Evaluate emission data sets•Run models with evaluated emission data and assess impacts•Demonstrate CIERA produces key input for research & regulatory purposes•Build stronger feedbacks between research & regulatory communities•Establish CIERA as a sustainable program
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
Invitation to the Community
CIERA, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Winter Conference 2010, Washington, DC
CIERA is a community effort, and its success will depend on the community’s participation
What You Can Do
•Contact CIERA •Join CIERA listserv when active•Tell others about CIERA•Propose and join CIERA working groups•Contribute data to the CIERA system•Use the CIERA system
What You Can Do
•Contact CIERA •Join CIERA listserv when active•Tell others about CIERA•Propose and join CIERA working groups•Contribute data to the CIERA system•Use the CIERA system
CIERA ContactsGreg Frost gregory.j.frost@noaa.govStefan Falke Stefan.Falke@ngc.com Claire Granier Claire.Granier@noaa.gov Terry Keating keating.terry@epa.gov Jean-François Lamarque lamar@ucar.edu Paulette Middleton paulette@panoramapathways.net Gabrielle Pétron Gabrielle.Petron@noaa.gov Steve Smith ssmith@pnl.gov
CIERA ContactsGreg Frost gregory.j.frost@noaa.govStefan Falke Stefan.Falke@ngc.com Claire Granier Claire.Granier@noaa.gov Terry Keating keating.terry@epa.gov Jean-François Lamarque lamar@ucar.edu Paulette Middleton paulette@panoramapathways.net Gabrielle Pétron Gabrielle.Petron@noaa.gov Steve Smith ssmith@pnl.gov