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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Invitation to the Community

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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