HR: 1330h
AN: H12C-1008    [PDF]
TI: US CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COORDINATED ENHANCED OBSERVING PERIOD (CEOP) AND THEIR BENEFITS TO US WATER CYCLE RESEARCH
AU: * Lawford, R G
EM: Richard.Lawford@noaa.gov
AF: UCAR/ NOAA Office of Global Programs, Suite 1210, 1100 Wayne Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 United States
AB: The USA is a major contributor to the World Climate Research Programme's Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP). Many US scientists are engaged in the project because they are convinced of the project's value for longer-term climate studies. The facilities of DOE, NASA and NOAA feature in US contributions to CEOP data set development. Through support from NOAA and NASA, UCAR is playing a major role in data processing and data set development. In return for these contributions, US scientists now have access to large international data sets that did not previously exist or were difficult to access. The use of these data sets for Water and Energy Simulations and Predictions and Monsoon system studies are already underway. These efforts will contribute to the Climate Change Science Program's (CCSP) Water Cycle theme, GEWEX Americas Prediction Project and NOAA's emerging Intraseasonal to Interannual Prediction (ISIP) program. The systems being developed through this process will advance some of the goals of the Water Cycle theme within the Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership. However, there will be many more opportunities for creative use of these data sets. The purpose of this presentation is to increase awareness of the US contributions to CEOP; to provide interested scientists with information on how to access these data sets and to obtain feedback on additional uses of these unique global data sets.
DE: 1833 Hydroclimatology
DE: 1878 Water/energy interactions
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting