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NASA APPLIED SCIENCES PROGRAM Examples of NASA’s Water Resources Capacity Building Initiatives Ted Engman Extending the societal and economic benefits of Earth science research, information, and technology … SERVIR: The Mesoamerican Regional Visualization and Monitoring System for Environmental Management and Disaster Support SERVIR Framework Land Cover/ Land Use Change Short Term Weather Prediction Climate Change Modeling Fires NASA Test Bed Coastal Studies/ Coral Reefs SERVIR REGIONAL OPERATIONAL FACILITY at CATHALAC IT and Visualization Flooding Rapid Response Other Plug-In Capabilities In House Capabilities CCAD/ SIAM GUATEMALA BELIZE EL SALVADOR HONDURAS NICARAGUA COSTA RICA PANAMA MEXICO SERVIR Network Implementing Agencies Environmental Ministries US Government NGOs/Non-Profits Universities Institutes Associations Business/Industry Other: Disaster Charter (CONAE), CENAT, etc. SERVIR Africa • Recently selected for funding from ROSES 2007 • U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) is a partner • African Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya is a partner • Coordinate this project with the operational SERVIR team at the CATHALAC facility in Panama • Architecture for the SERVIR Africa will be modular to allow future expansion to SERVIR nodes in other areas of the continent NASA Applied Sciences Program SERVIR Africa • The primary application areas will be flooding Adapt the existing NASA GSFC Global Hazard Model - Flood (Adler) • The secondary application area will be Rift Valley Fever Adapt the existing NASA GSFC Infectious Disease Ecoclimatic Link algorithm (Tucker) • Use data from multiple NASA missions including SRTM, AMSR-E, TRMM, MODIS, etc. NASA Applied Sciences Program South American Land Data Assimilation System (SALDAS) NASA & CPTEC (“Centers for Weather & Climate Predictions”) Goal: combine local observations and parameters with NASA technology and advanced hydrological modeling expertise and capabilities to improve Global and SA NWP, climate and water management through collaboration with various centers (government, universities and research institutes) NASA •Missions •Land Information System CPTEC •Local resources (observations) •Human Resources •Central to South America SALDAS GLDAS Hydromet Databanks OUTREACH REGIONAL Weather and Climate Water Management SALDAS Interaction with the Center for Weather Forecasts and Climate Studies (CPTEC) of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) CPTEC/ETA Regional Reanalysis CPTEC/GOES based SW radiation (4Km, 30 min) LSM states used at CPTEC for regional weather and climate studies GSFC/TRMM Precipitation 3B42RT +local observations SALDAS Atmospheric Forcing Retrospective: 2000-2004 Near real time: 2002-present 1/8 deg; 3-hourly NASA/LIS Land Information System NOAH,SSiB,SIB2,CLM High resolution output potential use for water and disaster management in Latin America La Plata Basin (LPB) Regional Hydroclimate Project E. Hugo Berbery, co-chair for CLIVAR M. Assuncao Silva Dias, co-chair for GEWEX Floods Land cover/ Land use changes Biomas Burning NDVI changes 1980-2000 LPB’s web site: http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/lpb Evaluation and assimilation of NASA’s remote sensing products in support of science activities in the La Plata Basin Overall hypothesis “Incorporating high quality observations of surface conditions from NASA satellites and other observing systems into numerical models of La Plata basin will improve predictability of the region's hydrology, weather and climate” Specific Objectives • Develop a multivariable dataset of in-situ observations that can be employed for satellite evaluation over the La Plata Basin. • Validate remotely sensed satellite products with the in-situ observations. • Assimilate and generate a dataset of land surface products that can be employed for predictability studies. • Perform studies of the influence of land surface conditions on the predictability of the La Plata Basin. NASA Water Resourses Program Capacity Building Activities for Latin America “Initiate capacity building programs to develop tools for using remote sensing data in support of water management, and to show the value of Earth observations generally in water resource management. The program will be initiated in Latin America” The NASA Water Resourses Program may assist with LPB activities. This may include: 1) Assist with workshop support including the training of students; 2) Assist with access and application of NASA satellite and modeling products; and 3) Travel support to meetings including visits to the US. Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy HELP provides a framework within catchments for scientists, stakeholders, managers, law and policy experts to come together to address locally defined “water related issues”. HELP provides a platform for sharing experiences across an international network of catchments Real people Real catchments Real answers HELP Global Network Grand Challenges Water Resources Related • The Office of Science Technology and Policy set forth guidance for future U. S. investments in Disaster Reduction • 6 Grand Challenges were listed: Provide Disaster Information; Understand Natural Processes; Develop Hazard Mitigation Strategies; Recognize and Reduce vulnerability; Assess Disaster Resilience; Promote Risk Wise Behavior • Drought and Flood were listed at important areas needing attention • Recommendations included improved risk maps, social science attention, and understanding land use cumulative impacts. • For more information go to http://www.sdr.gov