WMpresentation IGWCO 03 14 07

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IGWCO Potential Support of the NASA Water Management Program for Capacity Building Programs in Latin America David Toll1, Jared Entin2, Lawrence Friedl2, Edwin T. Engman3, Luis Gustavo de Goncalves4, and Venkat Lakshmi5 1-Hydrological Sciences NASA/GSFC 2- NASA/HQ 3- NASA/GSFC/SAIC 4- NASA/GSFC/ORAU 5-Stanford Univ. (Visiting Professor) David.L.Toll@NASA.Gov 14 March 2007 Goulburn-Murray Water

OUTLINE: 

OUTLINE 1) NASA Science to Applications 2) NASA Applied Sciences Program (ASP) & Water Management 3) Current & Possible NASA ASP Support to GEO Water Capacity Building (WA-06-07)  Activities  Satellite and Modeling Products  South American Land Data Assimilation System (‘SALDAS’)  SERVIR – Meso America, Supports most of GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas. Sponsored by NASA, USAID, Panama and others.  ASP Disaster Management: International Sustainable Development – African Initiative 4) Future Directions with Emphasis from NASA Water Management

The NASA Role in Earth Sciences Research & Applications: 

Develop satellite Earth observation systems for Weather and Climate Research for 6 Science Focus Areas for Operational Transition (e.g. to NOAA) The NASA Role in Earth Sciences Research & Applications Satellite data applications Provide Earth observations tuned to user’s needs Hand off data access to users Collect and provide unique data sets Applied Sciences Program to Spin-Off NASA products to benefit society Utilization of satellite climate/Earth science data Develop highly accurate climate/Earth Science data records Develop and provide data analysis algorithms Provide access to climate/science data Improve modeling & predictions

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Observations to Knowledge Products “from photons to electrons to neurons”

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Global Earth Observing Systems of Systems (GEOSS) - 9 Societal Benefit Areas

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Public Health NASA’s APPLIED SCIENCES PROGRAM 12 Application Areas

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Water Management Program Functional Themes – 8 Projects http://wmp.gsfc.nasa.gov IRRIGATION & WATER DELIVERY Three Water Management projects are currently addressing various aspects of improving Evapotranspiration estimates for use in the BoR AWARDS-ET Toolbox, Army Corp Eng (ACE) and similar DSTs. Focus on using MODIS/Landsat/Aster data and LDAS/LIS estimates of ET & soil moisture. FLOODS & STREAMFLOW FORECASTING Three Water Management projects - NOAA led examining improved streamflow for River Forecast Centers. - Using NASA satellite and modeling products for Seasonal Forecast in W. US - NASA-NOAA-USGS Flash Flood Project using NASA products and modeling. DROUGHT Project assesses the potential for AMSR-E, Quickscat/Sea Winds and MODIS satellite products to improve the performance of multi-agency US Drought Monitor. Also in support of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). WATER QUALITY Nonpoint source pollution project to assess the impact of MODIS land data products and impact of LIS precipitation and ET products to improve the continuous hydrologic model, HSPF, used in the EPA BASINS DST.

NASA SUPPORT TO GEO Task WA-06-07 (Water) : 

NASA SUPPORT TO GEO Task WA-06-07 (Water) “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 and will then be extended to Asia and Africa.”

NASA Hydrology Related Missions: 

NASA Hydrology Related Missions

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Objective: A high performance, high resolution (<1 km) data integration system for local to global land modeling & data assimilation of satellite and ancillary data. Applications: Water supply, demand & forecasting. Hydro-Energy, Irrigated Agriculture, Water Quality, Mobility Assessment, etc. Short-term and Long Term Predictions. 1km MODIS Leaf Area Index (LAI) data High Resolution Global to Local Modeling with the Land Information System (LIS) http://lis.gsfc.nasa.gov 1 km 25 km

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Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) GOAL: Integrate data from multiple sources within Land Information System (LIS) LSMs to produce optimal fields of land surface states and fluxes USES: Forecast initialization studies, water resources applications, and hydrometeorological investigations AVAILABILITY: Output from 1979-present simulations of Noah (1/4°; 1°), CLM (1°), and Mosaic (1°) available by request (Matthew.Rodell@nasa.gov) Parameter Inputs Satellite Based Forcing Integrated Output Assimilated Observations Matt Rodell Hydrological Sciences Branch, NASA GSFC

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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) Missions Land Information System NASA Local resources (observations) Human Resources Central to South America CPTEC SALDAS REGIONAL Weather and Climate Water Management GLDAS Hydromet Databanks OUTREACH South American Land Data Assimilation System (SALDAS) NASA & CPTEC (“Centers for Weather & Climate Predictions”)

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South American Land Data Assimilation System (SALDAS) Outputs of Water & Energy Balance Goal: combine local observations and parameters with NASA 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). SALDAS is seeks to enhance regionally GLDAS by using local capabilities.

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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) 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 LSM states used at CPTEC for regional weather and climate studies High resolution output potential use for water and disaster management in Latin America

Regional Visualization & Monitoring System (‘SERVIR’): 

Regional Visualization & Monitoring System (‘SERVIR’) Web Site http://servir.msfc.nasa.gov/ Four Main Sections 1) SERVIR Data 2) Online Maps 3) GEOSS Decision Support 4) 3-D Visualizations Highlights  Real-time views of weather around Mesoamerica.  Tools to monitor wildfires, floods, volcanoes, harmful algal blooms and ecological changes

SERVIR: Floods: 

SERVIR: Floods Panama City Floods of 17-18 September 2004 GOES IR imagery Nicaragua Flooding Through SERVIR the Panama National civil defense agency issued an advisory to two regions for evacuation. Accumulated rainfall during Panama floods as detected by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and included by SERVIR. TRMM image courtesy Hal Pierce, Dr. Robert Adler/TRMM Project.

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NASA MODIS Imagery showing Flooding. Mozambique ordered the evacuation of 2,500 people as water levels on the Zambezi River continued to rise NASA ASP ‘International Sustainable Development Using NASA Research Results’  NASA Applied Science Program. Module 3 (Disaster Management & Conflict) CEOS WSSD Follow-Up Program.  Emphasis within Africa for Disaster Management and addressing issues of sustainability.  Application Types – Floods, Droughts, Earth Quake, Food Security, Public Health, Water Management, etc.  ROSES 2007 Decision Support, Disaster Management – Seeking ~ 2-ISD African projects. http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

SUMMARY & FUTURE DIRECTIONS: 

SUMMARY & FUTURE DIRECTIONS Ongoing: 1) South American LDAS (SALDAS & GLDAS) with Continued ‘CPTEC’ Support 2) SERVIR – Central America 3) NASA ASP Disaster Management. International Sustainable Development Using NASA Research Results. See ROSES ’07 Decisions Support 4) IGWCO Meetings & Latin America Capacity Building 5) North American HELP (Hydrology for Environment, Life, and Policy) Coordinator with Links to Latin American Test Sites 6) Satellite, Modeling, Visualization, Data, and Education/Public Outreach Systems: - NASA/NOAA/DoD/JAXA Precipitation Products from TRMM, AMSR, SSM/I,AMSU - Earth Observer System: Satellite Data, Training, Education, Media, etc. - NASA Software: SERVIR-VIS, NASA-WINDS, Land Information System (LIS), etc. - Dartmouth flood observatory, including Central America (SERVIR) Future: 1) Continued IGWCO Workshop, Capacity Building, Training and Meeting Support 2) Continued GLDAS/South American LDAS; SERVIR; ISD in Africa 3) Sponsor Latin America visits to NASA (e.g., CPTEC & Latin American Universities) 4) Establish NASA Water Management Capacity Building Team for Latin America 5) Coordinate with other Agencies Capacity Building efforts (EPA, NOAA, etc.) 6) Recommend for NASA Water Management, ROSES Decisions ’08 a Latin American Focused Project