Leveraging research and future funding opportunities

Leveraging research and future funding opportunities

Hajo EickenGeophysical Institute & International Arctic Research

CenterUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

[email protected]

6/13/11 UAF-DGGS-ACCAP Cryosphere Hazards WS

Opportunities

• RFPs and initiatives by federal agencies with potential links to Alaska (e.g., NOAA CIFAR, BOEMRE-CMI, etc.)

• University programs & initiatives (e.g., AUTC, SNAP)

• Arctic Observing Network – Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH)

• Responding to Change – SEARCH


Cooperative Institute For Alaska Research

(partnership with NOAA) TWEAK: Tsunami Warning and Environmental

Observatory for Alaska• Development of new tsunami hazard mitigation tools

(numerical-hydrodynamic models)• Tsunami computational portal• Seismic network maintenance and upgrading• Earthquake detection and warning with seismology• Assessment of tsunami hazard and wave run-up• Education and outreach (adults and students)


Alaska Tsunami Online Mapping

• The model: flux-formulated NLSW equations • The code: FORTRAN, using PETSc and MPI• Hardware: Sun Opteron cluster at ARSC• Visualization: Google maps and NCL• Data formats: ASCII, NetCDF, KML


Tsunami Inundation Mapping Workflow

Data preparation

Numerical ModelingNumerical Modeling

Model verification with field observations (i.e. 1964

tsunami)

Tsunami Scenarios

Inundation maps and report

Google Earth layers


Alaska University Transportation Center

• Framework to transfer engineering science into applications

• Link to expertise and collaborative networks within academia

• Cf. presentation by D. Goering, Dean CEM






Arctic Observing Network (AON)• Roughly 50 AON projects (incl.

support by NOAA & others)• Data dissemination and archival

at Coop Arctic Data & Information Servicewww.aoncadis.org

• State of AON:– Scientific community,

federal/state/local agencies, stakeholders and general public all with a vision for an Arctic observing system

– Now is the time to parse these perspectives and consolidate long-term observing efforts

Arctic Observing Network (AON)• Roughly 50 AON projects (incl.

support by NOAA & others)• Data dissemination and archival

at Coop Arctic Data & Information Servicewww.aoncadis.org

• State of AON:– Scientific community,

federal/state/local agencies, stakeholders and general public all with a vision for an Arctic observing system

– Now is the time to parse these perspectives and consolidate long-term observing efforts

AON-CADIS Site Map

Overall SEARCH StrategyScience Plan & Implementation Strategy at:

http://arcus.org/SEARCH/index.php

Observing system

Focus of IPY AO

Understanding Change

SEARCH/ARCSS Task Force

Responding to Change; Needs implementation

E.g.: NASA Applied Science Program

• The program funds applied science research and applications projects to enable near-term uses of Earth science, transition applied knowledge to public and private organizations, and integrate Earth science and satellite observations in organizations’ decision making and services.

• The projects are carried out in partnership with end user organizations.

• The Disasters applications area focuses on forecasting, mitigation, and response to natural and technological disasters.

• Call for proposals expected in near future – build on this workshop?• Contact Franz Meyer, UAF – [email protected] for details


What is needed?

• Assessment of information needs of decision-makers and research capacity of academia

• Framework to support communication, coordination and follow-up with respect to research and information needs

• Realistic expectations• Ability to seize major opportunities


Documents

Leveraging research and future funding opportunities