Proposal for Implementation of
National Information System for
Climate and Environment Studies (NICES)
Appraisal to PMC
nrscNATIONAL REMOTE SENSING CENTRE
Indian Space Research Organisation
Department of Space
March 19th 2013
NICES: Formation
Establishing NICES has evolved through a series of deliberations among various
departments and ministries.
Inter-ministerial consultations held under the aegis of the Planning Commission on January
14, 2010, suggested for incubation of NICES at ISRO.
Secretaries from DOS, DST, MoES, and representatives from MoEF attended the meeting.
A few recommendations made are:
(i) NICES be co-funded by DOS, MoEF, MoES and DST;
(ii) Objective of Regional Climate Change Modeling to be continued with IITM;
(iii) A climate monitoring centre be setup/ recognized with collaboration of DOS and MoEF.(iii) A climate monitoring centre be setup/ recognized with collaboration of DOS and MoEF.
This may have a climate data centre wherein all scientific Ministries would provide
related data available with them;
(iv) National Institute of Himalayan Glaciology (NIHG) be co-funded by DST, ISRO and
MoEF.
Chairman ISRO/Secretary DOS has issued an Office Order constituting NICES at
NRSC vide ref no: SC/CH/A.22/73/2012 dated 28th September 2012.
Accordingly, NICES is to be established with the active involvement of existing programmes
of ISRO viz., ISRO-GBP, EOS, EO applications in environmental studies etc., and other
departments.
NICES is to setup a dedicated Information System for
Climate and Environment Studies at national level using
Indian Remote Sensing and geostationary satellites’ data
and others.
NICES : GOAL
NICES will build specific observational networks,
effectively coordinate among various departments and
carry out climate and environmental impact assessment
through formulation of a Science Plan.
NICES: Objectives
NICES would generate climate and environmental data archives with a
provision for access and visualization to various ministries, academia and
research institutions in the country.
NICES will work towards developing intra and inter departmental linkages
and collaboration for information and knowledge sharing in the area of
climate & environment studies, and extend policy level support.
Specific objectives:
1. Establishment and development of linkages with appropriate observational networks,
and calibration & validation sites.
2. Geophysical parameter retrieval and generation of methodologies from Indian EO
missions.
3. Acquisition and processing of international missions’ data for other relevant
parameters to support Indian EO ECVs and cal/val and generation of long term data
records.
4. Generation of spatial & temporal blended ECV products based on through multi-
institutional participation.institutional participation.
5. Establish necessary infrastructure including hardware and software for NICES
6. Establishment of NICES portal
7. Development of methodologies to carry out scientific studies and partner with other
national organisations in using ECV for impact assessment, adaptation, vulnerability
and mitigation etc.
8. Develop outreach and interaction mechanism for effective dissemination and
utilization of NICES ECVs
9. Promote scientific utilization and collaboration in the area of climate and
environment.
NICES: Programme Structure and Activities
NICES programme will be under the supervisory guidance of NICES-ProgrammeManagement Council (NICES-PMC).
Constitution of PMC:
Chairman, PMC – Director, NRSC
Members from:
ISRO/DOS Centres: NRSC, SAC, PRL, SPL, NARL, IIRS, ISAC, EOS,ISRO/DOS Centres: NRSC, SAC, PRL, SPL, NARL, IIRS, ISAC, EOS,
IMD, IITM, WIHG, MoEF, MoES
Divecha Centre-IISc., ICAR, TERI,
Programme Director – NICES
A Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) comprising members from ISRO/DOS
Centres will periodically review the NICES activities ( to be formed).
Atmosphere
� Radiation budget
� Upper air temperature
� Water vapour
� Wind vector
� Cloud properties
� Precipitation
� Aerosols
� Inland water utilisation
� Cloud cover
� Glaciers
� Snow cover
KALPANA-1(VHRR)
INSAT-3A(VHRR, CCD )
INSAT-2E (VHRR)
RESOURCESAT-1
(Multispetral -Land and Water)
RISAT-1(C-band. SAR)
(Humidity Profile, Water Vapour,
Wind & Convective Rain areas )
(GHGs: CH4, CO, CO2,
NO, NO2, ,SO2 )
INSAT-3D(Atm. Sounding & Imaging)
MEGHA-TROPIQUES ENVIRON-SAT 1
(Aerosols)
IMS-1
Present In the anvil Futuristic
Cloud Motion Vectors , SST, Water Vapour, Outgoing Radiation
MEGHA-TROPIQUES(Radiation Budget)
ENVIRON-SAT 2
TSU(Temp Sounding unit)
RESOURCESAT –3(Multispetral -Land and
Water)
Retrieval of Essential Climate Variables Using Satellites
Land
� Snow cover
� Forest
� Crops
� Biomass
� Land cover
� Soil moisture
� Fire damage
Ocean
� Sea Surface Temp.
� Sea Surface Salinity
� Sea Surface Wave Ht.
� Ocean colour
� Sea level, Sea state
� Sea ice
OCEANSAT-2
RESOURCESAT – 2(Multispetral -Land and
Water)
(C-band. SAR)
(Vegetation, Soil Moisture,
Disaster)
(Ka Band Altimetry
for Sea Wave Height)
SARAL(Scatterometer,
OCM, Radio Occultaion)
(Wind Vector,
Suspend Sediments,
Chlorophyll, Humidily &
Temp Profiles)
IMS-1(MXT, HYSi)
HyperSpectral-
Land & Water
OCEANSAT-3(OCM/TIR)
(Suspend Sediments,
Chlorophyll, SST)
SCATSAT(Scatterometer)
(Wind Vector)
RISAT-3(L-band SAR)
(Vegetation, Soil Moisture,
Disaster)
YEARL-1&2 MSS
L-2 MSS L-3 MSS
L-4 MSS
L-5 MSS L-5 TM
SPOT -1 IRS-1A IRS-1B
ERS-1/2 IRS-P2 IRS-1C IRS-P3 IRS-1D IRS-P6 IRS-P5 IRS-C2
RESOURCESAT-2
RISAT-1
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•Archival policy implemented for IRS-1A/1B &
LANDSAT till 1997. 4 Coverage's per year archived
After 1997 all the data sets are archived
• Media cost has come down
• Historical data are invaluable
• Prior to 1988 only NON –IRS data available
RISAT 1
Microwave C-band
Earth Observation Satellites – Land missions
Resourcesat 2LISS 3 (23m)LISS 4 (5.8m)AWiFS (55m)
Landsat MSS (82m)TM (30 m)
IRS-1C/1DLISS-3 (23/70m)PAN (5.8m); WiFS (188m)
IRS-P3WiFS, MOS X-Ray
Resourcesat 1 LISS 3 (23m)LISS 4 (5.8m)AWiFS (55m)
Cartosat 1
PAN-2.5M, F/A
CARTOSAT-2
PAN 1m
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2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
IRS-1A & 1B LISS-1&2 (72/36m)
Spot Multi Spectral (20m)Pan (10 m)
YEAR NOAA IRS-P4 MODIS Oceansat-21979 19791980 19801981 19811982 19821983 19831984 19841985 19851986 19861987 19871988 19881989 19891990 19901991 19911992 19921993 19931994 19941995 19951996 19961997 19971998 19981999 1999 19992000 2000 20002001 2001 20012002 2002 2002 2002
Earth Observation Satellites – Ocean & atmospheric missions
2002 2002 2002 20022003 2003 2003 20032004 2004 2004 20042005 2005 2005 20052006 2006 2006 20062007 2007 2007 20072008 2008 2008 2008 20082009 2009 2009 2009 20092010 2010 2010 2010 20102011 2011 20112012 2012 2012
Oceansat 1
OCM (360m), MSMR
NOAA
AVHRR (1.1 Km)
AquaMODIS ( 250m, 500m & 1Km)
TERRAMODIS ( 250m, 500m & 1Km)
Oceansat 2OCM (360m),- LACOCM ( 1Km) GAC Scatrometer
Total
Volume
1276 TB
Major challenges
Raw Data Records of IRS & INSAT series (RDR’s)
Satellite Data Records (SDR’s) – atmospherically corrected
Environmental Data Records (EDR’s)-- < 10yrs (applictions)
??
Climate Data Records (CDR’s) - >10 yrs (include insitu)
Reprocessing , process modeling , simulation scenarios' Observational net works etc.
interdepartmental issues and policy PMC
& Science plan and implementation SSC
Core TeamDy Prog.director,Prog. Manager
Project Director(Terrestrial Sciences)
Project Director(IT&S)
ISRO Centres
(SAC, SPL, PRL,NARL, IIRS, NESAC)
ISRO Programmes
(EOS, GBP, SSO, ASP, ICO etc.)
NICES PMC(Apex body)
Prog. Director, NICES
Director
NRSC
Scientific SteeringCommittee
NICES Programmatic Structure
Information
Systems (IT &S)Outreach and
Data dissemination
Data Processing &
Products (DP&P)
Observations &
Infrastructure
(Terrestrial Sciences)
Project DirectorDP&P
(IT&S)
Project Director(Ocean Sciences)
Project Director(Atmospheric Sciences)
Project ManagerOutreach
Participating Depts
(MoES, MoEF, DST, CSIR etc.)
Theme Leader - nTheme Leader - 2Theme Leader-1
Principal Investigator - nPrincipal Investigator - 2Principal Investigator - 1
Sate
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ta
SAN
IMGEOS,
NRSC
NDEM
Bhuvan
WRIS
Spatial & temporal
Product development
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NICES Product Development and Interfaces
DP
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Sate
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NRSC
NICES
In-situ data
Collaborators’ data
Spatial & temporal
blended ECV products
Methodology
development
Science data
analysisInternational data
MOSDAC
SAC
Proposed Focus Themes
During the 12th FYP, NICES mandate is to organize satellite based digital
databases relevant to climate and environmental records.
Initial emphasis will be on Indian remote sensing (IRS) and geostationarymeteorological satellites data.
Based on the availability of historical raw data (on an average 4 cycles of nationalBased on the availability of historical raw data (on an average 4 cycles of national
coverage for various resolutions) from NRSC-NDC, a systematic reprocessing
and preparation of environmental data records will be generated.
Similarly, data from WiFS, AWiFS, OCM, etc. will be processed for various Ocean &
land-surface geophysical parameters. Geostationary satellites of INSAT series,
Megha Tropiques, SARAL AltiKa and other science missions will also be
utilized and data archives generated with active support of SAC-MOSDAC for long
term data repository.
Contd..
Suggested focus themesTerrestrial Sciences:
1. Vegetation Hydrology (includes forests and agro-hydrology)
2. Development of validation sites,
3. Soil moisture assessment and observations network using satellites,
4. Vegetation Carbon,
5. Bio-geo-chemical studies including weathering process (Hydro/Geochemistry),
6. land surface temperature (LST),
7. Himalayan ecosystem, Glaciers and snow, etc.
Atmospheric Sciences:1. Tropospheric Ozone,
2. Boundary layer network and characterization,
3. Trace Gases and GHG networks & modeling,
4. Satellite and ground based retrieval of vertical profiles of T & RH
5. CO2 variability and control of surface fluxes etc.
Ocean Sciences: Ocean Sciences: 1. Ocean surface winds,
2. Ocean heat content,
3. Coastal & shoreline changes,
4. Ocean salinity, productivity and Carbon flux studies, etc.
Land surface Processes & Modeling: 1. rivers and Urban Hydrology,
2. Land use land cover change,
3. Agricultural productivity and evapo-transpiration,
4. Nutrient cycles & productivity,BGC
5. assimilation of land surface parameters and study their impact on climate etc.
NICES will undertake collaborative research with variousinstitutions and academia.
Any others at the advise of PMC
In support of above activities, necessary
infrastructure, observations, analytical and
computational facilities would be added
Terrestrial Observations & Instrumentation
Cal/Val Observations / Special Sites
Central Analytical Laboratory Facility
Establishment of Network of ObservatoriesEstablishment of Network of Observatories
Computational and Storage Facility
NICES: Consortium of ISRO/DOS Groups
NICES: Visiting Scientists
NICES: Outreach
Sl. No.Department/Centre Climate & Environmental Variables
1Min. of Environ. &
Forests (MoEF)
Air pollution data from CPCB, water quality, information of NATCOM, INCAA, forest cover
information, protocols, policies, mining, industrial emissions, etc.
2Min. of Earth Sciences
(MoES)
IMD: meteorological data, long term cloud information, vertical profiles of atmosphere, surface
radiation, etc.
INCOIS: ocean observations, coastal and shoreline observations on sea level, ocean colour, ocean
surface winds, SST, Sea Surface Salinity, ocean surface meteorological parameters.
NCAOR: polar snow cover & meteorology
NIOT: design of ocean sensors
IITM: CCCR climate scenarios, climatological variables, support to NICES in land surface
processes & modeling, atmospheric trace gases, aerosols, cloud properties, etc.
NCMRWF: environmental and climatological variables both at surface and vertical layers,
simulation of land surface processes & modeling.
ICMAM: coastal ocean observations on flora & fauna and water analysis, coastal zone
management.management.
3Dept. of Science &
Tech. (DST)
Himalayan snow, glaciers and lakes etc.
4Council of Sci. & Ind.
Res. (CSIR)
environmental data and pollution studies, ocean observations, etc.
5 Academia & Institutes Sponsored research & participation
6 ISRO Centres
NRSC & RCs: implementing centre for NICES, satellite based climate & environmental data
records.
SAC: INSAT series, Megha Tropiques, SARAL Altika, OScat, etc., geophysical parameters,
agriculture, wetlands & Himalayan ecosystem.
PRL: atmospheric chemistry, aerosol chemistry, paleo-climate.
NARL: boundary layer studies, vertical profiles of temperature & humidity, atmospheric
instrumentation.
SPL: aerosol properties & radiative forcing, cloud characteristics & forcing
NESAC: participation in NICES network.
IIRS/IIST: capacity building, research & participation in NICES network.
www.bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in
Gateway to NICES
Potential Fishing Zones Information
Ocean ServicesOcean Services
Water Salinity and Temperature
Bhuvan Cell, NRSC,http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in
Air Pressure and Wave height
Profiles of tempAnd
Salinity
Geophysical Products from Ocean Color Monitor(Regional)
Products at primary level are processed
@360m ortho rectified & atmospherically
corrected before realizing a 15 day
composite geophysical NDVI product using
NDVI: Nov-12VF: Nov-12
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
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maximum value composite method.
Broadband(0.3 to 3.0µm) albedo is realized
with OCM spectral albedo and atmospheric
radiative transfer code.
Albedo: Nov-12
Geophysical Products from Ocean Color Monitor(Global)
May12-NDVI
Global products realized from
Ocean Color Monitor using
onboard recorder @1km
spatial resolution. The globe
can be covered in 8day revisit
NDVI: May-12
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
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can be covered in 8day revisit
cycle between 80°N to 80°S.
Geophysical products are
produced @8km.
Albedo: May-12
8-day Binned product of Chlorophyll-a March 2012 from OCM-2
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
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OCM-2 8-day Binned Global Chlorophyll-a product of March2012
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
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OCM-2 Monthly Chlorophyll in the NIO Region
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
� SARAL-ALTIKA
1. Coastal Altimetry- deriving accurate
high resolution tidal solutions
(amplitude and phases of major tidal
components) in the coastal oceans
M2 tidal level
Gulf of KhambhatHooghly
Coastal tidal simulation from Altimeter
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
components) in the coastal oceans
around India
2. Application of altimetry data for
coastal ocean processes study�
assimilating altimetry data into a
mesoscale ocean model.
OSCAT WIND STRESS & WIND STRESS CURL L-3W GLOBAL PRODUCT
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
Images show the global variation of wind stress (left panel) and
wind stress curl (right panel) obtained using OSCAT L-3 wind
products of 303 & 304th day of 2012.
12 Hourly Analyzed Wind Vectors are generated by combining
Level2B(swath) data from both OSCAT and ASCAT
Pressure fields retrieved from OSCAThPa
31 Oct 2012 Descending31 Oct 2012 Descendingm/s
1014
1013
1012
1011
1010
1009
1008
1007
1006
During NILAM
Cyclone Period
Pressure fields
Pass wise
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
hPam/s
1014
1013
1012
1011
1010
1009
1008
1007
1006
One Day
composite of
pressure fields
during Normal
period
Pressure fields retrieved from OSCAThPa
31 Oct 2012 Descending31 Oct 2012 Descendingm/s
1014
1013
1012
1011
1010
1009
1008
1007
1006
During NILAM
Cyclone Period
Pressure fields
Pass wise
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
hPam/s
1014
1013
1012
1011
1010
1009
1008
1007
1006
One Day
composite of
pressure fields
during Normal
period
Modelled D26 (m) Product generated at NICES@NRSC ISRO
6 hrs 12hrs
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
24hrs 48hrs
Daily (averaged overprevious 24 hr) SeaSurface Temperaturederived from KalpanaIR channel data
Cloud mask derived
using Kalpana-1 IR
channel data
Data availability
04-05-2010 to 04-01-2011
Outgoing Longwave
Radiation derived from
INSAT-3A IR Channel
Data
Data Availability:27-05-2009 to 10-03-2011
13 Aug to 28 Aug’08
25 May to 9June’08
16 Oct to 31Oct’08
10 June to 25 June’08 12 July to 27 July’08
14 Sept to 29 Sept’08
26 June to 11 July’08 28 July to 12 Aug’08
29 Aug to13 Sept’08 30 Sept to 15 Oct’08
Vegetation Dynamics from INSAT 3A CCDSatellite ECVs-ISRO
6 Mar to 21Mar’09
1 Nov to 16 Nov’08
7 April to 22 April’09
2 Feb to 17 Feb’093 Dec to 18 Dec’0817 Nov to 2 Dec’08 18 Feb to 05 Mar’09
22 Mar to 6 April’09 23 April to 30 April’09-1.00 – 0.00
0.13 – 0.15
0.16 – 0.18
0.19 – 0.21
0.22 – 0.24
0.25 – 0.26
0.27 – 0.30
0.31 – 0.34
0.35 – 0.37
0.38 – 0.41
0.42 – 0.46
0.47 – 0.50
0.51 – 0.60
0.61 – 0.69
0.70 – 0.79
0.80 – 0.90
0.01 – 0.12
Sl.
No.ISRO/DOS Networks Other Ministries/Dept. Networks
1 NCP-CO2 Network (GBP) Argos
2 NCP-Flux Towers (GBP) XBT, CTD, XCTD (CSIR, MoES)
3 AWS Network AWS Network (MoES)
4 AgroMet Stations Network (GBP) AgroMet Obs. (IMD)
5 Mini-BL Mast Network (MBLM) Surface & Upper Air Radiation
6 ARFI Network (GBP) IITM Observations
Indian Observational Networks
6 ARFI Network (GBP) IITM Observations
7 Atmospheric BL Network (GBP) Ocean Data Buoys (INCOIS, MoES)
8 Atmospheric Trace Gases (GBP) MoES Trace Gas Network (IITM)
9 NRSC cal/val site O3 Monitoring Networks
10 NRSC Environmental Labs. Air Pollution Monitoring
11 MOSDAC Surface Observations Network (MoES)
12 Aerosol chemistry Observations NAAQM (CPCB, MoEF)
13 Upper air Observations (RS) CWC river flow Net work
14 NARL Observations on upper Atm CGWB ground water & Quality
Others
Environmental Observatory Network
Trends: BC (-5%)
– 200 ng m-3 y-1
AOD +0.007 y-1
Major finding
Atmospheric Environment
Black Carbon & Aerosols monitoring, Research campaigns
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
26 Locations1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010
55°E 65°E 75°E 85°E 95°E5°N
10°N
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20°N
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30°N
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W m-2
AOD ARF MWR-MKIII Patented
KGP -1200ng (-8%) Port blair –65ng (-3.3%)
m -3 y-1
The 'ABL' is an inter-facial layer, wherein large-
scale atmospheric processes are driven by
land surface fluxes;
There is a significant spatial in homogeneity
Atmospheric Environment
ABL Heights in BOB
ABL Network
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
Mixed Layer Heights over BoB obtained from indigenously developed Pisharoty Sondes
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Network of Micrometeorological (Canopy scale) Measurements
Sensors : Radiation balance, Energy Balance, Water balance
Vegetation Response to Climate and CO2 Uptake
Terrestrial Environment
Selection criteria• Vegetation types•Agro-ecology•Fetch requirement
1. Ludhiana2. Patna3. Kalyani, WB4. Madhav Nat. Park MP
5. LPSC, TNWS (8m)
Agro-Meteorological Stations (AMS) Network
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
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ISRO-Agro-Met Station (AMS)
10m for short canopiesLocations of AMS Net work (24) Flux Towers 50Metrs
•Fetch requirement 5. LPSC, TN6. Tunganath7. Guwahati8. Bomdilla, AP9. Tonga AP10. Bharatpur, Raj11. Shriharikota12. Jodhpur13. Andman14. Nicobar15. Kanha Nat. Park, MP16. Banni, Guj.17. Chilka18. IISR, UP19. Bandhavgarh Nat.
Park,MP20. Mirzapur UP21. Bhitarkanika22. TNAU, TN23. Nubra/Leh24. Maharastra
T & H ( 1m)
T & H (3m)
T & H (6m)
Data Logger
Radiation
WS (2m)
Solar
WS (4m)
Diff.Radiation
Transmitter
Current spatial vegetation & soils Carbon pool
Quantitative spatial estimates of C flux viz., GPP, NPP & respiration
Fluxes controlled by environmental variables & vegetation types
10000 sample plots envisaged
2500 permanent plots for monitoring biomass/ carbon increment
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Haldwani towerIndia’s Flux net established
Terrestrial Environment
National Carbon Pool Assessment (NCP)
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
Flux TowerFlux Net sites
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-1)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26Days in December month-Deciduous period
Flux of CO2 during the growing period
Land Use & Land Cover Dynamics in Indian River Basins
Terrestrial Environment
How river Basins Respond to Hydrology in Future?
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
Apr 2005 Mar 2006 Mar 2007
TRIPURA
Gumti Lake
Sept 2009(Normal year)
Sept 2002(Drought year) Sept 2008
Vegetation Index Sea Surface Winds
Glacier Retreat
Environmental Data Records (EDR’s)
Space Legacy Data
Satellite ECVs-ISRO
19761976 19891989
20002000
Samudra Tapu Glacier, H. P.
Glacier Retreat
20062006
Sea Surface Temp Chlorophyll
Potential Fishing Zones
Directions from NICES - PMC
1. NICES information system establishment using priority
ECVs
2. Gaps in ECVs and support from other Depts/Ministries
3. Identification and realization of priority themes through
joint teams from ISRO and Non-ISRO Centresjoint teams from ISRO and Non-ISRO Centres
4. Formulation of Science Plan
5. Identification of Scientific Steering Committee
6. Establishment of observational networks/sites for cal/val
activities
7. PMC approval for NICES implementation plan
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