The BIG PictureEarth Observing Systems (EOS)

and theGlobal Earth Observing

System of Systems (GEOSS)

Dorsey Worthy

U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development

National Exposure Research Laboratory

EOS environmental remote sensing systems can provide near-continuous monitoring of the earth

The GEOSS "system-of-systems” of remote and ground-based sensors and monitoring activities will enable unprecedented access to and use of earth resources data and information

EOS and GEOSS

global

Data

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS

Observations

VALUE & BENEFITS

EARTH SYSTEM MODELS

MONITORING & MEASUREMENTS

Predictions

Integrated System Solutions

*Future Mission

*Supported Non -NASA Model

• Atmosphere: Terra, Aqua, TOMS, Aeronet , SAGE III, AIRNow , GOES, POES, INTEX, Aura, CloudSAT , Calipso , OCO, GIFTS, NPP, NPOES APS

• Land: Terra, Aqua, Landsat

• Aerosol Transport: DAO GoCART , CMAQ

• Global -Regional Assimilations: RAQMS, CMAQ

• Atmospheric Chemistry: GEOS -CHEM, CMAQ

• Emissions: SMOKE

• Meteorology: MM5

• Air Trajectories: NOAA -Hysplit4

• Global Circulation Models GISS, PCM

• CO 2 & CH 4 Atmospheric Concentration Projections

• Global Atmosphere State Seasonal Forecasts

• Local & Global Long -Range Prediction of Pollutants

CMAQ (Community Mulit -Scale Air Quality modeling system)

• Reduce lung -related diseases & premature death

• Reduce hospital admissions & use of medicines

• Reduce lost workdays and schooldays

• Improve visibility and reduce haze for tourism

• Improve resiliency of crops; increase yields

• Increase confidence in government

• Improve crop estimates

• Sensitive populations can change activities

• Improve global awareness/actions of global transport

AQI (Air Quality Index)

• Assess emissions control strategies and develop SIPs(State Implementation Plan)

• Assess compliance

• Waivers to air standards

• Quantify voluntary stationary emission reductions

• Forecast transport of dust/pollutants

• Actions to reduce source emissions

• PM 2.5 forecasts

Air Quality

• Total Aerosol Amount

• Aerosol Properties

• Atmospheric Temperature

• Total Column Ozone

• Ozone Vertical Profile

• Ozone & Precursors

• Land Cover/Use

• Cloud Particles & Properties

• Cloud System Structure

• Surface Trace Gas Concentration

• Trace Gas Source

• Incorporate hemispheric transport into regional air quality decision making

Linkage of global and regional climate and air quality models

4 day sequence showingtransport of regional

pollution event. Posts showEPA PM2.5 ground-based

measuring site. Color contoursare MODIS aerosol optical depth

(US EPA/NASA, 2003)

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 15.5 40.5 65.5 150.5

Aerosol Optical Depth Cloud Optical Thickness PM2.5 (ug/m3)

Sept 9 Sept 10

Sept 11 Sept 12

No EPA sitesMODIS fills in

Detecting, Monitoring, and Predicting the Exposure and Impact of Smoke from Wildfires

WBSR August 11, 2004