leveraging research and future funding opportunities hajo eicken geophysical institute &...
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Leveraging research and future funding opportunities
Hajo EickenGeophysical Institute & International Arctic Research
CenterUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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