David Schimel IGBP The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP.

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David Schimel IGBP The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

As Earth System science advances and matures, it must be supported by robust and integrated observation systems: The Merton Initiative The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

Participants ANDELMAN, SANDYConservation International BACKLUND, PETERNational Center for Atmospheric Research CHAVEZ, FRANCISCOMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute COOK, ROBERTOak Ridge National Laboratory COX, PETER University of Exeter DE SHERBININ, ALEXCIESIN, Columbia University GREENWOOD, GREGMountain Research Initiative GUIBERT, GREGNational Center for Atmospheric Research HELD, ALEX CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications HIBBARD, KATHYPacific Northwest National Laboratory HOFFMAN, FORRESTOak Ridge National Laboratory MONKS, PAULUniversity of Leicester/IGAC NIGHTINGALE, JOANNENASA GSFC REICHSTEIN, MARKUSMax-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry SCHIMEL, DAVIDNational Ecological Observatory Network/NCAR SEITZINGER, SYBIL IGBP SPEHN, EVA Institute of Botany, University of Basel/Diversitas WALTERS, MICHELEGroup on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) PLUMMER, STEPHENESA DOWNY, CATIGBP/ESA The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

The Merton Initiative proposes an international, long-term and distributed system of advanced and highly integrated observations, designed and purpose-built to study the dynamics of the human-environment system. The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

Current and new systems must be better integrated into a planetary observatory that provides critical, long-term data and information about our changing planet, including observations of critical human processes. The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

Key Questions (examples): What must be measured to assess the current trend of economic, ecological and social conditions thought to underpin Earth System sustainability? What must we measure and monitor to detect and understand: – the impacts of the GEC on human well-being and activities? – the impacts of human activities on GEC? – the impacts of human adaptive responses on GEC? What are the values of the key parameters of the Earth System that govern its evolution over time? What is the current state of those aspects of the Earth System that govern its future on decadal-centennial timescales? What must be measured to assess the likelihood of societally relevant tipping points in the Earth System The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

Merton Requirements The observing system shall be free, open, and interoperable The observing system shall collect coordinated and co-located data on physical, biological and human system variables in terrestrial and marine habitats. The observing system shall collect data and provide information on the Earth System at a scale that is suitable to advance science and inform policy and management. The observing system shall provide usable information from its observations to enable its access and use for education, scientific discovery, and to inform policy and management. The observing system shall produce data with the appropriate temporal and spatial resolution, extent and duration, accuracy, and precision to allow detection, attribution, and forecasting Standardization of information products in a global context is required, to allow common information to be drawn from a globally distributed network of sites. Data collected and archived to allow aggregation and disaggregation in a consistent and traceable manner e.g. in situ measurements should be collected to allow calibration and validation of space-based observations used for extrapolation. The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP

Merton Requirements (cont’d) Data shall be traceable with provenance and include characterization of uncertainty. The observing system shall provide the observations of Earth System drivers and response that are required to establish the links between cause and effect as a basis for attribution and prediction Observations should allow the detection and attribution of interactive processes at multiple scales e.g. a farmer’s decisions are influenced by global commodity prices and local environmental conditions, such as soil moisture. The priority will be to establish observing systems in data-poor regions with high Earth System impact, to maximize the science value for each increment of new data. The system shall be designed with human and technological capacity building as a priority. The system should be flexible and adaptable to changing questions, scales, conditions and technology to allow for decadal-centennial operation. The Merton Initiative: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas, WCRP