REASoN REASoN Project to link NASA's data, modeling and systems to users in research, education and applications Application of NASA ESE Data and Tools to Air Quality Management Stefan Falke and Rudolf Husar (Co-PIs) Washington University in St. Louis Project Period: Nov 04 – Oct 09 NASA Applied Sciences Program Air Quality Team Meeting October 27-29, Washington, DC

Project “Phases” Technology Development ( ) –DataFed development –Architecture development –Use of web technologies to build online tools for air quality data analysis and decision making Technology Application ( ) –DataFed Workshops (EPA, Regions, States) –Technology Infusion – Data Interoperability –Community building, ESIP, GEOSS

DataFed Federated Data System for Distributed Data Design Concept

DataFed in Use: 2002 Quebec Smoke Event

Standards-Based Service Protocol OGS Standards, WCS, WMS

Airnow DataSpace Dataset Description Dataset Discussion

EPA Application: Exceptional Event Analysis The event not reasonably controllable/ preventable Transported Pollution Transported African, Asian Dust; Smoke from Mexican fires & Mining dust, Ag. Emissions Natural Events Nat. Disasters.; High Wind Events; Wildland Fires; Stratospheric Ozone; Prescribed Fires Human Activities Chemical Spills; Industrial Accidents; July 4th; Structural Fires; Terrorist Attack Show that the cause is in category of uncontrollable/preventableuncontrollable/preventable

Near-Real-Time Data for May 11, 07 GA Smoke Displayed on DataFed Analysts Console Pane 1,2: MODIS visible satellite images – smoke pattern Pane 3,4: AirNOW PM2.5, Surf. Visibility – PM surface conc. Pane 5,6: AirNOW Ozone, Surf. Wind – Ozone, transport pattern Pane 7,8: OMI satellite Total, Tropospheric NO2 – NO2 column conc. Pane 9,10: OMI satellite Aerosol Index, Fire P-xels – Smoke, Fire Pane 11,12: GOCART, NAAPS Models of smoke – Smoke forecast Console Links May 07, 2007May 07, 2007, May 08, 2007 May 09, 2007 May 10, 2007 May 11, 2007 May 12, 2007 May 13, 2007 May 14, 2007 May 15, 2007

The Exceedance would not Occur, But For the Exceptional Event May 5, 2007

DataFed Application/Tech Infusion: Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollutants (HTAP) HTAP Data Network

Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) REASoN program included requirement for at least 0.25 FTE participate in activities like ESIP and the NASA Earth Science Data Systems Work Group (ESDSWG) An air quality focus group met during the 2005 ESIP Winter Meeting to discuss how ESIP might play a role in advancing the use of earth science data in air quality management. Interest is high within ESIP and air quality is recommended as a new ESIP Air Quality “Cluster” datatools,methods,services brings together groups and helps build links among them in order to achieve an effective use of data in decision-making that could not be achieved by any organization acting on its own. datatools,methods,services a) b) c) aids in reuse of data, processing tools and other services so that projects, programs and agencies avoid the end-to-end burden of developing those capabilities or having to create the connections themselves. users

ESIP Air Quality Cluster / Workgroup Timeline “Organic Growth and Evolution” AQ Workgroup Workspace (wiki ) and archive… Jan 2005 ESIP AQ Cluster initiated Mar 2005 ESIP AQ Cluster “straw man” created Spring 2005 “straw man” promotion tour to NASA, EPA Jun 2005 ESIP summer meeting – “straw man” refined Jan 2006 ESIP winter meeting – wiki created Jul 2006 ESIP summer meeting – project info exchange Jan 2007 ESIP winter meeting – project info exchange Jul 2007 ESIP summer meeting – group desire to create interoperable AQ community network Aug 2007 Cluster telecons started Nov 2007 ESIP-EPA-NASA NOx Workshop Jan 2008 ESIP winter meeting Feb 2008 Support to EPA Data Summit Apr 2008 EPA Community AQ Data System on ESIP wiki May 2008 AQ Scenario for GEOSS AIP Sep2008-May2009 GEOSS Arch. Implementation Pilot Oct 2008 Becomes the ESIP AQ Workgroup Jan 2009 ESIP winter meeting Jun 2009 Coordinated GEO Decision Support Proposal (with India) Jul 2009 ESIP summer meeting – “The Santa Barbara AQ meeting” Jul 2009 Movement toward GEOSS CoP Nov 2009 GEO-VI AQ side meeting Jan 2010 ESIP winter meeting (Washington, DC)

GEOSS – The Vision

Interoperability Stack User Provider GEOSS Clearinghouse Core Discovery Metadata/ Machine Metadata OGC W*S Capabilities People-People Extended Structured Metadata ISO Publish Bind Find Service Orientation

Refined Search for AQ Data in uFIND AQ Community Portal AQ uFIND Community Portal Provider GEOSS Clearinghouse Coarse Filter Refined Search

GEOSS AQ Community Catalog uFIND

GEOSS Air Quality Community of Practice (GEO CoP) GEO Perspective: Need conduit for communication with the AQ community Practitioner Perspective: Forum for sharing experiences, information…..++ CoP Motto (by RBH): Connect and Enable (Divide and Conquer)

How you can contribute and benefit Community Building Share your interests and project contributions (like this meeting) Use ESIP for advancing your project objectives (e.g., ‘built-in’ testers, users…) Help define the GEOSS GCI and/or Community of Practice Enhance the Information Infrastructure Become a ‘node’ on the air quality interoperability network Learn best practices in implementing standards for sharing your project data and tools Participate in (and influence) the GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot Use the AQ Community Information Architecture (register your services in GEOSS, find information resources useful for your project) Participate in the development of air quality information networks Collaborate on AQ Science and Research Projects

Interested in participating and building GEOSS? Have AQ Info Need? Make your need be known to CoP Have Data or Model Register them in the GEOSS Catalog Want to Help Building GEOSS? Participate in the AQ Community of Practice