1. Reducing Barriers to the Use of Climate Data in Adaptation Planning Richard B. Rood AMS Annual Meeting January 9, 2013 Thanks to NCPP Core Team and Laura BrileyNCPP Core Team Related Talk: 4:30, Room 16A, Narrative InformationNarrative Information

2. Outline Knowledge System –Definition –Model Translational Information –Description –Example Design Consideration for Specific Problem Role of Standards and Services Conclusion Draw a single thread through a complex problem

3. Knowledge System Need to bring together disparate information and different points of view to develop strategies for applied problem solving Key to development of successful strategies: iterative process or co- development with information providers and information users Cash et al: 2002 Lemos & Morehouse, 2005 Dilling & Lemos, 2011

4. Knowledge System, Science Focused Two Points –This figure overstates the role of “science” in the knowledge systems –I choose not to draw a line between the two bubbles, as the relation between “science” and the application is not direct. Science & Research Applications

5. Heuristic Knowledge System Science & Research Applications Disciplinary Knowledge Disciplinary Knowledge Political Local Reality Budget Etc. These elements sit in a complex and changing relationship within any specific application, as well as across multiple applications.

6. Heuristic Knowledge System Science & Research Applications Disciplinary Knowledge Disciplinary Knowledge Political Local Reality Budget Etc.

7. Common Structure of Problem Solving Science & Research Applications Disciplinary Knowledge Disciplinary Knowledge Political Local Reality Budget Etc. GLISAclimate.orgGLISAclimate.org (design presentation)presentation Drupal: Open Source Content Management Apache Solr: Open Source Search

8. To Support Iterative Co-development “Translation” Tag information (range of descriptors) Translate information across disciplinary boundaries Tailor information to be relevant to specific application Describe uncertainty Provide judgment on usability of information  Knowledge applied to real problems

9. Types of Translational InformationTranslational Information Model Output Digital Information Indices Downscaled GIS Formats Seasonality Fact Sheets Summaries Narratives What has happened? What will happen? What are the impacts? Guidance Judgment Assessments IPCC NCA Local Basic Data Applications Global Regional Local Observations Quality Assessment Homogeneity Images Figures Uncertainty Descriptions Risk Assessments

10. Specific Product: ClimateTranslator Derivatives Exchange (v0) ClimateTranslator -DE Impact Indices: (“Derived” from basic data) Multiple Basic Data Archives USGS GeoDataPortal Earth System Grid … Indices Predefined Defined by users Evaluation Protocols Metrics Observations Geography Define Locality GIS Web Mapping Analysis & Synthesis of Information Definitions, Sources, Metadata, Fact Sheets, Narratives, Guidance

11. Types of Translational InformationTranslational Information Model Output Digital Information Indices Downscaled GIS Formats Seasonality Fact Sheets Summaries Narratives What has happened? What will happen? What are the impacts? Guidance Judgment Assessments IPCC NCA Local Basic Data Applications Global Regional Local Observations Quality Assessment Homogeneity Images Figures Uncertainty Descriptions Risk Assessments

12. Specific Product: ClimateTranslator Derivatives Exchange (v0) Multiple Basic Data Archives USGS GeoDataPortal Earth System Grid … Standards and Services Web Processing Service (WPS) RESTful Web Service Open Geospatial Consortium OpenDAP Common Information Model … ClimateTranslator -DE Impact Indices: (“Derived” from basic data) Musts for Potential Impact - pay explicit attention to interfaces - work towards end-to-end systems - participate in standards and services - directly work in “community” Explicit Implicit

13. Conclusions Introduced the Knowledge System –Must consider the unified, end-to-end nature of the problem Exposed the nature of Translation Information –Cross Interfaces, Coupling, Iterative, Co-generation, Co-production Reduction of barriers requires attention to standards and services to integrate the wealth of existing capabilities Standards and services require participation in community –Explicitly –Implicitly