1. 1 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Climate Services Partnerships Eastern Region Climate Services Workshop Raleigh, North Carolina Judy Koepsell September 17, 2003

2. 2 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Outline What do we mean by “climate services”? How are we going to get there? CSD partnership program Role of regional and field offices

3. 3 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Outline What do we mean by “climate services”?

4. 4 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Real-time monitoring CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Elements of Climate Services

5. 5 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Real-time monitoring –Forecasting products and services CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Elements of Climate Services

6. 6 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Real-time monitoring –Forecasting products and services –Models and technology, model output CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Elements of Climate Services

7. 7 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Real-time monitoring –Forecasting products and services –Models and technology, model output –Observations CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Elements of Climate Services

8. 8 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Real-time monitoring –Forecasting products and services –Models and technology, model output –Observations –Customer education, assistance, and outreach CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Elements of Climate Services

9. 9 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Outline What do we mean by “climate services”? How are we going to get there?

10. 10 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

11. 11 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

12. 12 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

13. 13 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

14. 14 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

15. 15 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

16. 16 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Implementation Plan

17. 17 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Western RCC Desert Research Institute RISA – Pacific Northwest RISA – California RISA – Arizona - CLIMAS High Plains RCC University of Nebraska Midwestern RCC Illinois State Water Survey International Research Institute Northeast RCC Cornell University Climate Prediction Center, Climate Services Division National Climatic Data Center Southeast RCC S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources RISA – Florida Southern RCC Louisiana State University National Center Regional Center RISA’s States Participating In Two Regions RISA – Western Water Climate Diagnostic Center Pacific ENSO Applications Center RISA – New Hampshire NWS RHQ CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Some Partners

18. 18 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Outline What do we mean by “climate services”? How are we going to get there? CSD partnership program

19. 19 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? –Requirements? –When? –Who Pays? –How Do I Apply? –Who Has Participated? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

20. 20 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

21. 21 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

22. 22 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

23. 23 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? –Requirements? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

24. 24 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? –Requirements? –When? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

25. 25 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? –Requirements? –When? –Who Pays? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

26. 26 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? –Requirements? –When? –Who Pays? –How Do I Apply? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

27. 27 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION –Where? –What? –Who? –Requirements? –When? –Who Pays? –How Do I Apply? –Who Has Participated? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

28. 28 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Ryan Boyles, Associate State Climatologist, North Carolina March 2002 CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

29. 29 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Enhanced Climate Database CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Ryan Boyles

30. 30 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Bernie Palmer, MIC WFO Columbia, South Carolina May 2002 CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

31. 31 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION About WFO Columbia How We Currently Use Climatology Other Proposed Uses of Climatology by the WFO Existing Partnerships in Climate Related Activities Additional Proposed Partnerships in Climatology Importance of Climatology Outline CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Bernie Palmer

32. 32 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Additional Proposed Partnerships in Climatology Put current drought in climatological perspective Current 30-year normals include wet years of the 1970s Considering the past 100 years, the current dry period is not so abnormal Develop a flash flood climatology for our County Warning Area Compute flash flood return periods for use in forecasting major flood events CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Bernie Palmer

33. 33 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Mike Baker, Assistant Fire Weather Focal Point WFO Denver/Boulder, Colorado October 2002 CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

34. 34 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Mike Baker

35. 35 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Patti Wnek, Senior HAS Forecaster Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center State College, PA April 2003 CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program

36. 36 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Climatology of Mean Areal Precipitation “I know this is going to be a heavy rain event. Flooding is probable. But how high should I go in my QPF? How much rain should I forecast?” CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Patti Wnek

37. 37 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Climatology of Mean Areal Precipitation CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Patti Wnek

38. 38 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Climatology of Mean Areal Precipitation Heavy precip is a rarity in the Mid Atlantic Most of the time, when there is precip, there is less than ¼” Most record events are with tropical storms Bottom Line… CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Patti Wnek

39. 39 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Climatology of Mean Areal Precipitation Reality… With no updates, climatology became less useful Change in staffing at WFOs – users aren’t aware of its existence or even what the impact of QPF is on their operations CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Patti Wnek

40. 40 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Climatology of Mean Areal Precipitation Continue collaboration with PSU instructors and students Work to update climatology Automate future updates Educate users (HAS Forecasters, Hydrologists, WFO Forecasters, HPC Forecasters Share with other RFCs CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS CSD Partnership Program – Patti Wnek

41. 41 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Outline What do we mean by “climate services”? How are we going to get there? CSD partnership program Role of regional and field offices

42. 42 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

43. 43 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

44. 44 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

45. 45 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

46. 46 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

47. 47 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

48. 48 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

49. 49 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

50. 50 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

51. 51 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

52. 52 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

53. 53 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles

54. 54 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Self training Familiarity with applicable policies/directives COMET course Distance and on-line training Training of site staff “Steward” of data Develop/expand partnerships Identify requirements Downscaling CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Regional and Field Offices -- Roles It all begins with you!

55. 55 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS Topics Covered What do we mean by “climate services”? How are we going to get there? CSD partnership program Role of regional and field offices

56. 56 OCWWS -- CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION Any Questions? CLIMATE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS