1. Bill Teng GES DISC UWG May 11, 2011

2. Application Project: ~Extended User Science Data Support Customized data Production of new data Customized tools Integration into user environment Documentation of use Documentation of benefit to user

3. UWG May 11, 2011 REASoN Ag REASoN (2003-2007) USDA FAS; UN WFP Crop Explorer ROSES DECISIONS (2009-2012) DSS-WAOB USDA WAOB GLADSE

4. UWG May 11, 2011

17. To integrate Land Parameter Retrieval Model (LPRM) soil moisture data into operational WAOB GLADSE. [seamless; customized] To integrate LPRM-enhanced EPIC (Environmental Policy Integrated Climate) crop model into WAOB GLADSE. [changes] To leverage existing GES DISC Web services to facilitate integration of project outputs into GLADSE. To evaluate and benchmark impacts of integration of project outputs on GLADSE forecasts. Objectives

18. UWG May 11, 2011 SSI&T of LPRM into S4PM Production of LPRM (L2) [Canadian user] L3 LPRM in progress [Assimilation of LPRM into EPIC to derive RZSM (preliminary results; task modified)] Giovanni-Soil Moisture portal near operational GeoTIFF (samples, using AMSR-E SM) tested by WAOB Baselined WAOB GLADSE Defined metrics – retrospective analysis of analog year comparison Work Done Thus Far

19. UWG May 11, 2011

20. COOP station precipitation 3B42-V6 precipitationAMSR-E soil moisture EPIC RZSM

21. UWG May 11, 2011 Satellite data are complementary to weather station data, in identifying analog years. Results point to possibility of “calibrating” analog analysis methodology in station-rich areas, to be then applied in station-poor areas of the world. Retrospective analog analysis as metric seems feasible. Early Results

22. UWG May 11, 2011 Application Project: ~Extended User Science Data Support Customized data Production of new data Customized tools Integration into user environment Documentation of use Documentation of benefit to user