1. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey SWOT and the USGS: Some Areas of Mutual Interest, USGS Resources, and Random Thoughts Jerad Bales SWOT Hydrology Workshop Columbus, OH September 16, 2008

2. Please, Not Another Powerpoint Presentation

3. USGS Stream Gauge Network

4. USGS Ground-Water Network

5. USGS Continuous Water-Quality Network

6. USGS Historic Daily Suspended Sediment Network

7. SWOT and USGS Data networks Stage – Discharge ratings Stream geometry Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients Storm surge & coastal change data

8. Storm Surge and Coastal Change Hurricane Ike Network

9. Storm Surge and Coastal Change Hurricane Rita Inundation

10. Storm Surge and Coastal Change Grand Isle, LA

11. Storm Surge and Coastal Change Grand Isle, LA—after Katrina and Rita

12. Storm Surge and Coastal Change Grand Isle, LA—After Gustav

13. SWOT and USGS Data networks Stage – Discharge ratings Stream geometry Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients Storm surge & coastal change data International activities  Capacity building  Contacts through UNESCO, WMO, USAID, etc.

14. International Activities

18. SWOT and USGS Data networks Stage – Discharge ratings Stream geometry Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients Storm surge & coastal change data International activities Circulation (modeling) & Flood Inundation

19. Circulation and Inundation

21. SWOT and USGS Data networks Stage – Discharge ratings Stream geometry Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients Storm surge & coastal change data International activities Circulation (modeling) & Flood Inundation Drought and Water Balance

22. Some Thoughts Free and open exchange of data  What’s the mechanism? Data archival and metadata Data assimilation   Across a range of scales  Development of tools  Integration with other aspects of H 2 O Budget Forecasting   Appropriate scale  Appropriate processes

23. For More Information Dr. Jerad Bales, Director USGS NC Water Science Ctr 3916 Sunset Ridge Road Raleigh, NC, USA 27607 jdbales@usgs.gov ph: 1-919-571-4048