Summaries of Preliminary Reports for GEO US 0901a
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Energy Report
Users
- renewable energy applications
- Solar energy end-users?
Documents had to include:
- Specification of Earth Observation parameters needed by users for renewable energy applications
- reference to EO currently in use for applications with indication of adequacy of the parameter characteristics
Parameter Characteristics:
- Coverage/Extent
- Temporal Resolution
- Spatial Resolution (xyz)
- Timeliness
- Accuracy/Precision
Method:
- Catagorized by energy type and region
- extracted all mentions of EO parameter information by energy type.
- priority EOs are required across multiple energy types
- exposed adequacy where mentioned.
- desired parameter characteristics also mentioned
- Docs that id'd user needs directly were considered primary sources and others were considered secondary.
- Noted derived and measured parameters
Climate Report
User types
- Users interested in understanding science of global climate system to inform decision-makers. Work to characterize state of global climate systems, monitor forcing of climate system...
- Climate modelers, integrated assessment modelers, international community contributing to IPCC
- Users engaged in policy at level of regional or national decision-making.
- regional national gov't
Documents had to include:
Document categories: International consensus, IPCC, Post-2007 IPCC update, regional assessment, Proposed EO missions, other
Parameter Characteristics:
- Coverage/Extent
- Temporal Resolution
- Spatial Resolution (xyz)
- Timeliness
- Accuracy/Precision
Method: