Decisions

Decisions Cluster Monthly Teleconference

To be announced

Cluster Meeting Minutes

July 8-9 Santa Barbara (follow-on to Workshop listed below)

Cluster E-mail List

To be announced

Cluster Objectives

An important end use for Earth observational data is to support better informed decisions and policies in the commercial and public sectors. Observations (both real-time and historical) play an important role in reducing the uncertainty inherent in environmental-related decisions. Scientific models provide further value in predicting future states and scenarios, such as those associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions. This Cluster addresses topics such as:

the economic value of Earth science data in decision settings;
data requirements for environmental decisions, policies, and IPCC;
decision making under deep environmental uncertainty;
collaborative environments for assessing scenarios and consequences of decisions involving multiple stakeholders;
case studies in environmental decision-making;
integrated physical-economic models;
perceptions of long-term climatic uncertainty;
tools, services, models, and associated standards for data-driven decision support.