Difference between revisions of "Air Quality Breakout, ESIP 2013 Winter Meeting"

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== Notes from Breakout Sessions ==
 
== Notes from Breakout Sessions ==
ESIP Air Quality Working Group (AQWG)
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ESIP Air Quality Working Group (AQWG) and GEO Air Quality Community of Practice (AQCoP)
 
 
GEO Air Quality Community of Practice (AQCoP)
 
  
 
Thursday, January 10, 2013
 
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'''SESSION 2 PARTICIPANTS'''
 
'''SESSION 2 PARTICIPANTS'''
 
''In Person'': Richard Eckman, Stefan Falke, Greg Frost, Rudy Husar, Ann Keane, Terry Keating, Ken Keiser
 
''In Person'': Richard Eckman, Stefan Falke, Greg Frost, Rudy Husar, Ann Keane, Terry Keating, Ken Keiser
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''Remote'': Zac Adelman, Sarav Arunachalam, Steve Keppler, Martin Schultz, Uma Shankar
 
''Remote'': Zac Adelman, Sarav Arunachalam, Steve Keppler, Martin Schultz, Uma Shankar
  
  
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
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'''INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS'''
  
 
'''Rudy Husar, Erin Robinson, Stefan Falke''' – ''Overview of AQWG and AQCoP ''
 
'''Rudy Husar, Erin Robinson, Stefan Falke''' – ''Overview of AQWG and AQCoP ''
 
(See Falke and Husar presentation files)
 
(See Falke and Husar presentation files)
  
1. Role of ESIP in AQCoP:
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*Role of ESIP in AQCoP:
Neutral space for coordination and interaction
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**Neutral space for coordination and interaction
Bringing together people at technical practitioner level  
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**Bringing together people at technical practitioner level  
Support technical infrastructure for science applications
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**Support technical infrastructure for science applications
Provide virtual interaction as well as human interaction
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**Provide virtual interaction as well as human interaction
ESIP critical to AQCoP functions
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**ESIP critical to AQCoP functions
  
2. History and Work of ESIP AQ Cluster/WG, Connections to GEO AQCoP:
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*History and Work of ESIP AQ Cluster/WG, Connections to GEO AQCoP:
 
AQ Cluster has connected lots of data systems and programs, through efforts like DataFed
 
AQ Cluster has connected lots of data systems and programs, through efforts like DataFed
 
Need to figure out what’s still operational in this network
 
Need to figure out what’s still operational in this network
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ADN Solta 2011 Meeting: connect the connectors to create a network
 
ADN Solta 2011 Meeting: connect the connectors to create a network
  
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Martin Schultz – European Perspectives on AQCoP; JOIN
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'''Martin Schultz''' ''European Perspectives on AQCoP; JOIN''
 
(See Schultz presentation file)
 
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More model and data comparison tools
 
More model and data comparison tools
  
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Claire Granier – ECCAD
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ECCAD delivers emission inventories and ancillary data
 
ECCAD delivers emission inventories and ancillary data
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Next steps: Include more GHGs, toxics
 
Next steps: Include more GHGs, toxics
  
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Greg Frost – Emissions Data Needs, Issues, and Interoperability from the GEIA Perspective
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'''Greg Frost''' ''Emissions Data Needs, Issues, and Interoperability from the GEIA Perspective''
 
(See Frost presentation file)
 
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Suggest changing name of GEO AQCoP to “Air Quality and Atmospheric Composition CoP”
 
Suggest changing name of GEO AQCoP to “Air Quality and Atmospheric Composition CoP”
  
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Uma Shankar – UNC/CMAS Efforts
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'''Uma Shankar''' ''UNC/CMAS Efforts''
 
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Recommends not duplicating efforts, and keeping CMAS involved, especially due to limited resources on US side
 
Recommends not duplicating efforts, and keeping CMAS involved, especially due to limited resources on US side
  
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Terry Keating – Issues of interest to AQWG/AQCoP
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1. Bringing satellite data into AirNow
 
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Recommend defining co-chairs, secretariat, steering body
 
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GROUP DISCUSSION
 
  
1. Name of AQCoP
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''1. Name of AQCoP''
 
Recommend that we include “Atmospheric Composition” in name
 
Recommend that we include “Atmospheric Composition” in name
 
Need to let GEO know about this change
 
Need to let GEO know about this change
 
Alert ESIP?
 
Alert ESIP?
  
2. AQ Governance
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''2. AQ Governance''
 
Telecon to formalize the governance - Beginning of February?
 
Telecon to formalize the governance - Beginning of February?
 
Need some governance in place before we call another meeting of the CoP  
 
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Need improved forum for communication and coordination
 
Need improved forum for communication and coordination
 
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Notes from Breakout Sessions

ESIP Air Quality Working Group (AQWG) and GEO Air Quality Community of Practice (AQCoP)

Thursday, January 10, 2013

SESSION 1 8:30-10:00 GMT-5

SESSION 2 10:30-12:00 GMT-5

SESSION LEAD: Ann Keane (NOAA)

SESSION 1 PARTICIPANTS In-person: Richard Eckman, Stefan Falke, Greg Frost, Rudy Husar, Ann Keane, Terry Keating, Chris Lynnes, Kelly Monteleone, Erin Robinson

Remote: Jennifer Davis, Claire Granier, Praveen Noojipady, Martin Schultz, Uma Shankar, Wenli Yang


SESSION 2 PARTICIPANTS In Person: Richard Eckman, Stefan Falke, Greg Frost, Rudy Husar, Ann Keane, Terry Keating, Ken Keiser

Remote: Zac Adelman, Sarav Arunachalam, Steve Keppler, Martin Schultz, Uma Shankar


INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS

Rudy Husar, Erin Robinson, Stefan FalkeOverview of AQWG and AQCoP (See Falke and Husar presentation files)

  • Role of ESIP in AQCoP:
    • Neutral space for coordination and interaction
    • Bringing together people at technical practitioner level
    • Support technical infrastructure for science applications
    • Provide virtual interaction as well as human interaction
    • ESIP critical to AQCoP functions
  • History and Work of ESIP AQ Cluster/WG, Connections to GEO AQCoP:

AQ Cluster has connected lots of data systems and programs, through efforts like DataFed Need to figure out what’s still operational in this network Timeline of AQ Cluster, AQWG, GEO AQCoP activity ESIP Clusters meant to be short term. As interest and goals become longer term, AQ Cluster became AQWG As AQWG, group involved with ESIP activities, governance, eligible for support, etc Stefan ran logistics for AQWG during much of its history AQWG presented themselves to GEOSS as self-organized grouping AQWG loaded in AQ datasets, built interoperable systems, contributed to best practices collection AQCoP Regional Clusters for North America, Europe, India ESIP wiki provides workspace for AQWG & AQCoP Goal is an interoperable AQ Data Network (ADN) Tour of ESIP GEO AQCoP workspace ADN Solta 2011 Meeting: connect the connectors to create a network


Martin SchultzEuropean Perspectives on AQCoP; JOIN (See Schultz presentation file)

1. AQCoP/ADN issues: 1st meeting - Solta 2nd meeting - Dublin AQCoP mailing list – need to increase usage Confusion on the European side about GEO AQCoP Delineate better who is doing what, try to make that clear to EU folks Continue series of workshops Propose next workshop in Boulder this fall

2. JOIN – Jülich OWS Interface ECCAD data served up – example overlay ACCMP and PAN data from model JOIN is ready for users as of last week Jülich test system still available until end of month Next steps for JOIN: Restructuring and public release of core code – preparing for public release of the code, can port to ECCAD, IAGOS groups, CIERA Support: MACC, IGAS (Toulouse IAGOS data), EPA, FZ Jülich, EU, HTAP

3. MACC requests of AQCoP: (MACC = EU’s chemical forecasting effort) Better user management Direct linking to specific data sets and views Consolidate metadata profile and publish metadata records – still working on best practice recommendations

4. HTAP requests of AQCoP: (HTAP = intercontinental pollutant transport model intercomparison exercise) Geneva meeting in mid-March Linkage to met.no server (new HTAP archive) More model and data comparison tools


Claire GranierECCAD

ECCAD delivers emission inventories and ancillary data Ether – European Earth Science network Links to Julich server Making the data useful to a broad community, simple to use tools Next steps: Include more GHGs, toxics


Greg FrostEmissions Data Needs, Issues, and Interoperability from the GEIA Perspective (See Frost presentation file)

Motivation for improving emissions data Overview of GEIA’s mission and goals Examples of GEIA activities, including ECCAD and CIERA portals GEIA relies heavily on its partnership with AQCoP Scientific and technical needs for improving access and analysis of emissions data Suggest changing name of GEO AQCoP to “Air Quality and Atmospheric Composition CoP”


Uma ShankarUNC/CMAS Efforts (See Shankar presentation file)

Support EPA capabilities for regional chemical transport modeling and emissions Perspective and needs for delivering data to EPA and other US regulatory entities Engage groups who provide various data sets for emission modeling (land cover, etc) in AQCoP – data are distributed all over the place, but not connected right now

CMAS carries out its efforts through work assignments

Modeling platforms from OAQPS and what’s being done in ORD are not well connected

Emission Modeling Framework database – Zac Adelman, Uma EPA’s data could be made available through this database Recommends not duplicating efforts, and keeping CMAS involved, especially due to limited resources on US side


Terry KeatingIssues of interest to AQWG/AQCoP

1. Bringing satellite data into AirNow

2. HTAP Example of why we need a GEOSS Next meeting in Geneva, March 18-22, in conjunction with WMO’s 2013 conference Details at http://www.htap.org/ Objectives: Establish science, evaluations, analyses to be done in HTAP Status of information infrastructure that’s been created for HTAP

Could expand Martin Schultz group’s system built for HTAP Phase 1

Modeling resources: Data at Julich and met.no (AeroCom) Ensemble system at JRC Atmospheric Brown Cloud Asia MICS Asia (Tokyo, China) – Asian modeling RSIG – regional modeling exercises

Observations: Surface – NILU (EBAS) Aircraft – ATOM (NASA Langley) Satellite – NASA GIOVANNI, Atmos Comp Portal

Emissions: GEIA/CIERA – one platform to deliver HTAP emissions ECCAD – another platform to deliver HTAP emissions; in process of modifying to accept information at higher resolution

Development of analysis tools that draw on these databases Some work at DataFed, MACC to develop tools: this effort could be expanded

3. North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation Climate Information System CEC had a scoping project about this – decided to focus on emissions; identified need for web services approach to delivering these data 3 countries working on online database of GHG and BC emissions Proposals due next week, select contractor by end of January, work done by end of July Tri-national national-level database focused on GHGs, BC, and related emissions Terry will connect contractor to AQCoP

4. AQCoP Governance Wiki discussion initiated Recommend defining co-chairs, secretariat, steering body


GROUP DISCUSSION

1. Name of AQCoP Recommend that we include “Atmospheric Composition” in name Need to let GEO know about this change Alert ESIP?


2. AQ Governance Telecon to formalize the governance - Beginning of February? Need some governance in place before we call another meeting of the CoP In addition to “top-down” structure, need “bottom up” governance Need technical committee to deal with network issues: data catalog, metadata… Perhaps defining these tasks as working groups? High-level umbrella steering group necessary for strategic planning and to secure resources Need improved forum for communication and coordination Suggestion to nominate 2 interim chairs or conveners to help organize meetings and coordinate efforts



Proposed Agenda

January 10 8:30-10:00 GMT-5

  • Introduction to the GEO AQ CoP - Rudy Husar
  • Discussion of CoP Governance and issues raised during the session. To be continued in the second session.

Some of topics to cover might be:

  • what data is provided
  • what technologies are used
  • who is using the data for what
  • what difficulties have you encountered
  • what is needed for future development

January 10 10:30-12:00 GMT-5

This session will cover issues raised in the first session. Some potential topics:

  • Issues faced by modelers in accessing data services.
  • Issues of accessing data services
  • Issues of publishing data services
  • Existing metadata standards and conventions
  • Use cases for the existing services
  • Discussion of technologies for access to large data for various types of post-processing web services. The IRODS group may be presenting at ESIP as well.
  • How to proceed with metadata data developments started in Dublin.
  • Discussion of the next versions of WCS and DAP.
  • Data conventions for distributing point data.
  • Data catalog registration and search access. Does AQCoP need a faceted search i.e. [1]?

The goal of these two sessions will be to gain a better understanding of how the community is working and what work needs to be done to meet the broader scientific priorities.