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SWOT and the USGS: Some Areas of Mutual Interest, USGS Resources, and Random Thoughts

SWOT and the USGS: Some Areas of Mutual Interest, USGS Resources, and Random Thoughts. Jerad Bales SWOT Hydrology Workshop Columbus, OH September 16, 2008. Please, Not Another Powerpoint Presentation. USGS Stream Gauge Network. USGS Ground-Water Network.

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SWOT and the USGS: Some Areas of Mutual Interest, USGS Resources, and Random Thoughts

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  1. 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

  15. International Activities

  16. International Activities

  17. 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

  20. 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 H2O 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

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