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IMPACT A climate data visualization tool for marine protected areas

Workshop on Data Visualization to Support Ecosystem Based Management • 5-6 Feb 2012 • Portland, ME. IMPACT A climate data visualization tool for marine protected areas. Karsten Shein NOAA National Climatic Data Center. www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov. Overview.

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IMPACT A climate data visualization tool for marine protected areas

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  1. Workshop on Data Visualization to Support Ecosystem Based Management • 5-6 Feb 2012 • Portland, ME IMPACTA climate data visualization tool for marine protected areas Karsten Shein NOAA National Climatic Data Center www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  2. Overview MPA Needs for Climate Information IMPACT Data Access & Visualization Tool Short demo www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  3. Visualization Graphical display of complex information that renders it more easily comprehensible by the recipient of the information. www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  4. VisualizationWhat is needed? The relevant information A tool that will transform the information An interface that is accessible to the targeted recipient

  5. Visualization providersWhat are the goals of visualization? Who is the audience? What do they need from the tool? Why show the things you show? Is the info and tool comprehensible? Does it require a lengthy explanation or tutorial How transferable is it? Can’t be everything to everyone.

  6. MPA Climate NeedsIdentifying What is Needed • Do we ask, • “What do you need?” • Or should we ask, • “What questions are you trying to answer that require climate information?” • “With whom do you share the information?” • “Where do you go for climate information now?”, and “Why do you go there?” www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  7. MPA Climate NeedsJust a few of the questions being asked What were conditions like when the ecosystem was in optimal health? Is climate behavior consistent across my MPA? What environmental threshold(s) is/are critical to my ecosystem? Will favorable climate conditions shift? How do impacts from climate relate to MPA use? www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  8. MPA Climate NeedsWhat data are needed? • Which data? • OISST (0.25°-1°; D/W/M, 1981-p) • ERSST (2°; monthly 1854-p) • Pathfinder SST (4 km; 2xD 1985-p) • GHRSST (<5 km – 1°, varies) • G1SST (1 km, daily 2008-2013) • HadSST1 (1°; monthly 1870 - 2011) • HadSST2 (5°; monthly 1850-p) • ICOADS (in situ; 1650-p) • SST • Cloud Cover • Wind • PAR • Ocean Color • pH • Salinity • Currents • Precipitation www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  9. MPA Climate NeedsWhat is needed from the data? Extreme events Baseline climatologies Rates of change Other statistics (means, anomalies, …) Regional and local-scale information Climatological Forecasts Climate Literacy www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  10. DataAvailability and Access www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  11. DataAccess Seriously? www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  12. Stellwagen Bank NMS www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  13. Stellwagen Bank NMS www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  14. www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  15. MPA Climate NeedsWhat is needed from the interface? Familiar look, feel, and terminology Unobtrusive flexibility Transparent data management Simultaneous display of variables Ability to access local data Ability to display analyzed results www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov 15

  16. IMPACTIntegrated Marine Protected Area Climate Tools Impacts from climate are driven by far more than temperature or precipitation anomalies, and usually at scales/resolutions far smaller/finer than what is contained in most climate data sets. Complex interactions require the ability to access climate elements and behaviors not traditionally explored in climate impact assessments. • Provide climate information to marine resource managers • Highest quality, relevant and vetted • Answers climate - ecosystem questions • Tools to increase climate literacy • Reduce data complexity and size • Allow integration of climate data with ecological data • Include user perspective and voice throughout • Scalable • User-focused and responsive • Needs-based focus www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  17. What is WCT-IMPACT? User Model Of Data Access Data Center Model Of Data Access Current method of data access and delivery Preferred method of same Going from “drinking from the fire hose” to “sipping a nice cup of tea” Reduce the data volume, filter what remains, and mix with relevant ecological data to produce a desired product. www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  18. Weather and Climate Toolkithttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/wct/ Simple visualization and data export Cross-platform, desktop and command-line application Leverages community tools and standards NEXRAD, GOES, Model (GRIB, NetCDF) Support for generic NetCDF gridded data – includes variety of Radar, Satellite and Model data Online since 2004 www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  19. Who could use WCT-IMPACT? • Target Audience is MPA managers • Primarily focused on managers having minimal science staff • 1700 US Marine Protected Areas (incl. 14 NOAA Marine Sanctuaries) • 5 NOAA Sentinel Sites • ~4500 global MPAs • mean size is 544 sq. km; median = 4.6 sq. km (Wood et al. 2008) • Customizable to: • Water Resource managers • Tourism • Coastal Inundation (e.g. Sandy) • Transportation • Education • Many more …. www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  20. Visualization Capabilities www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  21. Analysis Options Time Series Difference Maps Correlation Maps Conditional Probabilities Trends Climatological Summaries Others as required by managers www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  22. WCT-IMPACT Interface www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  23. WCT-IMPACT InterfaceNWHI SST Example www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  24. WCT-IMPACT InterfaceNWHI Ocean Color Example www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  25. Example Data Provided with WCT-IMPACT Needed for this application: Daily, 32km or finer Your CDR? www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  26. Next Steps Analysis module under development Predictive/Forecasting Module being conceptualized Tutorial module, including a regional rapid response climate team is under development www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  27. Lessons Learned… so far Most users are not “power” users Be careful with the fire hose paradigm Dialog with target audience is essential What we know is not what they know Less is more www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  28. Summary • MPA needs for climate information are varied and many. • Visualization is an important component of MPA climate data access • WCT-IMPACT provides transparent access to large/complex climate data sets. • Integration of variety of data is critical. www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

  29. NCDC Colleagues: Karsten Shein, Climate Services and Monitoring Division Steve Ansari, Climate Services and Monitoring Division Mike Urzen, Remote Sensing Applications Division L. DeWayne Cecil, Global Science and Technology John Stachniewicz, Global Science and Technology GFNMS Colleagues: Dr. Benet Duncan, PACE Kelley Higgason, Director, Ocean Climate Center Special Thanks: Dr. Shaida Johnston, formerly with GST Thank YOu www.ncdc.noaa.gov • climate.gov

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