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1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California Cover red line Cover red line Cover red line Cover red line Cover red line Cover SWOT Mission Applications 20 June 2014 A. Andral (CNES), M. Dejus (CNES), M. Srinivasan (JPL), C. Peterson (Stennis) Applications Leads

2. SWOT Applications Working Group (SAWG) • Srinivasan, Peterson, Andral, Dejus– SWOT Applications Leads • Yi Chao, RSS – Ocean Lead, NASA • Ed Beighley, Northeastern U. – Hydrology Lead, NASA • Rosemary Morrow, LEGOS – Ocean Lead, CNES • Jean Francois Cretaux, LEGOS – Hydrology Lead, CNES • Bob Arnone, USM at Stennis SC • Sylvain Biancamaria, LEGOS • Phil Callahan, Caltech JPL • Faisal Hossain, U. Washington • Laurence Houpert, CNES • Gregg Jacobs, NRL • Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Ifremer-Mercator Ocean • Dennis Lettenmaier, U. Washington • Delwyn Moller, RSS • TamlinPavelsky, U. North Carolina • Robert Saint-Jean, CSA

3. Status & Phase A • SDT, SAWG • SWOT Applications Working Groups established; most members from SDT • Applications session at Jan ’13, Jan ’14, Jun ‘14 SDT meetings • Planning for Fall ’14 SAWG meeting, Prelim User/EA meeting • Plan Status • Joint SWOT Applications Plan – finalize Jul 2014 • Joint SWOT Early Adopters Program Guideline – finalize Jul 2014 • Communications • SDT meeting participation; Jan ‘13, Jan ’14, major Project reviews • Conference/meeting talk/poster; GODAE ‘13, OSTST ’13, AGU Oceans ‘14 • Telecons: biweekly SWOT DPA, bimonthly NASA-CNES • NASA Applied Science Program Mission Applications Reviews; semiannual • Web site: http://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/applications • http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/applications.html/ • Blog site: http://swotapplications.wordpress.com/ • Email list: swot.applications.team@jpl.nasa.gov

4. Phase B Plans • Continued SDT participation; Applications Splinter, Working Group meeting • Implement Early Adopters Program • Author papers, articles, conference talks/posters • Applications-relevant science support: ROSES--TOSCA, joint NASA ASP/SMD proposal calls • User workshops; semiannual • Capacity building activities: SERVIR • Solicit NASA AS-funded and ROSES-TOSCA studies to enable leveraged applications development • Regular SAWG telecons and meetings • Joint applications products; poster, brochure, exhibit elements, web elements, videos (English/French)

5. Early Adopters • Modeled on successful SMAP program • SWOT Early Adopter Program Guide outlines approach/call • Use data products prior to launch (simulated/proxy, calval, AirSWOT, other missions) • Conduct pre-launch applications research/work to streamline & accelerate use of data sooner after launch • Provide feedback on products and format to increase applications value of SWOT • Early Adopters supply resources to accomplish these activities • SAWG & SDT will identify organizations with clearly-defined needs or interest for SWOT-like data products to demonstrate the utility of SWOT for applications & decision-making • Seek public & private sector international participants SMAP Early Adopters

6. Applications Studies Applications Proposals to NASA ASP and TOSCA – CNES • Submitted Feb ’13, approved, awaiting funding:Flood Forecasting Toolbox – F. Hossain • Submitted Aug ‘13, awaiting response: Monitoring and Managing Estuaries & Deltas – Y. Chao, E. Beighley, D. Moller • Funded Sep ‘13: AirSWOT Sacramento Bay Delta Applications Demonstration – PostDoc Claire Michaelovsky; PIs, E. Rodriguez, K. Andreadis • SWOT and transboundary basins management - S. Biancamaria, S. Calmettes, J-F Crétaux. • Characterization and modeling of the hydrological variability in the coastal zones in the framework of the SWOT mission. Example of Seine and Gironde estuaries - B Laignel, I. Turki, L. Chevalier Example of flood application - ‘Crossing the ‘Valley of Death’: Lessons learned from implementing an operational satellite-based flood forecasting system, F. Hossain, et al, AMETSOC Ganges-Brahmaputra River Basin showing dams (red) and cross-tracks of Jason-2 satellite. Web portal display of dynamic flood forecasting services. Source: F. Hossain, UW

7. Current considerations for Applications • Data product format; swath (regional), gridded (various), delivery format (UGI, tools, datasets, files, KML), AirSWOT study wrt data? • Data volume; global vs. regional, targets or ‘type’ data sets • Data latency: user needs vs science req., NRT/data delay • Data quality & resolution • Identifying users (orgs & individuals): User database/survey • User needs; SAWG meeting & user workshop • Don’t ‘oversell’ SWOT to users

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9. Summary • Finalize, begin implementation of SWOT applications plan, enhance info on webpage, and collaborate with SWOT SDT/SWG (hydrology, ocean, coastal) for connections to operational users • Finalize & implement Early Adopters Program, survey, identify community of practice/potential, beginning with SDT • Characterize and summarize key applications and existing or potential users • Support AirSWOT, seek opportunities to enhance data usability as ‘simulated SWOT data’ • Joint outreach to promote SWOT • Continue international collaboration on joint applications efforts • SWOT Applications Working Group meeting/user workshop – planning. Need for the right materials and right users. • Propose joint NASA ASP-Science ROSES, TOSCA, form teams to address long-lead times, planning, resources • Need of interactions between project, science and application teams

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11. SWOT Applications WG summary • Final comments on Draft SWOT Applications Plan & Draft Early Adopter Program Guide requested from SAWG. Next: send to Project • Data products wrt Applications: use, analysis, retrieval, latency —different than science needs • Users: Survey SDT members for key user orgs for Early Adopters, online user survey-iterate to understand needs, user database • “SWOT 101”, intro webinar to introduce SWOT science & plan to user community-iterate with SAWG • Next SAWG, 1st User workshop – D.C. region, streaming or webinar or corollary in France • SWOT intro, proxy data sets • Showcase/demo of current activities • Gather feedback; current uses, data requirements, experience w/remote sensing, capabilities, etc.

12. SAWG/1st User workshop • ~2.5 days, U.S. Washington D.C region • Concurrent (online/webinar) or later – France • ‘SWOT 101’ (“SWOT for Dummies”) introduction on science, technology, methodology, projected data products: before workshop as webinar or first part of workshop? • Provide selected ‘proxy’ (simulated, AirSWOT, existing altimetry, SRTM, other?) to users • Interactive tutorial session to demonstrate general use & capabilities • User showcase of their work (1/2 day) • Gather user feedback on needs, current data use/formats, via online survey

13. Discussion • Data: • Volume: • non research users – simpler products (science vs. “application product”) • toolboxes, gridded, layered, KML? • non-national-level (USGS, NOAA) interested in smaller regions, • Latency: currently ~10 mos. CalVal, 45 days to PODAAC & AVISO; user needs vs science req., NRT/data delay? • Mission lifetime & data continuity • Users/Early Adopters: • SDT members source of some initial Early Adopters: wide range, specific • Survey • Database • Workshop (NASA ASP-funded) • SAWG: • Propose joint ASP-Science ROSES/TOSCA, form teams to address long-lead times, planning, resources

14. NASA Applications Organization Chart NASA SMD ESD E. Lindstrom NASA Applied Science representation JPL ES&TD Director Diane Evans JPL SWOT Project support JPL-NASA Applied Science liaison Becky Castano NASA Applied Science Program Director Lawrence Friedl SWOT Project Manager Parag Vaze NASA AS Water Resources Program Applications Lead Brad Doorn Science Definition Team Lee Fu CNES Application Leads Alice Andral Michel Dejus Deputy Program Application (DPA) Leads Margaret Srinivasan Craig Peterson Applications Working Group Early Adopters Authority Coordinating

15. CNES Applications Organization Chart CNES Earth Science Mission Directorate - SMD Selma Cherchali SWOT Project Manager ThierryLafon CNES Applied Science Program Director Selma Cherchali Project Science Leads Rosemary Morrow &Jean-François Crétaux CNES Application Leads Alice Andral Michel Dejus NASA – JPL Application Leads Margaret Srinivasan Craig Peterson Applications Working Group Early Adopters Authority Coordinating

16. SWOT Applications-Mission Life Cycle • Phase A: • Web site development • Applications Strategy and Plan for mission created • Initiate Database of user community individuals • Develop Early Adopter Plan • Formation of the Applications Working Group and designated lead on the Science Definition Team • Participation in SWOT SDT meetings (Applications Splinters) and relevant conferences (presentations, posters, papers) • White paper from Phase A lessons learned • Phase B: • Workshop with targeted science communities to communicate key model, observation and applied science opportunities and requirements. • Participation in SWOT SDT meetings and relevant conferences • Early Adopters identified and cooperative agreements set up to target key integration goals. • Newsletters, articles and other communication strategies to expand the community of potential. • Applications-relevant science support • Phase C/D: • Description and provision of test and cal/val datasets to the community of practice; • Communication: conference presentations and papers; newsletter and journal articles on user interactions to expand the community of potential. • Annual workshops, focused on applied science results from the Early Adopters; • Participation in SWOT SDT meetings and relevant conferences • Operations: • Documenting decision support provided by mission data through newsletters, journal articles, conference presentations of applications of data; • Participation in SWOT SDT meetings and relevant conferences • Community interaction and support of data reprocessing and improvement • Participation of calibration/validation of data quality, format, issues; • Evaluating and reporting on verified uses of mission data