1. NOAA Hydrology Program Geoff Bonnin Office of Hydrologic Development NOAA National Weather Service 301-713-0640 x103 Geoffrey.Bonnin@noaa.gov Geoff Bonnin Office of Hydrologic Development NOAA National Weather Service 301-713-0640 x103 Geoffrey.Bonnin@noaa.gov

2. Topics NOAA Hydrology Program Strategy Hydrology Science Plan Data Issues NOAA Hydrology Program Strategy Hydrology Science Plan Data Issues

3. Hydrology Program Internal Strategy Integrate activities across NOAA organizational structures –Integrated Water Forecasting –Focus on user’s information needs Coastal Estuary River Information Services –Summit to the sea –Address diverse customer needs through Integrated modeling Leveraging many data sources Derived products and services targeted at different user groups Integrate activities across NOAA organizational structures –Integrated Water Forecasting –Focus on user’s information needs Coastal Estuary River Information Services –Summit to the sea –Address diverse customer needs through Integrated modeling Leveraging many data sources Derived products and services targeted at different user groups

4. Hydrology Program External Strategy Collaborative activities among Federal water agencies Focus on improved synergy and effectiveness Integrated Water Resources Science and Services ( IWRSS) Collaborative activities among Federal water agencies Focus on improved synergy and effectiveness Integrated Water Resources Science and Services ( IWRSS)

5. IWRSS Focus Areas Integrated Water Resources Services –Substantial Stakeholder Engagement, Enhanced Communications –Integrated Data/Service/Product Delivery – Unified National Portal –Training and Outreach, Improved Risk Information and Communication System Interoperability, Collaborative Tools and Workflow –CHPS/CWMS Interoperability, Data Synchronization, Incorporation of Models, Toolkits for access/analysis and collaborative operational workflow Common Operating Picture –Geo-intelligence, Enterprise GIS for Water Resources and Hydrologic Prediction Integrated, Sustainable Water Resources Modeling/Forecasts –Implementation of National Integrated Gridded Water Resources Forecast System –Basic short-term ensemble water budget forecasts at ~1 km 2 resolution for U.S. –Advanced modeling for demonstration areas; transition best to national –Advanced river and flood forecasting models, including linkage to coastal/estuary, groundwater, and water temperature and quality Integrated Water Resources Services –Substantial Stakeholder Engagement, Enhanced Communications –Integrated Data/Service/Product Delivery – Unified National Portal –Training and Outreach, Improved Risk Information and Communication System Interoperability, Collaborative Tools and Workflow –CHPS/CWMS Interoperability, Data Synchronization, Incorporation of Models, Toolkits for access/analysis and collaborative operational workflow Common Operating Picture –Geo-intelligence, Enterprise GIS for Water Resources and Hydrologic Prediction Integrated, Sustainable Water Resources Modeling/Forecasts –Implementation of National Integrated Gridded Water Resources Forecast System –Basic short-term ensemble water budget forecasts at ~1 km 2 resolution for U.S. –Advanced modeling for demonstration areas; transition best to national –Advanced river and flood forecasting models, including linkage to coastal/estuary, groundwater, and water temperature and quality

6. IWRSS Integration Focal Points Other major integration focal points will be incorporated as IWRSS evolves –e.g. Other NOAA Assets, Bureau of Reclamation, USDA, EPA, FEMA, NASA, International Other major integration focal points will be incorporated as IWRSS evolves –e.g. Other NOAA Assets, Bureau of Reclamation, USDA, EPA, FEMA, NASA, International

7. Office of Hydrology Science Plan Sets strategic research goals for: –Watershed Processes Surface Infiltration and surface runoff Soil moisture and temperature Groundwater storage and base flow Snow accumulation, sublimation and melt Evapotranspiration Hydraulics (Future) Water Quality (Future) –Forcings Observed and forecast precipitation Observed and forecast air temperature and humidity Winds Short/long-wave radiation and skin temperature –Anthropogenic and natural perturbation to the hydrologic cycle –Ensemble forecasting –Data Assimilation –Verification Sets strategic research goals for: –Watershed Processes Surface Infiltration and surface runoff Soil moisture and temperature Groundwater storage and base flow Snow accumulation, sublimation and melt Evapotranspiration Hydraulics (Future) Water Quality (Future) –Forcings Observed and forecast precipitation Observed and forecast air temperature and humidity Winds Short/long-wave radiation and skin temperature –Anthropogenic and natural perturbation to the hydrologic cycle –Ensemble forecasting –Data Assimilation –Verification

8. Science Plan (cont’d) Each section contains the following topics: –Where we are –What are our partners are doing –Where we want to be –Challenges to getting there –A road map to getting there Available at: –http://www.weather.gov/oh/src/docs/Strategic_Science_Plan_2007-Final.pdf Each section contains the following topics: –Where we are –What are our partners are doing –Where we want to be –Challenges to getting there –A road map to getting there Available at: –http://www.weather.gov/oh/src/docs/Strategic_Science_Plan_2007-Final.pdf

9. Constrained by Lack of Data Networks designed for synoptic meteorology –Not hydrology –Co-operative Observing Program based on manual systems Data arrives too late for use in real-time operations Desperate shortage of observed: –Precipitation –Stream flow and stage (USGS) –Soil moisture –Solar radiation –Etc Radar and satellite based precipitation estimates in mountainous terrain (the west) are poor Networks designed for synoptic meteorology –Not hydrology –Co-operative Observing Program based on manual systems Data arrives too late for use in real-time operations Desperate shortage of observed: –Precipitation –Stream flow and stage (USGS) –Soil moisture –Solar radiation –Etc Radar and satellite based precipitation estimates in mountainous terrain (the west) are poor

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