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The NOAA Climate Services Portal:A New Centralized Resource for Climate

Information (http://www.climate.gov)

Neal Lott (presenting), Eileen Shea, NOAA’s NCDC *David Herring, Frank Niepold, NOAA Climate Program

OfficeJames Boyd, NOAA Coastal Services Center

Scott Handel, NOAA Climate Prediction Center

* NOAA/NESDIS/National Climatic Data CenterAsheville, North Carolina

AMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GAJanuary 2010

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NCS Portal Phase 1 Participating Offices(sponsors in blue)

National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center Climate Services Division Office of the CIO

National Environmental, Satellite, Data and Information Service National Climatic Data Center,

including the IDEA Center NOAA Regional Climate Centers

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research NOAA Climate Program Office Earth System Research Lab

National Ocean Service Coastal Services Center

NOAA Office of the CIO NOAA Office of Education NOAA Information Architect, Office

of the Under Secretary

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Vision

• In the climate context, NOAA’s role is to be an authoritative and credible source of climate data and services for science and society, and an honest broker in its assessments of the state of the climate system and forecasts of its future.

• To succeed in this vision, NOAA’s offices, labs, centers, and partners must work collaboratively, and the Portal will serve as a primary, unifying focal point.

• Existing Web interfaces across NOAA will continue to evolve in concert with the NCS Portal, with increasing seamlessness.

• We do not plan one massive, centralized Website to host and serve all datasets and products; not practical nor doable.

• Rather, think centralized access for users, decentralized process among NOAA personnel for developing & serving products & services.

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Goal and Objectives

Goal: Develop “one-stop” Web portal for discovery & delivery of

NOAA’s climate information, resources, and services

Objectives: Enhance the discoverability, accessibility and usability of climate

data, products, services Enhance interoperability and leveraging of software and

products Implement metadata standards Promote a user focused view and consistent delivery of climate

services across NOAA

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Overview The NCSP will be user/audience-focused, with four

primary components: Climate data and services Climate-watch magazine Climate education Understanding climate

Development of the NCSP is ongoing courtesy of “donated” effort from four NOAA Line Offices

Three workshops held thus far: Asheville NC (host-NCDC) in Aug 08; Charleston SC (host-NOS) in Dec 08, Silver Spring MD (host-NWS & CPO) in Jun 09.

The Phase 1 prototype is now online …. www.climate.gov

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Overview, continued…

One-stop access for NOAA’s climate information

Multiple audiences so multiple avenues to access information ClimateWatch Magazine Data and Services Understanding Climate Education Climate Dashboard, etc

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Overview, continued…

Distributed in nature and standards-based for scalability and compatibility with other efforts

User focused and user driven – feedback required!

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Climate Portal Concept Centralized Access, Decentralized Process

Climate Science

Magazine

Climate Progress

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Climate Education

Page For Peers & Users

For Policy Leaders & Peers

For Public Continuum, Media & Peers

For Educators, Students & Publishers

NOAA Data, Models, & Services

Audience Expert

Subject Expert

Medium ExpertClimate Science

Community

Partnerships

NOAA Comm,Ed Council, Public Affairs, Leg Affairs,

etc.

For everyone

Data & Services

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Office/Center Home Pages

Climate Portal Page

Public facing

Internal Collaborations

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Now, for a few “shots” of what we have thus far……

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ENSO Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly

August 2009 Global Temperatures

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Example of Climate Report – Sep 09

Example of Climate Outlook – Nov 09

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Communities and Sectors

GIS Services Interface

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NOAA Climate Services Portal:http://www.climate.gov

Questions?