NASA_Data.pptVIP

March 3, 2008 NASA Langley Research Center NASA Derived and Validated Climate Data For RETScreen Use: Description and Access Paul Stackhouse NASA Langley Research Center Charles Whitlock, Bill Chandler, Jim Hoell, Dave Westberg, and Taiping Zhang Science Systems Analysis, Inc. NASA Strategic Goals and Applied Sciences NASA Strategic Goal 3: Develop a balanced overall program of science, exploration, and aeronautics …. NASA Sub-goal 3A: Study Earth from space to advance scientific understanding and meet societal needs. NASA’s Earth science program: develop a scientific understanding of Earth’s system and its response to natural or human-induced changes to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards partner for global modeling and assimilation of observations for science and applications NASA’s Earth Applied Sciences program: benchmark NASA research results into policy and management decision-support tools support tools vital for the Nation’s environment, economy, safety, and security. Researching Science Questions How is the global Earth system changing? What are the primary forcings of the Earth system? How does the Earth system respond to natural and human-induced changes? What are the consequences of changes inthe Earth system for human civilization? How well can we predict future changes to the Earth system? NASA Observing Spacecraft for Earth System Research Earth System Science Models for Research and Applications NASA Parameters For RETScreen Retrieving NASA ParametersSSE Release 6.0 NASA Data Project Improvements Meteorological Products Improved Atmospheric model and assimilation system Surface parameters computed at doubled the spatial resolution Improved validation relative to US/NOAA National Climate Data Center; observations matched in time and space Solar Energy products Improved solar energy algorithms including total, direct and diffuse irradiance and related products Improved validation using longer records