Near Term OpportunityNational Integrated Drought Information System.pptVIP

Near Term OpportunityNational Integrated Drought Information System(NIDIS) Moderators Tom Karl (NOAA) Bob Livezey (NOAA) Rappoteurs Jared Entin (NASA) Jay Lawrimore (NOAA) Selection of NIDIS Near Term Opportunity Drought has Major Impacts that affect All Sectors including General Public Declining Water Supplies Expanding Agricultural Impacts Increasing numbers of fires and fire severity More than 6 years of Drought in Western U.S Current drought began in 1998-99 Some areas have experienced their worst drought conditions on record Selection of NIDIS (cont.) Near Term Opportunity Western Governor’s Association Actions 1996: Recommendation for our Nation to prepare for and respond to drought 2000: Creation of National Drought Policy Commission 2003: Partnership with NOAA to improve drought monitoring forecasting 2004: Formal document published recommending NIDIS Western State Perspectives An Important Target for our Working Group Create 2, 6, 10 year NIDIS Target Architectures Using Table 3.1 3.2 developed in the morning session A National Integrated Drought Information System Goals Objectives Implement an integrated national drought monitoring forecasting system Focus on impact mitigation and improved predictive capabilities Create drought early warning system Provide interactive delivery systems via the web Provide education of drought impacts and why drought occurs Format for Workshop Session Morning Session (Review and Refine) Table 1 NIDIS Agency Contributions Table 2 and Figure 1 NIDIS Societal Benefits Table 3.1 NIDIS Products, Services, Observing Systems Table 3.2 NIDIS Decision Support Tools Afternoon Session (Review and Create) Box 3.3 NIDIS Policy/Management Decisions Section 4 2, 6, and 10 year Target Architecture Review Table 1Example Agency Contributions (1 of 1) Figure 1 Societal Benefits (1 of 1) Review Table 3.1Is Table 3.1 Accurate and Complete? Table 3.1 represents Products, Services and Observing Sy