CDIAC User Working Group (UWG)

1. CDIAC User Working Group (UWG) Dr. Bob Key (Princeton University) – Chair Dr. Bob Drach (LLNL) Dr. Kevin Gurney (Arizona State University) Dr. Bev Law (Oregon State University) Dr. Ken Masarie (NOAA/ESRL) Dr. Diane Pataki (UC-Irvine) Dr. Peter Thornton (ORNL)

2. Charge for the 2nd CDIAC UWG Meeting We seek the User Working Group’s comments on CDIAC’s ► data management practices ► data summaries ► research quality and focus ► information technology activities ► appropriateness and boldness of our future plans Specifically, we ask that the UWG prepare a brief report to capture key points and to summarize comments and recommendations stemming from this second CDIAC UWG meeting.

3. The report should address each of the five major subject areas presented …. • Subject Area 1. Support of the ORNL Climate Change Program • Subject Area 2. Core CDIAC Data Areas • Subject Area 3. Fossil-Fuel Carbon Emissions • Subject Area 4. Information Technology and Data Services • Subject Area 5. Support for Large-Scale Projects and Future Ecosystem-level Experiments

4. The report … and respond to the following questions and considerations: • What is the magnitude of our utility to DOE, the ORNL Climate Change Program, and the climate change research community? • Quality of work (data products, documentation, publications, analyses, etc.) • Quality of services (target audience, outreach, availability and ease of use, etc.) • Emphasis and priorities • What is the scientific impact of our activities? • Productivity (publications, data products, analyses, etc.) • Collaborative projects, interdisciplinary projects • Contributions to synthesis and modeling activities • How appropriate are our plans for future data, research, and information technology activities? • Relevance and importance of our plans to climate-change science, DOE needs, and CDIAC users • Relevance and appropriateness of the plans for CDIAC • Strategic partnerships • Staffing, resource allocation, and infrastructure • Responsiveness to UWG comments from the last UWG meeting

5. AgendaMonday, September 27, 2010Introduction and CDIAC Overview8:45 AM Welcome (Gary Jacobs) 8:50 AM Charge & Agenda for the Meeting (Tom Boden) 9:00 AM CDIAC Overview (Tom Boden)10:15 AM BreakThe Role of CDIAC in the DOE/ORNL Climate Change Program10:30 AM CDIAC’s Role in the ORNL Climate Change Scientific Focus Area (SFA) and Climate Change Science Institute (CCSI) (Dave Bader) 11:00 AM The Earth System Grid (ESG) and Inclusion of CDIAC Data in ESG (Feiyi Wang)11:30 AM DiscussionNoon Lunch

6. Updates on CDIAC Data Activities/Projects 1:00 PM AmeriFlux (Bai Yang)1:30 PM NACP Site Synthesis (Dan Ricciuto)1:50 PM FACE (Lisa Olsen)2:00 PM Oceans (Alex Kozyr) 2:30 PM Break 2:45 PM Atmosphere (TJ Blasing)3:15 PM Climate/Meteorology (Dale Kaiser)3:30 PM NARSTO (Les Hook)3:45 PM HIPPO (Sig Christensen)4:00 PM Break Updates/Demonstrations of CDIAC Information Technologies and Interfaces 4:15 PM Mercury (Ranjeet Devarakonda)4:30 PM CDIAC Web sites (Fred Baes)4:45 PM Data Access Systems – WAVES & AmeriFlux (Misha Krassovski)5:00 PM LeafWeb (Lianhong Gu)5:20 PM Closing Day 1 Discussions 6:00 PM Adjourn & Transport to Hotels7:00 PM Dinner

7. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions 8:30 AM Gridded Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions for AR5 and Uncertainty Quantification (Bob Andres)9:00 AM Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions Verification Requirements (Gregg Marland)9:30 AM Emerging Collaborations in Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gas Data Systems (Bruce Wilson) 10:00 AM Break CDIAC Data Support for Planned and Potential DOE Ecosystem Experiments10:20 AM Overview of the SPRUCE Experiment (Paul Hanson)10:40 AM Overview of the Next Generation Ecosystem Experiment (NGEE) (Stan Wullschleger)11:00 AM CDIAC Data Support for SPRUCE and NGEE (Les Hook) 11:15 AM Wrap-up discussion Noon Adjourn & Lunch 12:30 PM UWG Member Closed Meeting 3:30 PM Debriefing – Brief Summary of Recommendations and Findings from the CDIAC UWG Chair