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Objectives of the ACE TRIM. Joe Casas , ACE Technical and Project Manager. TRIM Objectives. Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) 2013-2017 Arctic Research Plan TRIM Purpose Conduct of the TRIM Agenda. The FY2013-2017 Arctic Research Plan (1 of 2).
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Objectives of the ACE TRIM Joe Casas, ACE Technical and Project Manager
TRIM Objectives • Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) 2013-2017 Arctic Research Plan • TRIM Purpose • Conduct of the TRIM • Agenda
The FY2013-2017 Arctic Research Plan(1 of 2) • Represents call to action for 13 Federal agencies, departments, and offices • To help address some of these Arctic challenges and opportunities, the U.S. Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) • Plan provides a blueprint for effective Federal coordination of Arctic research for the next half-decade to help maintain a U.S. focus on Arctic stewardship for many years to come • Because the Arctic is geographically remote and environmentally harsh, advancing regional knowledge and understanding requires specialized research platforms, instruments and cyberinfrastructure • National policy for Arctic research consists of seven overlapping research areas: • 1. Sea ice and marine ecosystems • 2. Terrestrial ice and ecosystems • 3. Atmospheric studies of surface heat, energy, and mass balances • 4. Observing systems • 5. Regional climate models • 6. Adaptation tools for sustaining communities • 7. Human health • Each of the appropriate Federal organizations must identify and commit with existing activities or create new activities to contribute directly to accomplishing specific aspects of the 2013-2017 Arctic Research Plan for the research areas and infrastructure
The FY2013-2017 Arctic Research Plan(2 of 2) • Chapter 3.0 Research Areas • 3.1 Understand sea-ice processes, ecosystem processes, ecosystem services, and climate feedbacks in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas and the contiguous Arctic Ocean • 3.2 Understand terrestrial ice processes, ecosystem processes, ecosystem services,and climate feedbacks in the Arctic • 3.3 Understand atmospheric surface heat, energy, and mass balances • 3.4 Integrate and continue to deploy a national Arctic observing system and promote international cooperation to create a circumpolar observing system 3.5 Integrate Arctic regional models • 3.6 Assess strengths and vulnerabilities of Arctic communities to impacts of climate change and develop adaptation strategies and tools to maximize sustainability, well-being, and cultural and linguistic heritage • 3.7 Understand factors that affect human health in the Arctic, including infectiousand non-communicable diseases, environmental contamination, climate change, and behavioral and mental health disorders • Chapter 4.0 Research Infrastructure • Table 1 summarizes major infrastructure, including space- and ocean-based assets, aircraft (piloted and unpiloted), and field stations • Table 2 summarizes significant but smaller research tools, with a focus on airborne and ocean-based infrastructure • Table 3 summarizes key assets of cyberinfrastructure that are important for research and education in the Arctic • The Arctic Collaborative Environment (ACE) tool was identified in this Arctic Research Plan as potentially offering a research virtual network cyberinfrastructure capability • for use in facilitating online communication, collaboration and scientific discovery among researchers with an emphasis on Web-based visualization, analysis and interpretation of diverse datasets and information
TRIM Purpose • Provide interactive training on ACE • Explore potential use of ACE in field research, modeling, and educational activities • Identify operational and technical issues for future resolution • Identify new capabilities for future extension
Conduct of the TRIM • Consists of five sessions: • Introduction and Training • Example Research Scenarios • Educational Applications • Introduction to NOAA ERMA® • Discussion of improvements and partnerships • All sessions are fully interactive • If you have a question, ask it, don’t wait for the end • If you are having computer problems, let us know right away and we will assist • If you have a suggestion, please share it
Agenda Monday, 9 September 2013 Tuesday, 10 September 2013 8:30am: Arctic ERMA 9:15am: Recap of ACE 10:30am: Pathways Forward 11:45am: Lunch 1:00pm: Collaborative Opportunities 2:00pm: Recommendations and Actions 3:00pm: Adjourn • 8:30am: Admin Remarks • 8:45am: Welcome • 9:00am: Objectives • 9:10am: Operational Overview • 9:45am: Technical Overview • 11:00am: ACE Training • 12:00pm: Lunch • 1:00pm: Research Scenarios • 3:40pm: Educational Uses • 5:40pm: Adjourn All times are AKDT