Ronald J' Birk

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NASA Earth Science and Space Systems benefiting
SocietyGeosciences Technology Development and
Deployment
October 6, 2005

• Ronald J. Birk
• Applied Sciences Program
• Earth-Sun System Division
• NASA Science Mission Directorate

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Over 6 billion people to serve.
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NASA Observing Spacecraft for Earth-Sun System
Research
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Earth System Models
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Extending Data System Architecture
Distribution, Access, Interoperability Reuse
Flight Operations, Data Capture, Initial
Processing Backup Archive
Science Data Processing, Data Mgmt., Data Archive
Distribution
Data Transport to DAACs
Data Acquisition
Tracking Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)
Research
Spacecraft
Education
EOSDIS Science Data Systems (DAACs)
Value-Added Providers
Data Processing Mission Control
NASA Integrated Services Network (NISN) Mission
Services
WWW IP Internet
Interagency Data Centers
REASoNs
Earth System Models
Ground Stations
International Partners
Science Teams (SIPS)
Benchmarking DSS
Measurement Teams
Polar Ground Stations
TECHNOLOGY
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Project Columbia Supports Modeling and Analysis
Research
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Lambda Inspired Architecture
Primary Computer System (NAS)
Back-Up Computer System (NCCS)
GEOS-5 HRF with GEOS-5 initial conditions
GEOS-5 HRF with NCEP initial conditions
GEOS-4/fvGCM
GEOS-5 HRF with GEOS-5 initial conditions
GEOS-5 HRF with NCEP initial conditions
GEOS-4/fvGCM
GEOS-5 HRF with GEOS-5 initial conditions
GEOS-5 HRF with NCEP initial conditions
All model Outputs
All Model Output When Running Back-Up
GEOS-4/fvGCM
GEOS5-DAS
GEOS5/NCEP
GEOS4/NCEP
Permanent and Back-Up Data Storage
0000 GMT
0600 GMT
1200 GMT
1800 GMT
(TBD) GMT
National Lambda Rail (10Gb/s)
GEOS5 Hurricane Track/Intensity
Temporary Data Storage
GEOS4/NCEP Hurricane Track/Intensity
Hyperwall
FSU Super-ensemble (offline) (production)
Hurricane Center FIU, Miami, FL
NAS/258, GSFC/33, GSFC/28 HQ/SMD (5th fl)
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GEOS5 Encouraging Results
GEOS-5 shows early forecast of New Orleans
landfall for Katrina
Sample Training Runs for FY04 hurricane cases
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Solar Storm Simulations with theSpace Weather
Modeling Framework

• Project Goals
• Faster than real-time simulation of the entire
  Sun-Earth system following large geo-effective
  solar storms
• Objectives of Project Columbia Usage
• Simulate the most geo-effective event of the
  Halloween solar storms of October-November 2003

• Significant Results
• Science impacts
• The reconnection rate in the magnetosphere
  strongly controls the temperature and density in
  the lobes and plasma sheet.
• Code Performance (speedups)

Impact Due to Project Columbia Matched
simultaneous observations of six satellites
located at very different regions of the
magnetosphere - a qualitative leap in
magnetospheric physics.
PI Tamas I. Gombosi, CSEM, U. Michigan,
tamas_at_umich.edu URL http//csem.engin.umich.edu
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Integrating Knowledge, Capacity and Systems into
Solutions
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Applications of National Priority
Public Health
January 25, 2005
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Application Focus Areas and Partners
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Air Quality
TOMS-EP
Tasking
EDOS Mission Control
Downlink
Exploitation
EOSDIS DAACs
October 21-23, 2004
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Applying Aerosol Optical Depth for AirNow and
Air Quality Forecasting

• MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) supports
  EPA/NOAA air quality forecasting EPA aerosol
  transport rule making
• Sept. 2003 - successful prototype of technique to
  deliver AOD forecasts to forecasting community.
• EPA supporting transition to operations (FY04
  170K) and follow-on products
• Support from EPA ground sites for NASA INTEX
  field campaign

MODIS aerosol optical depth EPA ground
measurements of PM2.5.
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EPA AIRNow Use of NASA MODIS Data
TERRA MODIS
AQUA-1 MODIS
Direct Broadcast
1030 local overpass
130 local overpass
Terra Aqua Satellite Direct Broadcast of MODIS
instrument data via commercially available
ground station
Products
NASA GFSC DACC
Aerosol Optical Depth (MOD04_L2) Cloud Optical
Thickness (MOD06_L2)
Products (Near Real Time)
DB Aerosol Optical Depth (MOD04_L2) DB Cloud
Optical Thickness (MOD06_L2)
NASA GFSC Science Team
SSEC/CIMSS Univ. of Wisc.Madison (MIPPS)
Products
Algorithms
NOAA OAR/ARL
US EPA AIRNow DMC
NASA LaRC
Products
AIRNow Hourly PM2.5 Data
Products
Products
State Local
EDAS Forecast Data
MODIS/AIRNow Data Fusion Site Static Data
AIRNow Forecasters
Canadian Providences
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Disaster Management
Tasking
EDOS Mission Control
Downlink
Exploitation
EOSDIS DAACs
October 21-23, 2004
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Global Fire Detection and Monitoring
October 21-23, 2004
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Rapid Response Systems Architecture
L1B Data
T30min
Active Fire Maps http//activefiremaps.fs.fed.us
Backup Feed L1B Data
Three times per day
Active Fire Locations
Burn Severity Maps Handcrafted Imagery
T5hrs
Active Fire Locations Selected Imagery
Active Fire Locations GOFC Fire Partners
MODIS L0 Data
T2-5hrs
T5hrs
Active Fire and Corrected Reflectance http//rapid
fire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov
MODIS home page http//modis.gsfc.nasa.gov
Web Fire Maps and Fire Feature Server http//firem
aps.geog.umd.edu
NASA Earth Observatory http//earthobservatory.na
sa.gov
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Flooding in New Orleans

• The false-color Landsat 7 image below shows an
  80 flooded downtown New Orleans on Sept. 7,
  shortly after officials began pumping water back
  into Lake Pontchartrain.

The image above shows New Orleans on Sept. 15,
after much of the floodwater had been pumped out.
Officials estimated 380 cubic meters of water
per second were pumped back into the lake.
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NASA Earth-Sun System Gateway (ESG)
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Earth Sun Gateway Concept
Earth Sun Gateway Portal to data,
information,knowledge about the Earth
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Next Generation Earth Science Missions
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Sensor Web Scenario
Autonomous on-orbit re-tasking based on space
sensor web alert
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Evolving Technology Goals

• Active remote-sensing measurements of atmosphere,
  cryosphere, and Earth surface
• Large deployable antennas and telescopes
• Improved weather, climate, and natural hazards
  measurements
• Intelligent distributed systems
• Advanced communication, on-board reprogrammable
  processors, autonomous network control, data
  compression, high density storage
• Information knowledge capture through 3-D
  visualization, holographic memory and seamlessly
  linked models

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Observations to Knowledge Products
from photons to electrons to neurons
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Toward a Nervous System for Planet Earth

• Accessibility - making all NASA data available
  without restriction
• Interoperability - collaborating on standards and
  protocols, and use of industry standard tools
• Manageability - creating a cyberinfrastructure
  with adequate capacity in computation, storage
  and transfer
• Collaboration - Pursuing within-NASA, national,
  international efforts on all three fronts

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Intellectual Leadership