Data Support for FAC, Airborne Measurements

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Data Support for FAC, Airborne Measurements

• Nov. 16-17, 2006
• Steven Worley
• CISL/NCAR

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Data Support task

• Organize all Subcommittee information that is
  relevant to facility users
• Enable systematic facilities discovery and usage
  
• The DS will work with each Subcommittee to
• define the needed data and information
• coordinate development of meaningful system
  interfaces
• Build and maintain a living web based resource
  for discovery of shared atmospheric research
  resources
• (platforms, instruments, measurements, etc.)
• DS Subcommittee members
• Steve Williams (co-chair), EOL/NCAR
• Mark Bradford (co-chair), EOL/NCAR
• Ethan Davis, Unidata/UCAR
• Steven Worley, CISL/NCAR

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Where we are nowInitial subcommittee information

• Active and Remote Sensing
• Airborne Platforms
• Emerging Technology
• Satellite Data
• Solar Measurements
• Surface Fluxes and Soils
• Airborne Measurements
• Obvious overlaps with the Airborne Platforms
  Subcom.
• Probably some overlap with others
• Benefits of being last
• Data Support is converging on ideas on how to
  handle the data
• We can look to other groups for a template to
  create a questionnaire for A M

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What information does the DS need?

• From the end user perspective we must
• Provide complete and accurate discovery of what
  resources are available
• Provide sufficient detail to answer the first cut
  assessment question, Is this resource suitable
  for my research?
• Provide linkages and additional 2nd tier detailed
  information for
• users to acquire the resource
• get answers to more technical questions
• If the discussions about DS information get
  bogged down returning to the first two bullets
  can sometimes help clarify questions

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How the DS will handle the questionnaire (input)
phase.Current Vision - consider as draft

• Online web form customized for each Subcommittee
  topic
• Some field entries will be from menus, some will
  be common to all topics, some will be specific to
  a topic, others will be open ended
• The menu constraint will lead to standard
  metadata and consistent system-wide discovery.
• Will show and example later.
• Entered information will be stored in databases
• Initial entries will be held as provisional - a
  process to authenticate entries is TBD. Could
  be by Subcommittee or assigned authority?
• Initial input process will evolve to support
  continued growth, improvement, and maintenance of
  the Facility Resources system.
• Tentative schedule milestones
• 15 December 06, draft questionnaire form ready
  for subcommittee review
• 5 January 07, questionnaire open to for
  contributor input

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Overlaps with Airborne PlatformsSteves
interpretation
Types of information needed Research capabilities

• Research History of aircraft
• Intended use of aircraft (e.g. boundary layer
  measurements, cloud sampling, air chemistry,
  etc.)
• Summary of Past projects
• Types of measurements made in previous projects
• References
• Description of aircraft data system and data
  handling
• Capacity, formats, time synchronization
• Real time aircraft communication system
  description (e.g. satellite communications, etc.)
• Description of available software for processing
  and viewing aircraft data
• Ground support facilities (air-conditioning and
  heating, ground power availability, etc.)

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Overlaps with Airborne Platforms
Types of information needed Research capabilities

• Power available for research use
• Amount and type of power (e.g. 400 Hz, 60 Hz, 28
  V, etc)
• Location of power (cabin, fuselage, etc.), number
  (type?) of receptacles.
• Approximate cooling/heating capacity of cabin
• Description of rack space available for research
  instruments
• Description of available inlets
• Description of available apertures.
• Description (size, weight capacity, etc.) of
  available hard points for external mounting of
  instruments or inlets
• Description of external pods for instruments

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Overlaps with Airborne Platforms
Types of information needed Supplied instruments

• Description of instrumentation available with
  basic aircraft
• Instrument specifications such as range,
  precision, accuracy, calibration method
• Available supporting personnel (instrument
  scientists, engineers, technicians)

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Overlaps with Airborne Platforms
Types of information required user-supplied
instruments

• Installation requirements and procedures (e.g.
  certification and approval procedures)
• Description of available support personnel to
  assist with installations
• Facilities available to support installations
  (spare rack, empty pods, machine shop, etc.)
• Instrument operator/observer limitations (e.g.
  swim test, release of liability, etc.)

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Template example - Active and Remote Sensing

• Instrument
• Instrument Type
• Facility/Network Instrument (e.g. ISS, ARM/SGP)
• Web site(s)
• Location(s) (e.g. fixed lat/lon, mobile, or
  transportable)
• Contact name information w/e-mail address
• Agency
• Fundamental MeasurementOperational Mode
• Measurement Range (e.g. height of measurement)
• Instrument Availability
• How the instrument is requested
• Derived Variables
• Keywords
• Instrument Status (Continuous, experimental,
  laboratory-based, development, etc.)
• References
• Vendor/Manufacturer (w/link)
• Specifications
• Frequency
• Power

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Template, Emerging Technologies
What information do we want in the database?

• List of emerging disruptive technologies and
  corresponding attributes
• Name
• Technology description (AGU abstract, 250 words
  max)
• Status TRL with COTS product as TRL10
• Action translate DoD/NASA TRL for this use. (DM)
• years till available for field use lt3 3-5
  5-10 gt10
• New investment required for development lt100k
  100k-1M 1-10M gt10M
• Projected market - units
• One-off cost 1-10k 10k-100k 100k-1M
  1-10M gt10M
• RD program in place Yes/No
• Developmental sector Fed Gov/ Industry/
  Academic/ Aerospace/ Consumer/ Health Sciences/
  Other
• If Fed Gov, specify NSF/ DoD/ USDA/ NASA/
  NOAA-DOC/ DOE/ DoT/ NIH/ DHS
• PI/developer ltfill in the blankgt
• Key risks or contingencies/critical path ltfill
  in the blankgt
• Whats it good for? What are some potential
  applications? What is the payoff? ltfill in the
  blankgt
• Ease of use unattended/ single operator/
  dedicated team of operators/ -NA-
• Operational platform fixed-ground/ ground
  mobile/ ship-borne/ airborne/ balloon/ satellite
  (check all that apply)
• References web sites ltfill in the blankgt
• Notes

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Wrap up

• DS needs a list of characteristics that define
  Airborne Measurements
• Characteristics gt those feature to
• Provide complete and accurate discovery of what
  resources are available
• Provide sufficient detail to answer the first cut
  assessment question, Is this resource suitable
  for my research?
• Critical compose a draft list prior to end of
  the A M meeting