Session 5A From Data to Decisions: Producing  Actionable and Accessible Earth Information Systems I

Tuesday, 14 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
345 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Cochairs:
Sujay V. Kumar, PhD, GSFC, HSL, Greenbelt, MD and Rebecca Peters, Newark, DE

To understand our changing planet, scientists and researchers often rely on observational datasets that are collected, processed, and released on many platforms worldwide. These datasets are incomplete unless synthesized with the understanding of Earth system science. These data products can be optimally utilized through co-development with stakeholder inputs. Leveraging technologically advanced cyberinfrastructure and visualization platforms is critical to the success of providing accessible Earth system information.

In this session, we would like to showcase initiatives on applicable information systems of Earth system science disciplines. We invite contributions describing various aspects of information systems, including their scientific foundation, organization, technical design, and approaches to stakeholder engagement. Lastly, we invite perspectives from both scientists and stakeholders on general strategies for how best to enable, uptake, and/or use of Earth science information through different methods of production and dissemination.

Papers:
8:30 AM
5A.1
NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) - Helping to Change the Landscape for Engineers
Jenny Dissen, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Asheville, NC; and A. Simonson, P. Keown, K. Szura, O. Brown, J. Brannock, and D. Willett

9:00 AM
5A.3
The UT City Climate CoLab
Allysa Rose Dallmann, The

9:15 AM
5A.4
9:30 AM
5A.5
Here Comes the Rain: A New Approach to Communicating Urban Rain Rates to Support Decision-Making
Kathryn Semmens, Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA; and R. A. H. Carr, B. Montz, K. Maxfield, J. A. Nelson Jr., D. Bright, and E. Bower

9:45 AM
5A.6
Understanding and Evaluating HeatRisk Forecasts for Public Health: A Comprehensive Assessment of Heat-Related Impacts Using Syndromic Surveillance Information
Ambarish Vaidyanathan, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; and A. Gates and M. Staudenmaier Jr.

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