SWOT and the USGS: Some Areas of Mutual Interest, USGS Resources, and Random Thoughts

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SWOT and the USGSSome Areas of Mutual Interest,
USGS Resources, and Random Thoughts

• Jerad Bales
• SWOT Hydrology Workshop
• Columbus, OH
• September 16, 2008

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Please, Not Another Powerpoint Presentation
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USGS Stream Gauge Network
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USGS Ground-Water Network
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USGS Continuous Water-Quality Network
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USGS Historic Daily Suspended Sediment Network
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SWOT and USGS

• Data networks
• Stage Discharge ratings
• Stream geometry
• Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients
• Storm surge coastal change data

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Storm Surge and Coastal Change
Hurricane Ike Network
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Storm Surge and Coastal Change
Hurricane Rita Inundation
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Storm Surge and Coastal Change
Grand Isle, LA
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Storm Surge and Coastal Change
Grand Isle, LAafter Katrina and Rita
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Storm Surge and Coastal Change
Grand Isle, LAAfter Gustav
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SWOT and USGS

• Data networks
• Stage Discharge ratings
• Stream geometry
• Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients
• Storm surge coastal change data
• International activities
• Capacity building
• Contacts through UNESCO, WMO, USAID, etc.

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International Activities
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International Activities
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International Activities
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International Activities
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SWOT and USGS

• Data networks
• Stage Discharge ratings
• Stream geometry
• Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients
• Storm surge coastal change data
• International activities
• Circulation (modeling) Flood Inundation

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Circulation and Inundation
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Circulation and Inundation
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SWOT and USGS

• Data networks
• Stage Discharge ratings
• Stream geometry
• Fluxes of sediment, carbon, and nutrients
• Storm surge coastal change data
• International activities
• Circulation (modeling) Flood Inundation
• Drought and Water Balance

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Some Thoughts

• Free and open exchange of data ?
  Whats the
  mechanism?
• Data archival and metadata
• Data assimilation ?
• Across a range of scales
• Development of tools
• Integration with other aspects of H2O Budget
• Forecasting ?
• Appropriate scale
• Appropriate processes

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For More Information
Dr. Jerad Bales, Director USGS NC Water Science
Ctr 3916 Sunset Ridge Road Raleigh, NC, USA
27607 jdbales_at_usgs.gov ph 1-919-571-4048