NASA Great Lakes Workshop

1. NASA Great Lakes Workshop Welcome! Hosted by: Doug Alsdorf, Ohio State University John Lenters, U. Nebraska-Lincoln Eric Lindstrom, NASA HQ Joe Shaw, NASA Glenn funded by: NASA and OSU’s Climate, Water, & Carbon Program

2. Some Thank You’s Lynn Boukalik, NASA Glenn Donna Kolman, NASA Glenn Lynn Everett, Byrd Polar Research Center at OSU Michele Cook, Byrd Polar Research Center at OSU

3. What is NASA Great Lakes? • The Genesis of the workshop: • Several discussions amongst the four of us • Existing and upcoming NASA satellites will measure the water cycle • It makes sense for NASA to have an interest in the Great Lakes

4. Why Are We Here? • The Genesis of the workshop: • Several discussions amongst the four of us • Existing and upcoming NASA satellites will measure the water cycle • It makes sense for NASA to have an interest in the Great Lakes

5. Why Are We Here?

6. Why Are We Here? • The Genesis of the workshop: • Several discussions amongst the four of us • Existing and upcoming NASA satellites will measure the water cycle • It makes sense for NASA to have an interest in the Great Lakes • Goals • To define the roles that NASA could have in advancing the environmental science of the Great Lakes • Readying Great Lakes science for upcoming Decadal Survey satellite missions • Science leads to applications: What are the expected applications of NASA’s involvement in Great Lakes science?

7. Expected Outcomes • Identify and prioritize three key science questions that are of critical importance for the Great Lakes science community and that can be presented to a broader audience for further examination. These questions will be answerable using NASA’s satellite and airborne measurements.

8. Expected Outcomes • Identify and prioritize three key science questions that are of critical importance for the Great Lakes science community and that can be presented to a broader audience for further examination. These questions will be answerable using NASA’s satellite and airborne measurements. • Identify three key applications that would benefit the Great Lakes, and create a pathway that shows the details of how NASA-based measurements and related science could lead to such applications.

9. Expected Outcomes • Identify and prioritize three key science questions that are of critical importance for the Great Lakes science community and that can be presented to a broader audience for further examination. These questions will be answerable using NASA’s satellite and airborne measurements. • Identify three key applications that would benefit the Great Lakes, and create a pathway that shows the details of how NASA-based measurements and related science could lead to such applications. • Develop a white paper and web page discussing the details and outcomes of the workshop. Using the white paper as a starting point, edit and submit for peer-review a shorter, concise paper highlighting the workshop presentations, discussions, and results.

10. Expected Outcomes • Identify and prioritize three key science questions that are of critical importance for the Great Lakes science community and that can be presented to a broader audience for further examination. These questions will be answerable using NASA’s satellite and airborne measurements. • Identify three key applications that would benefit the Great Lakes, and create a pathway that shows the details of how NASA-based measurements and related science could lead to such applications. • Develop a white paper and web page discussing the details and outcomes of the workshop. Using the white paper as a starting point, edit and submit for peer-review a shorter, concise paper highlighting the workshop presentations, discussions, and results. • Assess the viability of hosting a larger, open-invitation conference (i.e., What are the proposed topics? How do they fit with NASA’s agenda? What are the expected outcomes?)

11. Monday’s Agenda 9:00 to 11:00: Theme 1, Great Lakes Science Physical Limnology: Sally MacIntyre, Jay Austin Hydrology: Carlo DeMarchi, John Lenters Climate Variability and Change: Brent Lofgren, John Lenters Modeling: Hydrodynamics, Ice, etc.: Chin Wu, Jia Wang 11:00 to 12:00: Theme 2, NASA Remote Sensing Remote sensing of hydrologic systems: Larry Smith, Son Nghiem The Decadal Survey missions: Doug Alsdorf Remote sensing of the Great Lakes: Jonathan Chipman, Mike Durand 12:00 to 1:30: Lunch (box lunches) Luncheon Speaker: Jeff Reutter 1:30 to 2:30: Theme 3, Applications Coastal Processes; Sediment transport; Water levels: Robert Shuchman, Jim Churchill, Chin Wu Water quality; Air quality/aerosols: Anatoly Gitelson, Jun Wang Weather, Temperature, and Ice: George Leshkevitch, Philipp Schneider

12. Monday’s Agenda 2:45 to 4:00: Breakout Session 1 Three different breakout groups will be organized around the three themes noted above. During this session, participants will be asked to attend a group within their expertise, as aligned with the themes. The goal will be to hone each theme, based on the key slides provided by the presenters and within the expertise of each group. Discussion Groups and Leaders: Science: Jeff Reutter, Val Klump Remote Sensing: Doug Alsdorf, Son Nghiem Applications: Robert Shuchman, Hongxing Liu 4:00 to 4:15: Coffee Break 4:15 to 5:30: Discussion of Breakout Session 1 Discussion group leaders will present a summary of the discussion from their breakout group, including a “key statement” or paragraph. The entire group will be asked to provide feedback. These ideas will be used to initiate an outline for the white paper.

13. Tuesday’s Agenda 8:30 to 9:00: Summary of First Day, NASA HQ Goals for Great Lakes, NASA Glenn Research Center goals for Great Lakes 9:00 to 10:00: Breakout Session 2 Three different breakout groups will be organized around topics that cut across the three themes. Such topics may include: • Campaigns to address a set of science or application problems • Agenda for a larger follow-up meeting and connections with other Great Lakes groups • Process of taking science results and turning them into commercial opportunities • Great Lakes energy and environment issues and how NASA satellite measurements can help define the problems, parameters, and solutions • Other ideas that develop during the meeting. 10:15 to 11:15: Discussion of Breakout Session 2 Discussion group leaders will present a summary of the discussion from their breakout group (including their “key statement” or paragraph). The entire group will be asked to provide feedback toward the eventual white paper. 11:15 to 12:00: Final Comments and Workshop Wrap-Up

14. Some Guidelines • We’ve asked the co-facilitators to present the following: • A PowerPoint slide indicating the overarching issues or science questions that need to be answered • A second slide indicating a possible way in which NASA-based measurements could be used to address the issue • Supporting observations, models, and ideas from either their own work or that of others.

15. Some Guidelines • We’ve asked the co-facilitators to present the following: • A PowerPoint slide indicating the overarching issues or science questions that need to be answered • A second slide indicating a possible way in which NASA-based measurements could be used to address the issue • Supporting observations, models, and ideas from either their own work or that of others. • Almost everyone is a co-facilitator, so lots of interaction is expected.

16. Some Guidelines • We’ve asked the co-facilitators to present the following: • A PowerPoint slide indicating the overarching issues or science questions that need to be answered • A second slide indicating a possible way in which NASA-based measurements could be used to address the issue • Supporting observations, models, and ideas from either their own work or that of others. • Almost everyone is a co-facilitator, so lots of interaction is expected. • The workshop is designed to promote open conversations about future opportunities, rather than presentations of previous and ongoing research. Therefore, the speakers are discouraged from focusing on past accomplishments and, instead, are encouraged to provide thought-provoking material that stimulates discussion of future science opportunities.

17. Some Guidelines • We’ve asked the co-facilitators to present the following: • A PowerPoint slide indicating the overarching issues or science questions that need to be answered • A second slide indicating a possible way in which NASA-based measurements could be used to address the issue • Supporting observations, models, and ideas from either their own work or that of others. • Almost everyone is a co-facilitator, so lots of interaction is expected. • The workshop is designed to promote open conversations about future opportunities, rather than presentations of previous and ongoing research. Therefore, the speakers are discouraged from focusing on past accomplishments and, instead, are encouraged to provide thought-provoking material that stimulates discussion of future science opportunities. • Have fun and share ideas!

18. Four Things for Break-Out • 1. Identify the key questions and issues that are important, i.e., as based on what you’ve heard today and based on your knowledge (are science and applications delineated sufficiently to go to NASA’s separate programs?) • 2. Attempt to rank these questions and issues in terms of importance – is this possible? (do we have a Christmas tree of desires or a focused set of key goals?) • 3. Identify if there are existing measurements or future satellite measurements. Try to see the match with NASA. (are we within NASA’s 80% or 20%?) • 4. Think in terms of how this would be presented in a white paper or peer reviewed paper and how fellow GL colleagues would view such statements. (Will these pass the smell test, believability, and of significant usage to many people as opposed to something neat but too unique?)