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*Earth-Sun System Applied Sciences Program*

*Energy Management Program Element*

*FY* *2005-2009 Plan*

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**NASA Science Mission Directorate**

**Earth-Sun System Division**

**Applied Sciences Program**

*Applied Sciences for the Energy Management Program Element*

This document contains the Energy Management Program Element Plan for
Fiscal Years 2005-2009. This plan derives from direction established in
the NASA Strategic Plan, the Earth Science Enterprise Strategy, the
Space Science Enterprise Strategy, the Earth Science Applications Plan,
and OMB/OSTP guidance on research and development. The plan aligns with
and serves the commitments established in the NASA Integrated Budget and
Performance Document.

The Program Manager and the Applied Sciences Program leadership have
reviewed the plan and agree that the plan appropriately reflects the
goals, objectives, and activities for the program element to serve the
Applied Sciences Program, the Earth-Sun System Division, NASA, the
administration, and society.

Dr. Richard Eckman Date

Program Manager, Energy Management

Applied Sciences Program

NASA Earth-Sun System Division

Lawrence Friedl Date

Lead, National Applications

Applied Sciences Program

NASA Earth-Sun System Division

Ronald J. Birk Date

Director, Applied Sciences Program

NASA Earth-Sun System Division

**NASA Earth-Sun System Division -- Applied Sciences Program**

Energy Management

**[Table of Contents]{.smallcaps}**

**I. Purpose and Scope** [**1**](#i.-purpose-and-scope)

**II. Goals and Objectives** [**4**](#ii.-goals-and-objectives)

**III. Program Management and Partners**
[**6**](#iii.-program-management-and-partners)

**IV. Decision Support Tools** [**8**](#__RefHeading___Toc506608779)

**V. Application Activities** [**9**](#v.-application-activities)

A. Projects [9](#a.-projects)

B. Solicitations [13](#b.-solicitations)

C. Congressionally Directed Activities
[14](#c.-congressionally-directed-activities)

D. Program Management [14](#d.-program-management)

E. Additional Activities and Linkages
[15](#e.-additional-activities-and-linkages)

**VI. Budget Fiscal Years 2005-2009**
[**17**](#vi.-budget-fiscal-years-2005-2009)

**VII. Schedule and Milestones** [**18**](#vii.-schedule-and-milestones)

**VIII. Program Element Performance Measures**
[**19**](#viii.-program-element-performance-measures)

**IX. Appendices** [**22**](#ix.-appendices)

Appendix A. Integrated System Solution
[22](#__RefHeading___Toc506608790)

Appendix B. Roadmap [23](#__RefHeading___Toc506608791)

Appendix C. Applied Sciences Program Budgets FY2005-09
[25](#__RefHeading___Toc506608792)

Appendix D. Related NASA and Partner Solicitations and Grants
[27](#appendix-d.-related-nasa-and-partner-solicitations-and-grants)

Appendix E. Acronyms and Websites
[31](#appendix-e.-acronyms-and-websites)

**NASA Science Mission Directorate -- Applied Sciences Program**

*Energy Management Program Element Plan: FY 2005 - 2009*

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# I. Purpose and Scope 

This plan articulates the goals and direction of the Energy Management
Program Element for the period from Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to 2009 by
detailing the purpose of the program and our strategy to fulfill the
Energy Management mission with the resources available. The plan
describes the Program's scope, including NASA's role in partnerships,
the focus on decision support tools, and the types of science research
results we seek to extend. Within the Earth-Sun System Division, this
plan functions as a program management tool, describing the program
structure, functional mechanisms, performance measures, and general
principles that the Energy Management activity will follow. The plan
includes projects in which science research results can be applied to
decision making with related socioeconomic benefits.

In the 21^st^ century there are many challenges facing society such as
clean water, adequate food supplies, human health, economic growth and
expansion, and the preservation of the environment just to name a few.
Solutions to many of these challenges are more easily achieved when
affordable, reliable and secure energy supplies are available for the
global community. Forecasts of long-term energy demand suggest
multi-fold increases in world energy consumption during the 21^st^
century, driven by expanding population and economic development.
Well-informed policies and management decisions regarding energy
production and its efficient use are paramount to ensure sustainability
and prosperity for all in the global community. These same policies and
decisions also need to account for the impact of energy production and
energy consumption on the environment and climate change.

In response, the Administration, through the establishment of the
Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and the Climate Change Technology
Program (CCTP) has called for the focusing of U.S. efforts in addressing
climate change and established the approach to support the nation and
the global community with the science-based knowledge to manage the
risks and opportunities of change in the climate and related
environmental systems and the impacts on societal infrastructures, such
as energy supply and demand.

Internationally, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), assesses scientific,
technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding
of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and
mitigation across many elements of society. More specific to energy,
UNEP's Energy Programme addresses the environmental consequences of
energy production and use, such as global climate change and local air
pollution and supports decision makers in government and the private
sector to make better, more informed energy choices which fully
integrate environmental and social costs.

Federal Departments such as Energy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and
Transportation, and Agencies, such as the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), have primary responsibilities in the United States for
forming policies and regulations concerning energy production, efficient
energy consumption and conservation, and the monitoring and regulation
of impacts from these activities on the environment. There are numerous
organizations within the Energy sector that provide information to
improve the sector's operations and responses to policies and
regulations. These same federal agencies, departments and sector
organizations participate in an international community that seeks many
of the same goals as are found in the U.S. sector and desire to benefit
from experiences gained in U.S. programs to enable their own energy
sectors.

As part of the NASA mission "To understand and protect our home planet,"
NASA implements the Energy Management Program Element of the Applied
Sciences Program by partnering with federal and private organizations to
improve their decisions and assessments that impact the Energy sector.
These improvements are enabled by leveraging the Earth-Sun System
knowledge generated from research resulting from spacecraft observations
and model predictions conducted by NASA and providing these as inputs to
the decision support and scenario assessment tools used by partner
organizations. The Energy Management Program Element focuses its efforts
to provide for improved decisions and assessments for the following
primary areas:

1.  Energy production

2.  Energy efficiency

The Element will maintain alignment with Administration priorities,
specifically the CCTP, CCSP, and IWGEO, by leveraging activities in the
primary areas as they apply to the measuring and monitoring of
greenhouse and other gases as well as carbon sequestration as related to
the energy sector.

The approach of the Energy Management Program Element is to develop
information pathways from NASA spacecraft observations and Earth-Sun
system modeling to decision support tools (DST)[^1] supporting energy
demand and availability in industry and government entities. These
entities require historical, near-real time, and forecasted
environmental observations as inputs to the DST for management decisions
and scenario assessments for policy. NASA works with its partners to
identify the physical quantities provided by NASA observations and model
predictions resulting from Earth science research, which are
specifically selected, derived, and formatted to meet the needs of a
specific DST. The Energy Management Program Element leverages the NASA
Science Mission Directorate (SMD) observations and predictions produced
from seven research themes. The leveraged themes are:

1.  Atmospheric Composition

2.  Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems

3.  Climate Change and Variability

4.  Water and Energy Cycles

5.  Weather

6.  Sun-Solar System Research

7.  Earth Surface And Interior

Roadmaps for the Earth-Sun System Research themes are found in the Earth
Science Enterprise Research Plan located at the web address
[http://science.hq.nasa.gov](http://science.hq.nasa.gov/).

To facilitate the approach of the Energy Management Program Element, a
basic three-step process has been adopted in order to evaluate, verify
and validate, and benchmark Energy Management Applications with its
partners:

1.  *Evaluation Research*: Study the overall energy field, identify
    various industry sectors, and identify the corresponding government
    agencies that contribute to these sectors. Assess the field needs
    and as necessary, create and validate rapid prototype datasets that
    address those needs.

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> 2\. *Partner:* Make contact and build partnerships with prospective
> DST developers and data users in government and industry. Increase
> exposure to industry sector and interact with industry engineers and
> scientists.

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> 3\. *Specialize:* Interact with partners to develop prototype datasets
> to better meet the Energy Sector needs. Cultivate new users. Upgrade
> the capabilities and parameters as new analysis and modeling
> techniques are developed and improved.

As an example, this process was applied to the solar and wind industries
in the development of a highly successful web based solution called the
Surface meteorology and Solar Energy (SSE) data set
(<http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse> ). To develop this data set, NASA
climate researchers worked in partnership with the Department of
Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory (DOE/NREL), the Canadian
Meteorological Service (CANMET) Energy Diversification Research
Laboratory (CEDRL), and several small solar and wind companies to
produce specific parameters needed by industry engineers. A direct link
between the SSE website and CEDRL's renewable energy decision support
system decision support system (DSS)[^2] called RETScreen
(www.retscreen.net) enabled access for a broader user community. Since
its inception, the SSE website has received nearly 2.5 million hits,
520,000 data document downloads and over 10,000 unique users.

The desired outcome of the Energy Management Program Element is for
partner organization to use the project results, such as guidelines,
prototypes and procedures as benchmarks for operational use and to
enhance their management and decision-making capabilities with
appropriate Earth-Sun system products and tools. This Energy Management
Program Element plan describes the activities for a systematic approach
to evaluate, verify, benchmark, and extend the use of Earth-Sun System
science knowledge, data, and technology to support partners'
energy-related decision support tools and management responsibilities.

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# II. Goals and Objectives

The overall purpose of the Energy Management Program Element is:

*To improve the Nation's public and private capability for integrating*
*Earth-Sun system* *observations and predictions into sound management
of energy demand and energy availability while expanding the economy and
raising the standard of living of all Americans*.

Towards this purpose, the Energy Management Program Element has the
following goals:

1.  Improve partner agencies' capabilities to utilize need-based
    specific global information from analysis of historic and recent
    NASA spacecraft observations and modeling predictions to enhance
    decisions and assessments concerning energy efficiency and energy
    production.

2.  Improve partner agencies' capabilities to utilize need-based
    specific global information from predictive modeling spanning from
    short to long-term concerning energy efficiency and energy
    production.

The following objectives to be accomplished in FY05-FY09 support the
Energy Management Program goals:

1.  Release two upgraded versions (first release December 2004, second
    release February 2006) of the existing SSE website to include cloud
    and solar energy parameters at a true one degree latitude by one
    degree longitude resolution, high resolution meteorological data,
    new information from scientific research improving the data sets,
    and provide for the ability to use recently obtained and forecasted
    data in addition to historical data.

2.  With a partner agency, tailor existing NASA observations to be
    compatible with existing industry design packages to allow building
    engineers and architects to include in their design space, the solar
    energy parameters needed to compute the ambient light resources of
    buildings areas for the purposes of increasing energy efficiency.
    Prototype dataset for industry evaluation purposes and requirements
    refinement to be released August 2005, with a benchmarked
    application in FY07. Perform evaluations in FY07 of additional
    opportunities with a partner agency and follow on with subsequent
    benchmarks to be completed in FY09.

3.  With a partner agency, tailor existing NASA observations to be
    compatible with biomass production and management that supports
    Carbon Sequestration and Energy Production goals. Prototype dataset
    for industry evaluation purposes and requirements refinement to be
    released August 2008, with a benchmarked application in FY07.
    Perform evaluations in FY07 of additional opportunities with a
    partner agency and follow on with subsequent benchmarks to be
    completed in FY09.

4.  Perform evaluation research of five energy sector related decision
    support systems or scenario assessment tools where NASA Earth-Sun
    system knowledge can be used to enhance policy or management
    decisions in the four Energy Management focus areas and identify
    NASA measurements and models for use in these tools. Candidates for
    evaluation research include the Edmonds-Reilly energy model, DICE
    Model, National Energy Modeling System, Electric Power Research
    Institute (EPRI) Neural Net Load Forecasting Tools, All Modular
    Industry Growth Assessment, Electric Power Research Institute
    SUNBURST Geomagnetically Induced Current tool, and International
    Energy Agency Renewable Energy Assessment Projects. At least two
    evaluations to be completed in FY05, four evaluations to be
    completed by first quarter FY06.

5.  With a partner agency, tailor existing NASA data to be compatible
    with energy sector related decision support systems or scenario
    assessment tools where NASA Earth-Sun system science knowledge can
    be used to enhance policy or management decisions in the four Energy
    Management focus areas. Prototype dataset for evaluation purposes
    and requirements refinement to be released April 2006, with a
    benchmarked application in FY07. Perform evaluations in FY07 of
    additional opportunities with a partner agency and follow on with
    subsequent benchmarks to be completed in FY09. This effort includes
    activities directed toward predictive and load forecasting
    capabilities as well as Sun-Solar Research as it impacts the Energy
    production and security of national and international energy
    infrastructures.

6.  Develop three partnerships with research and operations groups
    producing operation analysis and predictions to enable future use of
    Earth-Sun System knowledge. Candidate groups include EPRI,
    Department of Energy (DOE) Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program,
    DOE Information Agency, Joint Global Change Research Institute, and
    the Energy Modeling Forum at Stanford University. One partnership
    developed in each year of FY05-FY07.

7.  Transfer at least 50% of benchmarked algorithms that are required to
    generate specific parameters to operational agencies by FY08.

The above objectives support the following items in the NASA Integrated
Budget and Performance Document:

Objective 1.2 Expand and accelerate the realization of economic and
societal benefits from Earth-Sun system science, information, and
technology.

> Outcome 1.2.1 By FY 2012, benchmark the assimilation of observations
> (geophysical parameters, climate data records) provided from Ttwenty
> of the eighty remote sensing systems deployed on the flotilla of 18-22
> NASA Earth observation research spacecraft.
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> Outcome 1.2.2 By FY 2012, benchmark the assimilation of five specific
> types of predictions resulting from Earth-Sun System Science Model
> Framework (ESMF) of twenty-two NASA Earth-Sun Division science models.

Objective 3.1 Enhance the Nation\'s security through partnerships with
the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and other U.S. or international government agencies.

> Outcome 3.1.3 By FY 2012, in partnership with the DHS, the DOD and the
> Department of State, deliver fifteen observations and five model
> predictions for climate change, weather prediction and natural hazards
> to national and global organizations and decision-makers to evaluate
> five scenarios and optimize the use of Earth's resources (food, water,
> energy, etc.) for homeland security, environmental security and
> economic security.

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# III. Program Management and Partners

**A. Program Management**

The program management for the Energy Management Program Element resides
in the Earth-Sun Systems Division. The Program Manager for this element
is responsible for the following:

> • Program Element development, strategy, plans and budgets
>
> • Program representation, advocacy, and issues to Science Mission
> Directorate management and beyond.
>
> • Communication of Applied Sciences priorities and directives to
> Energy Management Element team/network
>
> • Implementation of interagency agreements and partnerships
>
> • Monitoring Energy Management Program Element metrics and performance
> evaluation

Energy Management Element Program Manager:

> Dr. Richard Eckman
>
> [Richard.S.Eckman@nasa.gov](mailto:Greg.Stover@nasa.gov)

Energy Management Element Deputy Program Manager:

Dr. Paul Stackhouse

<Paul.W.Stackhouse@nasa.gov>

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**B. Partnerships**

The Energy Management Element has active and developing partnerships
aimed at providing observations from NASA missions and research projects
directly to scenario assessment and decision support tools used in the
energy sector.

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### Active Partnerships

Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Lab

Point of Contact: Dr. David Renné

An agreement is in place between NASA and the Department of Energy's
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support NREL's role in
the development of energy related DSSs. This agreement includes the
support of an improvement in the National Solar Radiation Database
(NSRDB), which is vital for US exploration of solar renewable energy
systems, and it allows for collaboration supporting NREL's work
developing programs for energy efficient buildings and redistribution of
energy (http://www.nrel.gov/).

Canadian Meteorological Service (CANMET) Energy Diversification Research
Laboratory (CEDRL)

Point of Contact: Gregory J. Leng

The Energy Management Program Element is developing an agreement with
the CANMET Energy Diversification Research Laboratory (CEDRL) to
continue and expand current collaborations. CEDRL's renewable energy DSS
called RETScreen is a package of macros used for the feasibility study
of renewable energy projects that input solar energy, wind energy and
geothermal energy systems. CEDRL and NASA have developed a direct link
to the SSE website to provide environmental parameters which improve the
cost benefit analysis of these projects to international and U.S.
customers which includes investment agencies.

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### Developing Partnerships

Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Collaboration with the Department of Energy Information Administration
and the organizations that support the National Energy Modeling System
(NEMS) will be critical to enhance the use of NASA products in the NEMS
modules such as the Renewable Fuels Module. Discussions with DOE EIA
personnel are underway to forge this pathway.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Atmospheres Program

Negotiations and collaborations with the EPA personnel responsible for
models, which impact energy production, are underway to forge pathways
of predicted parameters for energy sector use.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Negotiations and collaborations with the NOAA modeling to forge pathways
of predicted parameters for energy sector use.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Partnerships with the USDA to support Energy Production scenario
assessments using biomass are targeted through an existing agreement
with the USDA and NASA.

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Negotiations are ongoing to forge a partnership between the EPRI and
NASA to support EPRI's load forecasting DSS. EPRI has developed a
short-term load forecasting DSS for utilities. EPRI is interested in
improving this DSS and in developing longer term forecasting tools.

Other organizations such as the Western Governors Association (WGA),
Aerospace States Association (ASA), American Society of Heating,
Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the American
Institute of Architects (AIA) present additional partnership
opportunities.

The Energy Management Program Element performs evaluation research in
the areas of energy production, energy efficiency, measuring and
monitoring of greenhouse and other gases, and carbon sequestration as
related to the energy sector, to develop new partnerships through the
program element activities described below.

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# IV. 

# Decision Support Tools

The following are decision support tools that investigators funded
through the Program currently or plan to work with, pending successful
partnership negotiations.

**RETScreen**

RETScreen is a decision support tool developed by the Canadian
Meteorological Service (CANMET) Energy Diversification Research
Laboratory (CEDRL) with the contribution of numerous experts from
government, industry, and academia. The software is a package of macros
used for the feasibility study of renewable energy technologies (RETs)
that impact solar energy, wind energy, and geothermal energy systems.
CEDRL and NASA have developed a direct link to the SSE website to
provide environmental parameters which improve the cost benefit analysis
of these projects to international customers using RETScreen.
<http://www.retscreen.net/ang/menu.php>

**HOMER**

HOMER is a computer model that simplifies the task of evaluating design
options for both off-grid and grid-connected power systems for remote,
stand-alone, and distributed generation applications. HOMER is developed
by the Department of Energy National Renewal Energy Laboratory (NREL).
An agreement is in place between NASA and NREL to support the
improvement of the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB), which is
significant for US exploration of solar renewable energy systems.
<http://www.nrel.gov/homer>

**Solar Sizer**

Solar Sizer, developed by the Center for Renewable Energy and
Sustainable Technology (CREST) and Solar Energy International, is a tool
for the design of residential photovoltaic systems.
[http://www.crest.org](http://www.crest.org/)

**EPRI Neural Net Load Forecast Too**l

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has developed a short-term
(1-7 day) load forecasting decision support tool for the utility
industry. EPRI is interested in improving this tool and in the
development of longer term forecasting tools. Negotiations are ongoing
to forge a partnership between EPRI and NASA to support these load
forecasting tools by infusing observations derived from NASA
observational spacecraft products.
[http://www.epri.com](http://www.epri.com/)

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# V. Application Activities

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Program Element projects and activities form networks to establish the
interactions with the scientific research and modeling community, which
is essential, to improve the DST in the energy related sector. The
Program Element projects provide for the integration and assimilation of
NASA Earth-Sun System Science observation and model prediction research
results to meet the needs of the partner and also provides for
benchmarking of the resulting outputs of the partner's DST.

## A. Projects 

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### Competitive Peer Reviewed Projects and Activities

The Energy Management Program Element enhances the management,
relevance, effectiveness, and productivity of core element projects and
activities using peer review. A critical, formal and documented
evaluation process using objective criteria and qualified and
independent reviewers to make a judgment of the technical/
scientific/business merit, the actual or anticipated results, and the
productivity and management effectiveness of projects ensures the
highest potential for effective outcomes and socioeconomic impacts from
these competitive activities. The following activities are subject to
peer review.

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|              |              |             |            | FY | 90   |
|              |              |             |            | 05 |      |
+--------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+------+
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|              | Implementing |             |            | 06 |      |
|              | Orgs*        |             |            |    |      |
+--------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+------+
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+--------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+------+
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| similar policy  |              |             |            |    |    |
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| period in FY07  |              |             |            |    |    |
| will likely be  |              |             |            |    |    |
| submitted for   |              |             |            |    |    |
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| open            |              |             |            |    |    |
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| expected effort |              |             |            |    |    |
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| purposes and    |              |             |            |    |    |
| solicitation    |              |             |            |    |    |
| planning.       |              |             |            |    |    |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
|                 |              |             |            | FY | 0  |
|                 |              |             |            | 05 |    |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
| *Project        | *            | *Timeframe* | *Partners* | FY | 0  |
| Manager*        | Implementing |             |            | 06 |    |
|                 | Orgs*        |             |            |    |    |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
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| LaRC            |              |             |            | 07 |    |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
|                 |              |             |            | FY | 1  |
|                 |              |             |            | 08 | 00 |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
|                 |              |             |            | FY | 1  |
|                 |              |             |            | 09 | 00 |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
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|                 | report,      |             |            | th |    |
|                 | contact      |             |            | er |    |
|                 | network,     |             |            | Ap |    |
|                 | agr          |             |            | ps |    |
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|                 | reports,     |             |            |    |    |
|                 | results      |             |            |    |    |
|                 | conferences  |             |            |    |    |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+
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|                 |              |             |            | ua |    |
|                 |              |             |            | li |    |
|                 |              |             |            | ty |    |
+-----------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+----+

## 

## B. Solicitations

The Energy Management Program Element plans to solicit projects through
competitive announcements starting in FY05 through the Applied Sciences
Program "Decisions" solicitation. The Energy Management Program Element
coordinates priorities with its partners and plans to pursue the release
of a jointly funded solicitation with agencies participating in the CCSP
and CCTP. The Element leverages appropriate activities, expertise, and
assets selected through other Science Mission Directorate solicitations
announcements that serve the Element's objectives; the Energy Management
Program Element may provide supplemental funding to develop or target
specific activities in a proposal

## 

## C. Congressionally Directed Activities 

There are no Congressionally-directed activities related to the Energy
Management program element in FY05. The program element team interacts
with the fund recipients to align the activities with the goals and
objectives of the Applications Program.

## D. Program Management

The Energy Management Program Element authorizes activities that
contribute to the overall success of the Element through studies,
working group participation, program reviews, and other endeavors.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Program   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Management: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Decision    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Support     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Tools,      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Partner     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Plans,      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Working     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Groups,     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  Committees** |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Identify and  |              |             |             | *P |   |
| evaluate      |              |             |             | ro |   |
| Energy        |              |             |             | cu |   |
| management    |              |             |             | re |   |
| issues and    |              |             |             | me |   |
| decision      |              |             |             | nt |   |
| support tools |              |             |             | B  |   |
| for future    |              |             |             | ud |   |
| support       |              |             |             | ge |   |
|               |              |             |             | t* |   |
| Examine and   |              |             |             |    |   |
| analyze       |              |             |             | *  |   |
| Energy plans  |              |             |             | \$ |   |
| and           |              |             |             | K* |   |
| strategies of |              |             |             |    |   |
| existing and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| potential     |              |             |             |    |   |
| partner       |              |             |             |    |   |
| organizations |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Support       |              |             |             |    |   |
| interagency,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| national,     |              |             |             |    |   |
| regional, and |              |             |             |    |   |
| international |              |             |             |    |   |
| working       |              |             |             |    |   |
| groups (e.g.  |              |             |             |    |   |
| IGOS)         |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Identify      |              |             |             |    |   |
| areas where   |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA Space    |              |             |             |    |   |
| Weather can   |              |             |             |    |   |
| contribute to |              |             |             |    |   |
| management    |              |             |             |    |   |
| decision      |              |             |             |    |   |
| systems       |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Maintain Core |              |             |             |    |   |
| Capability in |              |             |             |    |   |
| discipline    |              |             |             |    |   |
| domain        |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *PM Managers* | *            | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 5 |
|               | Implementing |             |             | 06 | 0 |
|               | Orgs*        |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Paul          | HQ, LaRC,    | Annual      | \-          | FY | 5 |
| Stackhouse -- | GSFC, SSC    |             |             | 07 | 0 |
| LaRC          |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Shahid        |              |             |             |    |   |
| Habib-GSFC    |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| T. Frisbie -- |              |             |             |    |   |
| SSC           |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| R. Eckman -   |              |             |             |    |   |
| HQ            |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 09 | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | Evaluation   |             |             | *O |   |
| Deliverables* | report,      |             |             | th |   |
|               | contact      |             |             | er |   |
|               | network,     |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | agr          |             |             | ps |   |
|               | eement/joint |             |             | .* |   |
|               | development  |             |             |    |   |
|               | plan,        |             |             |    |   |
|               | benchmark    |             |             |    |   |
|               | reports,     |             |             |    |   |
|               | results      |             |             |    |   |
|               | conferences, |             |             |    |   |
|               | id           |             |             |    |   |
|               | entification |             |             |    |   |
|               | of Earth-Sun |             |             |    |   |
|               | science      |             |             |    |   |
|               | products     |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Element      | Objectives   |             |             | N  |   |
| Objectives    | 1, 2, 3, 4,  |             |             | /  |   |
| Supported*    | 5, 6         |             |             | A  |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

Element Projects have a project manager who is responsible for the
following:

> • Leadership on project plans, development, performance, and
> partnership relationships
>
> • Communication of project metrics, performance, status, and issues to
> Program Manager
>
> • Leadership and communication to Energy Management Program Element
> team and network
>
> • Management for assigned tasks, grants and cooperative agreements
>
> The respective Project Managers are responsible for developing project
> plans and managing the activities to support the element, NASA's
> Earth-Sun System Division, and its partners.
>
> Manager for POWER and International Energy Agency Projects:
>
> Dr. Paul Stackhouse

<Paul.W.Stackhouse@nasa.gov>

Manager for Energy Management Policy Models Project:

Dr. Richard Eckman

Richard.S.Eckman@nasa.gov

## E. Additional Activities and Linkages

**The Crosscutting Solutions Program**---The program consists of
functional elements that contribute to all of the National Applications
activities. The intention is to have the performance of these functions
leverage accomplishments, and therefore the apparent resource
investment, to the greatest extent possible into the National
Applications partnerships. These functions are: Geoscience Standards and
Interoperability, Human Capital Development, Integrated Benchmark
Systems, and Solutions Networks. Examples of leveraged activities are:

-   *The Earth-Sun System Gateway* is a "portal of portals" providing an
    access point through an Internet interface to all web-enabled NASA
    research results.

-   *A Rapid Prototyping Center* is a proposed center at Stennis to
    support NASA and partners in testing and verification of Earth
    science results in decision support tools

-   

-   *Transition from Research to Operations Network (R2O)* is a network
    that focuses on systematically transitioning the results of research
    to operational uses.

-   *DEVELOP* is a student-based program for rapidly prototyping
    solutions for state and local applications and helping students
    develop capabilities related to applied Earth-Sun science.

**NASA and Science Mission Directorate Priorities**

-   *Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)* is a business and
    performance-based framework to support cross-agency collaboration,
    transformation, and government-wide improvement.

-   *The Global Information Grid (GIG)* is the first stage of a U.S.
    military global, high-bandwidth, Internet protocol-based
    communications network (a.k.a., 'the Internet in space').

-   *The Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)* is a
    multi-agency collaboration to accelerate and improve the
    quantitative use of research and operational observational
    spacecraft data in weather and climate prediction models. NOAA
    (NESDIS, NWS, OAR), NASA, Navy, Air Force, and NSF (through UCAR)
    collaborate in JCSDA.

-   *Metis* is a visual modeling software tool for planning, developing,
    and analyzing agencies\' enterprise architectures.  The Applied
    Sciences Program is using Metis to identify possible linkages
    between observations, models, and decision support tools to support
    the IWGEO and NASA/NOAA R2O activities.

-   *Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs)* use simulated
    observations to assess the impacts of future observational
    spacecraft instruments on weather and climate prediction and provide
    opportunities to test new designs and methodologies for data
    gathering and assimilation.

-   *Project Columbia* is a NASA-wide project to develop a new, fast
    supercomputer (using an integrated cluster of interconnected
    processor systems) to support the Agency's mission and science
    goals, including enhanced predictions of weather, climate, and
    natural hazards.

**Cross-Application Activities**

The Energy Management Team coordinates and evaluates activities jointly
with other National Applications on related topics and decision support
tools. Related topics include:

*Connection with Agricultural Efficiency: Biomass products for energy
production*

*Connection with Carbon Management: Carbon Sequestration as related to
the Energy Sector*

Additionally, the Energy Management Element draws on capabilities and
services supported and funded through other components of the Applied
Sciences Program that include Integrated Benchmark Solutions Systems
Engineering Support.

### Applied Sciences Research and Education Activities 

The Energy Management Element draws on research activities supported by
the Earth-Sun System Science Research community and the Earth-Sun System
Science Education programs that may have potential or specific
applications to the element's goals and objectives. The Energy
Management Element monitors the activities to leverage the results and
outputs. The current activities applicable to the Energy Management
Element are listed in Appendix C.

[]{.mark}

**Element Networks**

In addition to the networks formed by the projects, the Energy
Management Program Element leadership draws upon an extensive network as
it performs the evaluation research activities prior to forming
partnerships to enhance a partner's Decision Support Tool. Portions of
the NASA network include:

**Science Mission Directorate and NASA Centers:**

> Atmospheric Composition Theme Phil DeCola, NASA HQ
>
> Climate Change and Variability Theme Waleed Abdalati, NASA HQ
>
> Weather Theme Jim Dodge, NASA HQ
>
> Tropospheric Chemistry Jim Gleason, NASA HQ
>
> Tropospheric Aerosols, Radiation Sciences Don Anderson, NASA HQ
>
> Technology Gran Paules, NASA HQ
>
> Business and Budget Tanye Coleman, NASA HQ
>
> Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Shahid Habib
>
> Langley Research Center (LaRC) Paul Stackhouse
>
> Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Dale Quattrochi
>
> Stennis Space Center (SSC) Troy Frisbie

#  

# VI. Budget Fiscal Years 2005-2009

The following table lists the Energy Management Program budget
(procurement) for FY2005:

\`

Appendix C lists program-wide budget allocations for FY2005-09.

#  

#  

# VII. Schedule and Milestones

From the roadmap, specific milestones, expected in the next five years,
are derived to support Element goals and objectives. These milestones
are listed in Table 1.

**Table 1**. Energy Management Element milestones for FY05-09

  ---------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  Milestones                               FY05     FY06     FY07     FY08     FY09

                                                                                

  SSE Release 5                            Dec-04                              

  SSE Release 6                                     Feb-06                     

  Complete data delivery for NSRDB.        Aug-05                              

                                                                               

  **Evaluation Research (reports                                               
  complete)**                                                                  

  ES Obs./Predictions for Energy           Jun-05            Jun-07            
  Production using Biomass                                                     

  ES Obs./Predictions for Energy           Jun-05            Jun-07            
  Efficiency in Buildings                                                      

  ES Obs./Predictions for Energy           Aug-05            Jun-07            
  Production load forecasting                                                  

  ES Obs./Predictions for Energy           Jun-05            May-07            May-09
  Production/Efficiency impacts to Policy                                      
  and Scenario Assessments                                                     

                                                                               

  **Prototype Datasets (delivered)**                                           

  Energy Efficient Building Prototype      Aug-05                              

  Renewable Energy NSRDB Prototype         Jun-05                              

  Electric Power Load forecast prototype            Jul-06                     

  Agricultural Prototype Dataset           Jul-05                              

  Targeted Prototypes for Energy                    Jan 06            Jul-08   Jun-09
  Production/Efficiency                                                        

                                                                               

  **Benchmark Reports (dependent on                                            
  Evaluation Results)**                                                        

  SMD Results for Energy                            Jan-06   Jul-07   Jul-08   Jul 09
  Production/Efficiency                                                        

                                                                               

  **Partnerships with Operational                                              
  Organizations**                                                              

  Energy Production/Efficiency             Jan-05            Jan-07            Jan-09

  Greenhouse Gas Meas. And Monitoring               Jun-06                     

  Predictive Capabilities                  Jul-05            Jun-07            
  ---------------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

#  

# VIII. Program Element Performance Measures

The Energy Management Element uses performance measures to track
progress, identify issues, evaluate progress, make adjustments, and
establish results of the program element. The management team analyzes
these measures in order to made adjustments to the program approach and
objectives in order to achieve element goals. The measures are in two
categories: 1) Program Management measures are internally focused to
assess the process and associated activities, shown in Figure 4, that
implement an integrated systems solution within the element. 2)
Performance measures are externally focused to assess if the program
activities are serving their intended purpose of impacting the outcomes
of partner's decision support tools and ultimately the impact on
society.

![](media/image4.pct)

**Figure 4**. Energy Management Implementation Approach Process Flow and
Example Activities

Table 3 provides the metrics and the types of measures used to assess
the Energy Management Element. In addition, the Earth-Sun System
Division uses this information in preparing IBPD directions and PART
responses

**Table 3**. Program and Performance Measures for Energy Management

**Program Management Measures (Internal**):

+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| I         | [Metric 1]{.underline}: Assessments or evaluations of    |
| ntegrated | potential issues and DSTs identified for Energy          |
| System    | Management --                                            |
| Solution  |                                                          |
| Process   | [Measure 1]{.underline}: number, type, range             |
| Imple     |                                                          |
| mentation | [Metric 2]{.underline}: Assessments of Earth science     |
| Metrics   | results/products to serve DSTs                           |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 2]{.underline}: number, type, range             |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 3]{.underline}: Potential results/products       |
|           | identified to serve Energy Management                    |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 3]{.underline}: number, type, range             |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 4]{.underline}: Partner participation in         |
|           | integrated system solution                               |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 4]{.underline}: number of formal agreements,    |
|           | number of leveraged activities, value of resources       |
|           | contributed by partner                                   |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 5]{.underline}: Activities developing prototype  |
|           | datasets                                                 |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 5:]{.underline} number, type, range             |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 6]{.underline}: Activities transferring datasets |
|           | to operational use                                       |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 6:]{.underline} number, type, range             |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 7]{.underline}: Evaluation, validation,          |
|           | benchmark reports                                        |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 7]{.underline}: number, type                    |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Quality   | [Metric 1]{.underline}: Reports                          |
| and       |                                                          |
| E         | [Measure 1]{.underline}: partner satisfaction,           |
| fficiency | timeliness, time to develop                              |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 2]{.underline}: Reports                          |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 2]{.underline}: ratio of validations to         |
|           | potential products, ratio of benchmarks to validations   |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 3]{.underline}: Agreements                       |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 3]{.underline}: ratio of formal agreements to   |
|           | committed partners                                       |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 4]{.underline}: Element relevance to sector      |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 4]{.underline}: number of invitations by        |
|           | partners or others to participate or support similar     |
|           | activities                                               |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Metric 5]{.underline}:Process efficiency                |
|           |                                                          |
|           | [Measure 5]{.underline}: time to transfer to operations  |
|           | from completion of benchmark, time to complete each      |
|           | process phase                                            |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+

[Performance]{.underline} [and]{.underline} [Results Measures
(External]{.underline}):

+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| O       | [Metric 1]{.underline}: Earth-Sun System science products  |
| utcomes | in use in partner DSTs                                     |
|         |                                                            |
|         | [Measure 1]{.underline}: *number, type, range; use in DST  |
|         | over time*                                                 |
|         |                                                            |
|         | [Metric 2]{.underline}: Partner and DST performance        |
|         |                                                            |
|         | [Measure 2]{.underline}: change in partner DST             |
|         | performance, number and type of public recognition of use  |
|         | and value of Earth-Sun Systemscience data in DST           |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Impacts | [Metric 1]{.underline}: Socioeconomic impact/partner value |
|         |                                                            |
|         | [Measure 1]{.underline}: change in partner metrics         |
|         | (improvements in value of partner decisions)               |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+

In addition to the stated measures, the Energy Management Element
periodically requests an assessment of its plans, goals, priorities, and
activities through external review. The Energy Management Element team
uses these measures along with comparisons to programmatic benchmarks to
support assessments of the Earth Science Applications Program (e.g.
internal NASA reviews and OMB PART). The Energy Management Program
Element uses comparisons to similar activities in the following programs
(i.e. program benchmarks) to evaluate its progress and achievements:

\- Environmental and Societal Impacts Group at NCAR

\- Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)

# IX. Appendices 

# 

## Appendix A. Integrated System Solution

The Energy Management Element accomplishes its goals and objectives by
implementing an integrated system solutions approach as shown in Figure
1.

In this approach, NASA forms partnerships with organizations responsible
for implementing decision support tools that effect policy and
management decisions in the Energy Management sector. The integration of
NASA observations and model predictions with the partner's decision
support tools is enabled through element projects and activities. In
support of the Administration priorities, this approach facilitates the
transition from research to operations that is a critical element in all
the Administration initiatives.

![](media/image5.png){width="6.625in" height="4.93125in"}For FY05-09,
the Energy Management Program Element focuses efforts on the development
of partnerships and implementation of projects that enable the
integrated systems solutions shown below.

Appendix B. Roadmap

## 

The Energy Management Element goals and objectives are derived from the
progressive nature of the link between the increasing capabilities and
supportive information needs of the Energy sector's decision support
tools and scenario assessments, and the increased capabilities of NASA
supported observational spacecraft observations and model predictions
and the resulting Earth science research results. The progressive nature
of the link is depicted in the roadmap shown in this appendix. The
roadmap was developed considering the present state in the energy sector
in which policy and energy management decisions are based primarily on
the use of historical climatic information and traditional weather data
reports, consisting of air temperature, precipitation, humidity, and
wind measurements. It was also recognized at present there is limited to
no use of spacecraft observations and global model predictions in the
energy production and energy efficiency decisions that impact society.
Ultimately, as depicted in the roadmap, the future state will evolve to
the point where partner agencies support the operational use of
satellite-based, global real-time and forecasted weather and climate
datasets, parameterized for the energy sector, in the decision systems
used by energy management planners and the scenario assessment models
used by policy makers. The roadmap graphically depicts the strategy to
initially emphasize historical datasets and the development of new
prototypes to expand applicability with near-real time and forecasted
datasets being phased in as better validation mechanisms are developed
with the partners. Also phased with time are new industry sectors such
as the biomass industry sector which is delayed until 2006 when better
precipitation datasets are expected from both spacecraft and modeling
systems. The roadmap portrays a steady progression and depicts a
long-term plan as in some instances impacts are not seen for several
years, such as the case with the electric power industry datasets that
take the longest to be effective due to the expected developed of
electric power redistributions systems.

![](media/image6.png){width="6.48125in" height="6.272222222222222in"}

## Appendix C. Applied Sciences Program Budgets FY2005-09

The overall program budget allocations are given below to provide the
context in which this National Application is conducted. The allocations
are based on Agency and program priorities and are subject to change
according to the availability of funds and programmatic strategies. All
values are in \$ thousands.

Table 1: Applied Sciences Procurement Allocation -- FY05

Table 2: National Applications Estimated Procurement Allocation Run-Out
-- FY05-09

![](media/image8.pct)

Table 3: Applied Sciences Program NASA Institutional Allocations -- FY05

## Appendix D. Related NASA and Partner Solicitations and Grants

Activities funded by the Science Mission Directorate, which are
producing results that, upon completion, may have direct applicability
to the Energy Management Element are listed below.

**NRA-02-OES-06 "Investigations That Contribute To The NASA Earth
Science Enterprise\'s Multidisciplinary Research In Climate, Chemistry,
And Global Modeling"**

Carlson, Barbara   NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

> Investigation of Satellite Observations of Climate Variability

Chin, Mian   NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

> Global and Regional Aerosol Modeling Study: Sources, Distributions,
> and Near-term to Long-Term Climate Effects

Chuang, Catherine   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

> Radiative Impacts of Aerosols and Greenhouse Gases on Climate: Studies
> with the Integrated Chemistry-Aerosol Model and High Resolution
> Climate Model

Hansen, James   Goddard Institute for Space Studies

> Climate Forcings and Response on Satellite and Century Time Scales

Hou, Arthur   NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

> Cloud-Radiation Precipitation Modeling and Assimilation for Improving
> Weather
>
> Prediction and Climate Modeling

Kaufman, Yoram   NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

> IDS Proposal: The Global Aerosol System and Its Direct and Indirect
> Forcing of Climate

Mishchenko, Michael   NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

> Long Term Global Aerosol Climatology Based on Analyses of Multi
> Channel
>
> Satellite Radiance Data

Penner, Joyce   University of Michigan Ann Arbor

> Support of the UNFCCC Secretariat\'s Study of the Brazil Proposal

Stackhouse, Paul   NASA Langley Research Center

> The NASA/GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget

Xu, Kuan-Man   NASA Langley Research Center

> Large Ensemble Evaluation of Cloud Models and Super Parameterization
> Using EOS Satellite Cloud, Radiation and Precipitation Data

**NRA 03-OES-02 "Earth System Science Research Using Data And Products
From Terra, Aqua, And Acrim Satellites"**

Adler, Robert   Goddard Space Flight Center

> Use of AQUA Information in Global Multi-Satellite Precipitation
> Analysis

Barker, Dale   National Center for Atmospheric Research

  ----- -----------------------------------------------------------------
        The Impact of EOS Satellite Data Assimilation on Weather Analysis
        and Prediction at High Southern Latitudes

  ----- -----------------------------------------------------------------

Baum, Bryan   Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

  ----- -----------------------------------------------------------------
        Regional And Global Analyses Of Multilayered Clouds, Ice-Phase
        Clouds And Mixed-Phase Clouds Using Eos Terra And Aqua Data

  ----- -----------------------------------------------------------------

Bosilovich, Michael   Goddard Space Flight Center (GMAO)

> The Impact of EOS Surface Temperature on Global Reanalysis

Carlson, Barbara   Goddard Institute for Space Studies

  ----- -----------------------------------------------------------------
        Understanding Spatial And Temporal Variability In The Earth\'s
        Radiative Fluxes Through Analysis Of Ceres, MODIS, AIRS, And
        ISCCP Data

  ----- -----------------------------------------------------------------

Chin, Mian   Goddard Space Flight Center

> A Global Model Analysis of Anthropogenic Aerosol Radiative Forcing
> Using Data from Terra and Aqua Satellites, Ground-Based Networks, and
> In-Situ Measurements

Christopher, Sundar   University of Alabama Huntsville

> A Multi-Sensor Approach for Estimating Global Aerosol Radiative
> Forcing from Terra and Aqua

Crosson, William   Marshall Space Flight Center

  ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
          Improving Weather Forecasts by Assimilating EOS Satellite Data

  ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------

Del Genio, Anthony   Goddard Institute for Space Studies

> Why Can\'t Global Climate Models Simulate ENSO Variability?

Dutton, Ellsworth   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

> Sustained Network-Based Observations of Surface Radiation Budget
> Components and Related Parameters for the Validation of EOS Products

Entekhabi, Dara Massachusetts Institute of Technology

> Global Estimates of Evaporation from Variational Assimilation of
> Multi-Platform Land Surface Temperature into a Dynamic Model of the
> Surface Energy Balance

Hsu, N. Christina   Goddard Space Flight Center

> Retrieving Aerosol Properties over Bright-Reflecting Surfaces: An
> Extension of Current MOD04/MYD04 Products

King, Michael   Goddard Space Flight Center

> Remote Sensing of Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties and
> Gridded Atmosphere Products from MODIS: An Algorithm Refinement
> Proposal

Lacis, Andrew Goddard Institute for Space Studies

> Aerosol Climatology for GCM Applications Using MODIS, MISR, and POLDER
> Data

Moncet, Jean-Luc   Atmospheric and Environmental Research Incorporated

> Monitoring of Global Microwave Land Surface Emissivities and
> Temperature Derived from Combined AMSR-E, AMSU/AIRS, and MODIS

Petersen, Gary Pennsylvania State University

> Applying MODIS Estimated Radiation Budget and Biophysical Parameters
> with Multi-Scale Soils and Weather Data for Crop Yield Modeling

Schaaf, Crystal   Boston University

Algorithm Refinement for the MODIS Bi-Directional Reflectance/Albedo
Product

Stackhouse, Paul Langley Research Center

> Fast Longwave and Shortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) for Surface and TOA
> from Global CERES and MODIS Observations

Xu, Kuan-Man   Langley Research Center

> Implementation and Vigorous Evaluation of a Super Parameterization
> Approach Using EOS Satellite Cloud, Radiation and Precipitation Data

Wiscombe, Warren Goddard Space Flight Center

> Perfecting Sunglint Models with Polarization for Advanced Earth and
> Space Science Applications

**CAN-02-OES-01 "Earth Science REASoN -- Research, Education, and
Applications Solutions Network, A Distributed Network of Data and
Information Providers For Earth Science Enterprise Science, Applications
and Education."**

Bosilovich, Michael   NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

> The Development of a Multiyear Global Assimilated Dataset for Weather
> and Climate Variability and Prediction Studies with a Focus on the
> Hydrological Cycle

Rossow, William   Goddard Institute for Space Studies

  -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     Variability of Global Cloud Property Distributions from Diurnal to
     Decadal Time Scales: Continuation of Data Analysis for the
     International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP)

  -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

**Additional SMD Funded Activities**

Stackhouse, Paul NASA Langley Research Center

> The NASA/WCRP-GEWEX Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Project: Developing
> and Assessing 20-years of Global SRB Using EOS Observations and
> Aerosol Modeling

## Appendix E. Acronyms and Websites 

**ACRONYMS:**

AIA American Institute of Architects

AIRS Airborne Infrared Sounder

AMSR-E Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (Japanese)

AMSU Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

ARM Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program

ASA Aerospace States Association

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning
Engineers

BSRN Baseline Surface Radiation Network

CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite
Observations

CAN Cooperative Agreement Notice

CANMET Canadian Meteorological Service

CCSP Climate Change Science Program

CCTP Climate Change Technology Program

CEDRL Canadian Energy Diversification Research Laboratory

CERES Clouds and the Earth\'s Radiant Energy System

CREST Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology

DAO Data Assimilation Office

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DICE Dynamic Integrated Climate Economy

DOD US Department of Defense

DSS Decision Support Systems

DST Decision Support Tool

EIA Energy Information Administration

EPA US Environmental Protection Agency

EPRI Electric Power Research Institute

ESMF Earth Science Model Framework

FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture

FLASHflux Fast Longwave and Shortwave Fluxes

FMS Flexible Modeling System

fvCAM Finite-volume Community Atmospheric Model

GCM Global Climate Model

GEO ad hoc Group on Earth Observations

GEOSS Global Earth Observation System of Systems

GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment

GFDL Geophysics Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

GIFTS Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer

GIG Global Information Grid

GMAO Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

GMES Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

GOCART Global Ozone Chemistry Aerosol Radiation Transport

GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center

GVAP Global Water Vapor Project

IBPD Integrated Budget and Performance Document

IEA International Energy Agency

INTEX Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment

IPCC International Panel on Climate Change

ISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

IWGEO Interagency Working Group on Earth Observations

JCSDA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

MISR Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer

MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA HQ NASA Headquarters

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research

NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction

NEMS National Energy Modeling System

NESDIS National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
System

NPP NPOESS Preparatory Project/Net Primary Productivity

NRA NASA Research Announcement

NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NSF National Science Foundation

NSIPP NASA Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Project

NSRDB National Solar Radiation Database

NWS National Weather Service

OAR Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

OES Office of Earth Science

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OSSE Observing System Simulation Experiment

PART Program Assessment Rating Tool

POES Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites

POLDER Polarization and Directionality of Earth\'s Reflectance

R2O Research to Operations Network

RAQMS Regional Air Quality Modeling system

REASoN Research, Education, and Applications Solutions Network

RET Renewable Energy Technologies

SAIC Science Applications International Corporation

SEA State Enterprise Architecture

SMD Science Mission Directorate

SRB Surface Radiation Budget

SSC Stennis Space Center

SSE Surface meteorology and Solar Energy

SURFRAD Surface Radiation

TERRA Not an Acronym

TOA Top Of the Atmosphere

TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer

TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission

UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

USDA US Department of Agriculture

WGA Western Governors' Association

WMO World Meteorological Organization

WRF Weather Research and Forecast

**WEBSITES:**

<http://science.hq.nasa.gov/earth-sun/applications>

[http://science.hq.nasa.gov](http://science.hq.nasa.gov/)

<http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/sse>

[http://www.crest.org](http://www.crest.org/)

<http://www.retscreen.net/ang/menu.php>

<http://www.nrel.gov/homer>

[http://www.epri.com](http://www.epri.com/)

[^1]: *Decision Support Tools -- a suite of solutions owned by NASA
    partners that are used in a variety of problem domains for decision
    and policymaking. These solutions could include assessments,
    decision support systems, decision support calendars, etc.*

[^2]: *Decision Support System (DSS) -- a computer based
    information-processing system for scenario optimization through
    multi-parametric analysis. A DSS utilizes a knowledge base of
    information with a problem solving strategy that may routinely
    assimilate measurements and/or model predictions in support of the
    decision making process. The DSS provides an interface to facilitate
    human inputs and to convey outputs. Outputs from a DSS would
    typically be used for making decisions at the local level and
    outputs from multiple DSS may be used in establishing policy.*