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Climate Services: The temperature is going up but so are the opportunities! John F. Henz, CCM HDR Engineering, Inc. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 700 Denver Colorado 80203 [email protected] John F. Henz: “roots” • BS Meteorology, U Wisc • 4 yrs in Air Weather Service • MS Atmospheric Science, CSU • Geophysical R&D Corp GRD Weather Center CCM #270 • Henz Kelly & Associates • Henz Meteorological Services (HMS) • HDR Engineering, Inc of Omaha NE purchased HMS Nov 2000. • HDR is a top twenty Architect & Engineering firm with over 5,500 owneremployees in 42 states and over 140 offices. Near $1B in 2006. • Nat. Tech Advisor, Hydro-Meteorology Increased awareness of climate change creates public and business needs • Businesses want input for use in strategic planning. • Cities/Counties/States are concerned with aging infra-structure impacts. • Building design concerned with “green” fingerprint and sustainability. • Engineers/architects grappling with changing design baselines. The weather enterprise Private sector Ideal Solution Academic Government sector So what should we do? Reality: Climate services are a driving force in the market place. Meteorology-Engineering need each other • Many atmospheric science/meteorology departments co-located with engineering schools and/or environmental/natural resource departments. • In school, do “the same problem sets” and in business solve the same problems = commonalities exist. • New data sets provide the opportunities for meteorologists to quantitatively solve problems. • Credentials count: PE, CCM, CFM, etc. We need analytical meteorologists! Opportunities abound • New data sets and bases: WSR-88D, surface mesonets, profilers, ACARS, new satellites. • Strong public awareness of climate change, global warming and natural hazards (2005 hurricane season). • A myriad of problems to be solved and more coming onboard everyday. Climate change has heightened interest in extreme weather • Power utilities have to deal with climate change, related costs and carbon issues. • Water suppliers concerned with changes in precipitation, runoff amount and timing and drought frequency, especially in western half of USA. • Insurance companies are concerned with increased risk associated of severe weather. • Aging infra-structure is at risk from increased flood and rain threats. • Coastal areas want to plan for rising ocean levels. • Dam safety agencies concerned with extreme precipitation event threats. “some examples” A “weather enterprise success” • Jan 1,1997 Reno-Sparks NV hit by devastating flood that was underforecast. NO flood response plan existed. • Damage in $100M’s, airport closed a week, warehouse district a mess, fatalities and injuries. • In 2003/4 HDR contracted by COE and Washoe County WR to develop a flood response plan and develop cooperative response. NWS CNRFC developed special aids. • 2003/04 Reno-Sparks NV FRP developed based on 1997 flood. • Dec31/Jan 1 2006 Reno/Sparks hit by “déjà vu flood”. Order of magnitude less damage, no fatalities, airport stayed open! 1997 2006 Climatic Indices – powerful tools • Multi-variate ENSO Index: Energy transport, cloudiness, winds, SST in tropical Pacific (MEI, SOI) • PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) – Primary NorthSouth difference in sea temperature in Pacific Ocean is varying on shorter time scales –why? • NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation) – linked to changes in sea surface temperature conditions and heat transport in the Atlantic Ocean. • AMO (Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation) a harbinger of multi-year changes • MJO (Madden Julian Oscillation) Sends pulses of energy into sub-tropical jet stream. Crucial climate information for strategic decision-making PNA NAO PDO MJO SOI MEI AMO Flathead Reservoir, MT Drought Management Plan (2002-2007) • Balance water needs. • Accurate identification of low flow/flood years. • Maintain credibility with public and agencies. • Make sure it works! • Climate change concerns Flood Control Pool Spr. $100M Recreation Jun-Sep Hydro-Power Winter Minimum in-stream flows Normal vs. El Nino vs. La Nina Basin Precipitation Regime La Nina = Wet Normal El Nino = Dry Driest 10 yrs = drought Oct-Dec Inches Oct-Mar Inches (+/- avg.) (+/- avg.) 6.82” 12.59” (+1.49”) (+2.29”) 5.33” 10.33” 4.85” (-0.48”) 3.25” (-2.08”) 8.52” (-1.81”) 6.21” (-4.12”) Flathead Lake Drought Management Plan Percent of Water Years (1951- 2003) from October to April with Correct DMP Activation Decision MEI Based DMP Activation MEI + FPRI Based DMP Activation FPRI Based DMP Activation 100 90 80 Percent Correct (%) 70 60 50 NWS/NRCS WY Forecast or Runoff volume 40 30 20 10 0 Oct Nov Dec Jan Water Year Month Feb Mar Apr WSR-88D – a climate tool too! • Historical WSR-88D reflectivity, base velocity, QPE’s,, etc used in storm reconstruction for insurance, design and basin calibration studies. • Observations used to develop enhanced spatial and temporal precipitation distributions for design storm, flood plain delineation and extreme precipitation event documentation for dam safety. The October weather pattern was “more July” than October. 60-70F 72-80F • Storms formed along and north of the stationary front repeatedly from ~3PM to 3AM. • “Train-echo” effect • Flooding rains of 4-7” in 6 hrs Minneapolis, MN flood reconstruction/basin calibration • Our basin is located in the heavy rain track indicated by the NWS storm total rainfall estimate. • The NWS QPE values produced a 40-60% underestimate from observed rainfall and poor XP-SWM rainfall-runoff model output! WSR-88D “Atmosphere-truthed Z-R”. GIS-based • Atmosphere-truthed ZR, i.e. QPF-based Z-R. • GIS-based radar and basin data. • XP-SWM rainfall-runoff model: ~90%+ correlation. • ACARS detected LLJ = enhanced rainfall for 75 min. When input into the HDR Z-R runoff correlations improved 10-15 percent. • Used to define floodplains and evacuation. October 4/5, 2005 SWWD WSR-88D Z-based Temporal Rain Distribution vs. 100-yr SCS Type II used for design Hourly Graphs of Basin Average Radar Estimated Rainfall Oct. 4th-5th, 2005 Event vs. SCS Curve Type II Curve (6.30" Total 24-hour Event) 7.00 6.50 6.00 5.50 Est. Rainfall Pow ersLk 5.00 WilmesLk 4.50 WDraw South WDraw North 4.00 WDraw Center 3.50 EastRavineSouth EastRavineNorth 3.00 ColbyLk 2.50 CentralDraw 2.00 BaileyDraw SCS TYPE II 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 Tim e Project has multi-million $ implications HDR Energy clients • Concerns with coal-fired power plant operations. • Needs for expanded wind power generation and wind prediction. • Insights on working within the carbon exchange system. • Exploring water needs for ethanol plant development. HDR Architecture clients • Development of “green buildings” • Community planners are interested in ways to reduce urban heat islands and associated energy consumption. • Community sustainability has been embraced. • Water quality and waste recycling are major issues with only partial solutions. Solutions based on climate data and imaginative applications “A goal without a plan is a dream” What do engineers want? • • • • Data and information for problem solution. Access to basic data and information. Limited rhetoric; “just the facts, please!” More quantitative information on climate impacts on water supply, carbon exchange opportunities and global to micro-climate cause-effect relationships.. • More knowledgeable meteorologists and climatologists within companies to act as trusted problem solvers for clients. The “weather enterprise solution” Private sector: client problem interface Providing solutions to climate change Academic sector: Training and research Government sector: data and information Bottom line: What a wonderful time to be a meteorologist! • Opportunities are real – climate change and real-world use of new data sets. • The next ten years should be another “golden age” for meteorology! QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Engineering, Consulting and Architectural Firm HDR Engineering, Inc. 303 East 17th St, Suite 700 Denver, Colorado 80203 1.303.764.1520 www.hdrinc.com [email protected] www.hdrweather.com – 5,500+ employees – Architectural: hospitals, federal, others – Transportation: bridges, roads, rail – Water resources – Meteorology – Energy – Community Planning & Urban Design – Construction Services – Environmental