2012 02 17 Environmental Layers

Organizers	Martha Narro
Date	February 17 @ 8 AM to 5 PM, 2012
Location	Tucson, AZ
Description
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Important Dates	Feb. 2 – DEADLINE for booking 14-d AP roundtrip, economy airfare

Goal

The Environmental Layers group would like to have a face-to-face meeting to discuss climate data interpolation methods to try and data sources in detail.

Benoit will create primary global weather layers at 1 KM resolution using data from both satellites (MODUS since 2000) and ground-based weather stations for the last 50 years (daily if possible, weekly otherwise). Interpolation must be done between the satellite and ground-based data in order to use both together. No one has combined satellite and ground weather data before. From this primary global weather layer, Benoit will then create derived data layers such as max and min temperature and precipitation (far more informative than means). These layers and others Rob, Brian M and Walter Jetz are developing with funding recently received from NASA will then be used for various modeling studies such as the effect of climate on various biological organisms. Natalie has picked up the work to create a fused, clean global 1 KM elevation layer that can be used to create derived data layers such as slope, aspect, moisture index and moisture (river) flow.

Agenda

Time	Topic	Moderator	Location
Friday, Feb 17
8:30 - 8:45 AM	Welcome & Objectives	Martha	All sessions will be in Keating Rm 433
8:45 - 9:00 AM	Overview of deliverables and responsibilities	Brian M, Martha, Jim, Rob, Walter
9:00 - 9:45 AM	Project coordination, content management, and reporting	Jim
9:45 - 10:00 AM	Climate layer objectives	Brian M
10:00 - 10:15	Coffee break	All
10:15 - 11:15 AM	Climate data, methods, deliverables (Mar-May)	Brian M, Jim
11:15 - 11:45 AM	Jun-Aug, Sept-Jan scoping for Benoit	Brian M, Jim
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM	Lunch delivered	All	Patio if nice outside!
1:15 - 2:15 PM	Map of Life and BIEN	Rob, Brad, Brian E?
2:15 - 3:00 PM	Terrain layer work	Natalie
3:00 - 3:15 PM	Coffee break	All
3:15 - 4:00 PM	Derived climate layer work	George
4:00 PM	Depart for airport	Rob, Natalie
4:00 - 4:30 PM	iPlant geospatial infrastructure	Nirav, Martha
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Draft climate workplan, list of deliverables	Benoit, Jim
5:00 - 5:15 PM	Wrap-up and adjourn	Martha
5:15 PM	Depart for airport	Benoit, Jim

Attendee List

Name	Affiliation	Flight Info	Marriott Confirmation No.
Brad Boyle	BIEN/iPlant-UA
George Cooper	U. Maine, McGill's grad student		room reserved, needs confirmation
Brian Enquist	BIEN-UA
Rob Guralnick	U. Colorado	2/16 arr 11:48 PM, UA; dept 6 PM UA	no room needed
Walter Jetz	Yale University	remote participation
Brian McGill	U. Maine, faculty lead on this iPlant collaboration		no room needed
Nirav Merchant	iPlant-UA
Martha Narro	iPlant-UA
Benoit Parmentier	NCEAS, Ph.D. in geography with emphasis on remote sensing	2/16 arr 6:30 PM US Airways; 2/17 dept 7:10 PM	87604719
Jim Regetz	NCEAS	2/16 arr 5 PM US Airways; 2/17 dept 7:10 PM	87604223
Natalie Robinson	U. Colorado, grad student with Guralnick	2/16 arr 11:48 PM, UA; dept 6 PM UA	87605390; room needs confirmation
Mark Schildhauer-not attending	NCEAS		cancelled 2/2/12
Adam Wilson	UConn, incoming postdoc with Jetz on E&O-NASA project	remote participation
John Donoghue	UA, grad student McGill, Enquist

Meeting Report

Link to meeting report.

Participant Info

Designated Lodging	Marriott University Park Tucson iPlant has a courtesy room reservation for 2 rooms for George and Natalie; you can pay upon checkout; if you need to cancel, please notify Tinal@iplantcollaborative.org at least 48 hours before checkin. Rooms are reserved and paid for Jim and Benoit (subject to receipt of your form, pls see below)
Ground Transportation	Please share taxis whenever possible between hotel and airport (reimbursable item with receipt and names of riders). To get to iPlant offices, there is a free CatTran shuttle you can take between the Marriott to the BIO5/Keating building (iPlant office); departs every ~12 mins. You can also walk between the Marriott and the BIO5/Keating Building through campus, takes about 15-20 mins. The Marriott is in quadrant A5 just east of bldg 158; BIO5/Keating is in quadrant E3, building 240 on this campus map. We will order you a taxi for your departure.
Access to Keating Rm 433	Please arrive at BIO5/Keating by 8:15 AM as you must be escorted up to the 4th floor in our secure building.
Meals to be Provided	Sandwiches for Lunch (delivered), including vegetarian options; coffee breaks
For more info/questions	411@iplantcollaborative.org

Reimbursement of Expenses (For Jim and Benoit):

Benoit: in order for expenses to be prepaid and/or reimbursed by iPlant, please complete this form ASAP and return to Bruce Shumaker at fax 520-626-4824 or via pdf scan to 411@iplantcollaborative.org.

Reimburseable expenses include: meals (no alcohol), ground transportation (taxi, airport parking, local parking), roundtrip economy airfare (purchased min. 14-day AP)

All reimburseable expenses must be documented by itemized, original receipts (be sure to get an itemized receipt for meals in addition to the credit card receipt). Please submit original, itemized receipts within 60-days of the meeting; after that, reimbursements may be subject to income tax withholding by UA.

By March 2, pls submit all original, itemized receipts to: iPlant Collaborative, Attn: Tina, 1657 E Helen St, Tucson, AZ 85721. UA Central Processing takes approximately 6-7 wks to send your reimbursement check.