2010 February USGS Colloquium: Dr. David Schimel on "The Design of NEON and the Future of Ecological Forecasting"

Dr. David Schimel was invited to present a webcasted talk at the USGS campus in Menlo Park, CA on Feb 8, 2010. The title of the talk is "The Design of NEON and the Future of Ecological Forecasting". The USGS Western Region Colloquium (WRC) features monthly speakers who present information of broad interest that spans the spectrum of earth and environmental science, and has become the most highly regarded speaker series in Menlo Park. The Western Region Colloquium was founded in February 1996 as a monthly speaker series intended to build awareness of cross-cutting issues. The colloquium hosts speakers who present information of broad interest that spans the spectrum of earth and environmental science.

(Please check back later for a PDF of the presentation slides and downloadable versions of the video.)

SegmentConcepts Covered IncludeURL
Segment 1: Rationale behind the Observatory Design

(5:09minutes)		Earth systems dynamics, NEON Domains, Stratification, Data products, Design strategy, High-level requirements.
Segment 2: Observation infrastructure deployment across the continent

(12:44 minutes)		Measurement subsystems, Manipulative aquatic experiment, Cyberinfrastructure, Data products, Information Products.
Segment 3: Advancing the earth systems sciences

(12:59 minutes)		Ecological forecasting, Decision support, Data assimilation, Trend detection, Parameter estimation, Non-linearity, Science use cases
Segment 4: Transitioning from Research to Operations

(3:33 minutes)		National facility, Open research and discovery platform, Federal partnerships