Pacific Storms Climatology Products
Strong Winds, Heavy Rains & High Seas Theme Teams
Terms of Reference
Theme-specific data integration and product development teams are the fundamental working component of the Pacific Storms Project. It is the creation of a suite of derived data products that is the focus of their work.
These theme teams are lead by recognized agency and university-based experts in the area of climate-related processes that govern storminess and its expression as Strong Winds, Heavy Rains, and High Seas in the Pacific region. The designated theme leads serve as principal investigators in their respective theme areas. With the assistance of NOAA IDEA staff, they are responsible for overseeing the development of theme area work plans, as well as the coordination and implementation of tasks identified in these work programs. They also serve as members of the Program Integration Team and the Product Development Team.
Theme teams are comprised of individuals with subject knowledge and/or program responsibilities that are willing to support the Pacific Storms project objective of improving our understanding of extreme climatological events within the Pacific region by sharing their experience and expertise. Typically theme members serve on an ad-hoc basis, contributing input as individuals or in groups upon request. Team members may also serve as leads on particular tasks identified in the theme area work plans. As such, they are responsible for overseeing the completion of these tasks.
Members
Strong Winds
Theme Leads
- David Atkinson (UAF/IARC)
- David Levinson (NOAA/NESDIS NCDC)
Contributing Members
- James Weyman (NOAA/NWS)
- Pao-Shin Chu (UH, Hawaii State Climatologist)
- Luke He (NOAA/NWS)
- Huai-min Zhang (NOAA/NCDC)
Heavy Rains
Theme Leads
- David Levinson (NOAA/NESDIS NCDC)
- Mark Lander (UoG/PEAC Center)
Contributing Members
- Mike Kruk (NOAA NESDIS/NCDC)
- Oliver Timm (UH/IPRC)
High Seas
Theme Leads
- Mark Merrifield (UH UHSLC)
- Peter Ruggiero (OSU)
- Steve Gill (NOAA/NOS CO-OPS )
- Chris Zervas - alternate (NOAA/ NOS CO-OPS)
Contributing Members
- Paul Komar (OSU)
- Rashed Chowdhury (NOAA/PEAC)
- Doug Marcy (NOAA/CSC)
- Chip Fletcher (UH/SOEST)
- Stan Boc (USACoE)
Pacific Storms Project Integration Team
Terms of Reference
The Project Integration Team (PIT) is the governing body of the Pacific Storms Project.
The PIT is comprised of the Strong Winds, Heavy Rains, and High Seas Theme Leads, as well as the Director of the NOAA NESDIS/NCDC IDEA Center and Pacific-based representatives from the NOAA NWS and NOS.
With the assistance of NOAA IDEA staff, the PIT is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Pacific Storms project work plan, including the integration of tasks identified in the theme area work programs. The PIT is also responsible for informing and engaging agency, institutional, organization partners about Pacific Storms.
To carry out their work, the PIT convenes informally (via phone conference) on an as needed basis and formally (in-person) on an annual basis.
Members
- David Atkinson (UAF/IARC) *
- David Levinson (NOAA/NESDIS NCDC) *
- Mark Lander (UoG/ NWS PEAC Center) *
- Mark Merrifield (UH UHSLC) *
- Peter Ruggiero (OSU) *
- Steve Gill (NOAA/NOS CO-OPS) *
- Chris Zervas (NOAA/ NOS CO-OPS) *
- Eileen Shea (NOAA/NESDIS IDEA)
- John Marra (NOAA/NESDIS IDEA)
- James Weyman (NOAA/NWS HFO)
- Russell Jackson (NOAA/NOS CSC-PSC)
* Connotes Theme Lead or Alternate
Pacific Storms Project Development Team
Terms of Reference
The role of the Pacific Storms Product Development Team (PDT) is to help guide the definition and development of integrated storminess products that can be used by emergency managers, mitigation planners, government agencies and decision-makers in key sectors including water and natural resource management, agriculture and fisheries, transportation and communication, and recreation and tourism. It is the creation of tailored information products, and the provision of conceptual and technical leadership needed to ensure that information is both useful and accessible, that is the focus of their work. This includes providing input on Pacific Storms web portal content and format.
Because of the diversity of knowledge required to fulfill their advisory mission, the PDT is sub-divided into three quasi-independent working groups consisting of the theme leads, representatives from partner agencies, and practicing stakeholders in key use sectors such as emergency management, mitigation planning, resource management, and recreation and tourism among others.
To carry out their work, the PDT typically convenes informally (via phone conference) as working groups or in small mixed groups on an as needed-basis. They may also take advantage of opportunities to convene formally (in-person) in conjunction with to previously scheduled meetings, workshops, and other such appropriate venues.
Members
Theme Leads
- David Atkinson (UAF/IARC) *
- David Levinson (NOAA/NESDIS NCDC) *
- Mark Lander (UoG/ NWS PEAC Center) *
- Mark Merrifield (UH UHSLC) *
- Peter Ruggiero (OSU) *
- Steve Gill (NOAA/NOS CO-OPS) *
- Chris Zervas (NOAA/ NOS CO-OPS) *
Agency Partners
- Mike Kruk (NOAA/NESDIS-NCDC)
- Adam Smith (NOAA/NESDIS-NCDC)
- Ken Knapp (NOAA/NESDIS-NCDC)
- Steve Del Greco (NOAA/NESDIS-NCDC)
- Glen Reid (NOAA/NESDIS-NCDC)
- Christina Lief (NOAA/NESDIS-NCDC)
- Lisa Vaughn (NOAA/OAR CPO)
- Stephanie Fauver (NOAA/NOS CSC)
- Jamie Carter (NOAA/NOS CSC)
- Adam Stein (NOAA/NOA PSC)
- Pat Caldwell (NOAA NESDIS-NODC)
- Noriko Shoji (NOAA/NMFS)
- Stan Boc (USACoE POH)
- Milton Yoshimoto (USACoE POH)
- Gen.Tamura (FEMA Region IX PAO)
- Richard Bouchard (NOAA/NWS NDBC)
- Caroline Hermans (USGS)
- Nate Wood (USGS)
- Michael Ardito (US EPA)
Practicing Stakeholders
- Cheryl Anderson (UH SSRI)
- Dolan Eversole (HI SeaGrant/DLNR)
- Kathy Yuknavage (CRM Guam)
- Scott Simmons (AK DHSEM)
- Molly McCammon (AOOS)
- Ann Ogata-Deal (HI CZM)
* Connotes Theme Lead or Alternate