Hydrologic Futures Web Tool Development Project
Project Overview
Many websites that visualize climate change data can often be confusing and misleading to decision makers when they are researching information to devise management plans for water, wildlife, and other natural resources. Researchers supported by this Alaska CASC project will improve the ability of biologists, water managers, and other resource managers to effectively and appropriately use climate data by creating a web tool that provides easier access to visualize, understand, interpret, and share new data on how climate will affect water. This tool will ultimately support more effective management of at-risk species and other important public concerns.
Project Summary
Websites built to visualize climate change data may often be confusing and misleading to those who need them to make informed decisions about water, wildlife, and other natural resources. Although experts in their fields, decision makers may find it difficult to understand, interpret, or use climate data in a way that allows them to make effective management plans. The information may be at the wrong timescale, such as weeks rather than hours, or not pertinent to the precise location that is important for planning. It can also be difficult to interpret uncertainty in climate change data, or to understand why multiple future scenarios are selected and which one is best to use for planning.
The goal of the proposed project is to improve the ability of biologists, water managers, and other resource managers to effectively and appropriately use climate data. This project aims to create a web tool, and other information sources as needed, with the help of testing and feedback from the those who will use them. Using this collaborative approach, the research team will develop a website that allows decision makers to easily access, visualize, understand, interpret, and share new data on how climate will affect water -- such as river flow and flood information.
The web tool will include maps, charts, and tables, and decision makers will be able to select the location or region they are interested in. They will also be able to download reports, images, and data, with attached explanations. The research team will learn from users and, through their feedback, will improve the tool and any other resources produced during the project. The result will be more effective management of at-risk species and other important public concerns.
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 6724d639d34e4f57573f2778)
Project Overview
Many websites that visualize climate change data can often be confusing and misleading to decision makers when they are researching information to devise management plans for water, wildlife, and other natural resources. Researchers supported by this Alaska CASC project will improve the ability of biologists, water managers, and other resource managers to effectively and appropriately use climate data by creating a web tool that provides easier access to visualize, understand, interpret, and share new data on how climate will affect water. This tool will ultimately support more effective management of at-risk species and other important public concerns.
Project Summary
Websites built to visualize climate change data may often be confusing and misleading to those who need them to make informed decisions about water, wildlife, and other natural resources. Although experts in their fields, decision makers may find it difficult to understand, interpret, or use climate data in a way that allows them to make effective management plans. The information may be at the wrong timescale, such as weeks rather than hours, or not pertinent to the precise location that is important for planning. It can also be difficult to interpret uncertainty in climate change data, or to understand why multiple future scenarios are selected and which one is best to use for planning.
The goal of the proposed project is to improve the ability of biologists, water managers, and other resource managers to effectively and appropriately use climate data. This project aims to create a web tool, and other information sources as needed, with the help of testing and feedback from the those who will use them. Using this collaborative approach, the research team will develop a website that allows decision makers to easily access, visualize, understand, interpret, and share new data on how climate will affect water -- such as river flow and flood information.
The web tool will include maps, charts, and tables, and decision makers will be able to select the location or region they are interested in. They will also be able to download reports, images, and data, with attached explanations. The research team will learn from users and, through their feedback, will improve the tool and any other resources produced during the project. The result will be more effective management of at-risk species and other important public concerns.
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 6724d639d34e4f57573f2778)