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Paper No. 153-11
Presentation Time: 11:00 AM
ACTIONABLE AND STRATEGIC INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ASIST): USGS APPROACH TO CONVERGENT RESEARCH
Science is continually advancing, and there is an increasing need to interpret the connections between integrated and convergent science applications to provide actionable science for complex regional-scale challenges. In 2020, the USGS initiated a new scientific approach focused on building cross-disciplinary connections to weave together science related to complex challenges cascading from the long-term drought in the Colorado River Basin. To leverage individual scientific projects in this large basin to develop more holistic understanding of the system, the USGS supported a series of internal Science and Technology Collaboration Workshops between scientists and technology specialists including:
- Application of Innovative Data Collection Technologies and Integrated, Multi-scale Observation Networks
- Integrated Science to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Colorado River Basin
- Groundwater Dependent Streams, Ecosystems, and Research
- Wildfire Risk and Post Fire Impacts
- Impacts of Drought at High Elevations: Landcover, Forest Health, Snowpack, etc.
- Impacts of Drought on the Human System and Development
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and High Performance Computing Applications
- Integrating Ecosystem Responses to Drought and Climate Change
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategies and Approaches in the Colorado River Basin
- Development of Science Communication Materials and Communication of Uncertainty
- Applications of Data and Information Visualization
- Drought Prediction, Integrated Predictive Modeling, and Early Warning Indicators
Workshop participants identified challenges, capabilities, knowledge gaps, and potential opportunities to collaborate across disciplines to gain better understanding of the long-term drought effects on human and natural systems in the Colorado River Basin. These workshops helped to hone strategies to better investigate this complex system by combining knowledge from multiple science disciplines and interested stakeholders.