Coastal Services Center

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Climate Research

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The NOAA Cooperative Agreement for Climate & Weather Impacts on Society and the Environment (CWISE)

CWISE is a collaboration between the NOAA Coastal Services Center, the NOAA National Climatic Data Center, and North Carolina State University. The purpose of CWISE is to enhance the resiliency of natural, economic, and social systems to weather and climate variability and change through research, education, outreach, and delivery of information and services. CWISE research has already produced useful information for coastal management decision-making processes.

CWISE research to date includes:

• Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Outlooks – The spatial and temporal variability of hurricane tracks was studied and a prediction of the number of Atlantic hurricanes expected to make landfall on the East Coast of the U.S. was developed for the 2005 hurricane season.
• Precipitation Modeling – A geostatistical precipitation mapping program has been developed for modeling precipitation events to address spatial prediction errors.
• Sea Surface Temperature Study – A study of the inherent sea surface temperature bias from satellite data was conducted and results have been incorporated into operations at the National Climatic Data Center.
• Sea Breeze Modeling – Climatology of the inland extent of the sea breeze circulation system was created for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, and will be incorporated into the daily wind forecast graphics of local National Weather Service forecast offices.
• Sea Level Variability – The seasonal and regional variability of sea level is being analyzed. To detect trends, a decomposition of the data at various locations has been conducted.
• Historical Hurricane Reconstruction Project – Documentary and early instrumental data from various historical archives in the Southeast are being used to extract pre-1851 hurricane data.

Future efforts of the CWISE program will focus on the socioeconomic, biological, and ecosystem impacts of sea level variability and change.

Additional NOAA-Supported Climate Research

Pacific ENSO Applications Center (PEAC)
PEAC research and product development is focusing on the impacts and long-term projections of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle to support management activities in climate-sensitive sectors.

Pacific Region Integrated Data Enterprise (PRIDE)
PRIDE efforts are focused on enhancing the resilience of Pacific Island communities faced with changing environmental conditions, as well as meeting needs for ocean, climate, and ecosystem information.

NOAA Integrated Data and Environmental Applications (IDEA) Center
IDEA will focus on integrated information products that reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate variability and change, support marine ecosystem management programs, and provide new climate data sets for extreme events.

U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
USGCRP supports research on the interactions of natural and human-induced changes in the global environment and their impacts on society.

International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
IARC at the University of Alaska Fairbanks serves as a focal point for international communication and research to reduce the uncertainty in Arctic climate prediction.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
IPCC is an international effort to assess scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relevant to the adaptation and mitigation of climate change