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Agencies Collaborate to Better Monitor and Model the Environment
Citation:
Rashleigh, B. AND T. Nicholson. Agencies Collaborate to Better Monitor and Model the Environment. EOS. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 99:e, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO106651
Impact/Purpose:
The Interagency Collaborative for Environmental Modeling and Monitoring (ICEMM) aims to establish working partnerships, reduce redundancies, and improve common technology across the agencies. ICEMM's yearly public meeting is an important venue for accomplishing this aim.
Description:
U.S. Federal agencies are cooperating in the research and development of environmental models, software, and related databases through the Interagency Collaborative for Environmental Modeling and Monitoring (ICEMM). A Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for facilitating cooperation and coordination among the six following agencies: National Science Foundation; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development; U.S. Geological Survey; and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. ICEMM holds a yearly public meeting, for attendees to share information on developments in environmental modeling applications, tools and frameworks, as well as new operational initiatives among the participating agencies. The 2018 ICEMM meeting theme was Measurement and Modeling Data Fusion, defined as coupling temporal and/or spatial data with the model that quantitatively analyzes/simulates the system of concern. Key themes of the meeting include a systems approach to environmental monitoring and monitoring; data and technology advances; and communication with stakeholders.
