Pacific Region RCSD Data & Products (DAPS) Worksheet
This form is used to add or update a DAPS record into Piko (Worsheet Version June 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project
Capability Area
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Data - Physical
Data - Physical
In-situ Observations
Satellite-Remote Observations
Model Results
Reanalysis Products
Bathymetry and Topography
Imagery
Essential Climate Variable - Data
Atmospheric (e.g., Air Temperature, Rainfall, Wind Speed and Direction)
Oceanic (e.g., Water Temperature, Salinity, Acidity, Sea Level, Wave Height)
Terrestrial (e.g., Groundwater, Soil Moisture)
Products - Physical
Products - Physical
Hindcasts (climatologies)
Outloooks (monthly to annual)
Impacts
Drought
Flooding/Inundation
Erosion
Bleaching
Spatial Scale
Region/Nation
Location/Site
Time Scale
Past
Current
Future
Methodology
Obs/In-situ
Obs/Remote
Model/Statistical
Model/Dynamical
Projections (intrannual to multi-decadal)
Guidance, including “Best Practices” Manuals, Toolkits, and Guides
Applications, including Visualization and Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable - Products
Atmospheric (e.g., Air Temperature, Rainfall, Wind Speed and Direction)
Oceanic (e.g., Water Temperature, Salinity, Acidity, Sea Level, Wave Height)
Terrestrial (e.g., Groundwater, Soil Moisture)
Data, Products, and Tools - Non-physical
Data, Products, and Tools - Non-physical
Biological
Socio-economic
Cultural
Other
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Description
The SPSLCMP was developed in 1991 as an Australian Government response to concerns raised by member countries of the South Pacific Forum over the potential impacts of human-induced global warming on climate and sea levels in the Pacific region. Its primary goal is to generate an accurate record of variance in long-term sea level for the South Pacific and to establish methods to make these data readily available and usable by Pacific Island countries. The project established a network of 12 high resolution SEAFRAME (Sea Level Fine Resolution Acoustic Measuring Equipment) sea level and climate monitoring stations sited at locations in participating countries to provide a wide coverage across the Southwest Pacific basin. Processed and analysed data has since been made available to partner countries and the international scientific community, and information products and training have been provided to targeted groups in the Pacific Island countries.
Url
http://www.bom.gov.au/pacificsealevel/index.shtml
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
Australia Bureau of Meteorology, SOPAC
Contacts(names, emails)
National Tidal Centre, ntc@bom.gov.au
Keywords
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience Western North Pacific South Pacific Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) Australia Fiji Samoa Data - Physical In-situ Observations Oceanic (e.g., Water Temperature, Salinity, Acidity, Sea Level, Wave Height) Public Health and Safety Community Planning and Development Tonga Vanuatu Cook Islands Kiribati Other South Pacific Papua New Guinea (PNG) Tuvalu Solomon Islands
Worksheet
DAP_SPSLCMP.doc