Moving Towards GEOSS Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere | NOAA Earth Science and Applications from Space Executive Committee January Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere | NOAA Earth Science and Applications from Space Executive Committee January Update on NOAA Programs

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 2 Menu Update on Global Earth Observation System of Systems Update on NOAA’s future satellite systems NOAA-NASA Research to Operations Scientific Stewardship Further Impacts of the Interim Report

Update on Global Earth Observations Systems of Systems (GEOSS)

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 4 Global Earth Observation System of Systems Integrated Observations & Data Management

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 5 GEO Moves Forward: Working Towards Implementation Adopted formal GEO organization and 10-year implementation plan Held GEO I in May 2005, and GEO II in December 2005 Selected new GEO Secretariat Director, Jose Achache Accepted 2006 Work Plan, adopted a budget and formally created GEO Committees Architecture and Data; Capacity Building; Science and Technology; User Interface; and Working Group on Tsunami Activities

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 6 GEO Moves Forward: Working Towards Implementation Near-Term Implementation Efforts: Working Group on Tsunami Activities continuing to provide integration observation requirements to the Indian Ocean Tsunami Early Warning System effort United States announced intention to move GOES satellite to a position to help offset the lack of sounder data over South America GEO-Netcast proposed as tangible near term project to implement GEOSS

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 7 GEO-Netcast Concept A global broadcast system for the delivery of data, products, and services Data from both in-situ and space-based systems In support of all nine societal benefit areas Transmitted to affordable ground receiving stations through network of communication satellites Situated to provide global coverage Dissemination is full and open in character but will respect existing data policies Each GEO partner involved in GEO-Netcast will provide data dissemination functions and cover the costs

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 8 USGEO Near-Term Opportunities USGEO focusing on 6 Near-Term Opportunities Disasters Drought / National Integrated Drought Information System Land Observation Air Quality Sea Level Data Management Currently developing plans for all the Near-Term opportunities Will be available for public review in the next several months

Update on NOAA future satellite systems

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 10 National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Cost overruns due to instrument development Independent Review Team provided analysis of options for the program Changes to structure of Integrated Program Office Program Executive structure under review Dedicated to finding appropriate solution

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 11 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) The Secretary of Commerce approved next phase of program development - System Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR). Three industry teams awarded – Boeing Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman FY06 Budget President’s Request—$241M; Enacted—$222M GOES-R System Acquisition and Operations phase to begin in 2007 RFP release currently planned for end of Calendar Year 2006

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 12 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) Five instrument acquisitions ongoing Advanced Baseline Imager (ITT) is in Acquisition & Operations (A&O) phase Other four instruments – In various stages of assessing cost, technical, and schedule baselines in preparation for A&O phase  Hyperspectral Environment Suite : 3 PDRR contractors – ITT, Ball Aerospace, BAE  Solar Imaging Suite : 1 PDRR contractor – Lockheed-Martin (Palo Alto)  Space Environmental In-Situ Suite : Just released A&O RFP, expect award in Spring 2006  Geostationary Lightning Mapper : Expect PDRR award in Jan/Feb 2006

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 13 Funding for NOAA Satellite Programs (enacted; $ in thousands) FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006 POES K-N’121,581113,179104,230101,261 NPOESS222,874273,789300,528316,580 GOES I-M, N Series195,984172,854143,631116,024 GOES R Series15,300101,778157,522219,298 Total, Satellite Systems555,739661,600705,911753,163 Operations After Launch 35,21834,74736,02635,711 Research & Applications 25,58423,79131,03931,358

NOAA-NASA Research to Operations Plans and Status

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 15 Research to Operations In FY05 appropriations bill: $4M Provide NOAA the capability to transition NASA remote sensed ocean measurements into operational products for the user community” NOAA developed implementation plan focused on assessing the impact of the following capabilities to meet NOAA operational needs: Sea surface height - Jason-1 Surface vector winds - QuikSCAT and WindSat Ocean color - SeaWiFS and MODIS FY06 extension of $4M - developing an extension of the implementation plan

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 16 NOAA-NASA Joint Working Group The latest NASA Reauthorization Bill calls for the creation of Joint Working Group To monitor missions of the two agencies to ensure maximum coordination in the design, operation, and transition of missions where appropriate Prepare an annual coordination report by February 15 of each year for the preceding fiscal year Finalized agreement with NASA Led by Chet Koblinsky for NOAA and Dick Fischer for NASA First objective to develop a mutually agreed process for transitioning capabilities between the two agencies, with a draft report due Jan 31 The JWG will then identify an initial set of candidates – to include altimetry, scatterometry and ocean color – to be considered for transitioning

Scientific Stewardship

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 18 NOAA Challenges in Data Management Managing exponentially growing data volume Appropriately describing metadata to ensure long-term utility Providing data in formats that enable integration Providing clear and easy discovery of, and access to, data and information products Collecting data at risk to extend the environmental data record

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 19 NOAA’s Integrated Global Observation & Data Management Plan—2005 Update Refined and updated observing system baseline architecture Performing gap analysis between observing requirements and observing capabilities Started investment analysis to determine efficient mix of observing systems to achieve requirements Established NOAA-wide data standards group Implementing Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) web-based data archive and distribution system for NOAA’s environmental data

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 20 Integrated Climate Data Records and Scientific Data Stewardship Performance, Cost, and Governance NOAA Climate Goal has prioritized into four tiers the essential climate variables that will become operational climate data records (CDRs) A sustainable, operational CDR program requires quantifiable performance measures and cost models An initial performance measures set has been developed based on maturity and a cost model (based on prior experience in NASA and NOAA) A governance structure is used which helps ensure efficient use of NOAA resources, and leveraging of NASA resources

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 21 TIER 1 Highest priority for integrated climate data records (CDRs) that will be measured by NOAA and Joint NOAA Measurements (i.e., METOP) TIER 3 Lower priority, not measured by NOAA, CDR dependent on the measurement provider TIER 2 High priority, measured by NASA with continuity on NOAA missions, research and development shared by measurement provider (e.g., NASA) Priorities for Integrated Climate Data Records TIER 4 Lowest priority, future measurements, CDR dependent on measurement provider

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 22 Draft Schedule for Creating CDRs of the Essential Climate Variables FY08FY09FY10FY11&12 Sea Surface Temperature**Upper Air Temperature**Surface Skin TemperatureAlbedo* Upper Air Temperature** Upper Air Water Vapor*Air Temperature**Radiances Upper Air Water Vapor* Ozone*Cloud PropertiesMethane* Ozone*Precipitation* Earth Radiation BudgetSurface Vector Wind* Surface Skin TemperatureSurface Radiation Budget Precipitation*Upper Air Vector Wind* Surface Air Temperature**Surface Vector Wind* Surface Radiation Budget Aerosol* Earth Radiation BudgetSurface Water Vapor* Snow cover* fAPAR Cloud PropertiesRadiancesOcean color*LAI* Methane*Sea Ice*Fire disturbance* AlbedoLand coverSoil Temperature* Sea level*Surface Soil Moisture*Salinity* Upper Air Vector Wind*Carbon Dioxide** Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Level 4 Level 3 New variable or new maturity level Complemented by:* Local / Regional In-Situ**Worldwide In-Situ

Further Impacts of Interim Report

Moving Towards GEOSS--Update on NOAA Programs 24 Other Interim Report Recommendations: NOAA Comments Global Precipitation Mission NOAA is supportive of launching Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) without delay and plans to use the data in concert with complementary observations Current BASC study developing recommendations to apply lessons learned from TRMM experience to GPM Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) GIFTS instrument would be an important demonstration of capability for future operational satellites and, if GIFTS were completed by NASA, NOAA would welcome any efforts to launch it GLORY NOAA supports the flight of APS (Advanced Polarimetric Sensor) and TIM (Total Irradiance Monitor) instruments as part of the Glory climate monitoring mission

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