1. Policy Update Kevin Wheeler March 11, 2010

2. Budget Update

3. FY11 NSF $ (in millions) FY09 FY10 FY11 Req. %change NSF Total 6,490
6,873
7,424
8.0%
Research &RA
5,152
5,564
6,019
8.2%
GEO
809
890
955
7.4%
OCE
331
349
378
8.3%
Education
845
873
892
2.2%
IODP 48 43 46
6.9%
Fleet 87 78 75
-3.8%
MREFC
152
117
165
40.7%
OOI
106 14 91
OCE will continue its partnership with NIEHS on OHH
GEO will invest in ORPP near-term activities including CAMEO, AMOC, sensor development and acidification.

4. NOAA
FY09
FY10
FY11
% delta
Total
4,454
4,853
5,554
14.4%
OAR
397
438
455
3.6%
Ocean & Coastal Research
123
131
124
-4.8%
Sea Grant 55 63 -
NURP/OE 28 31
-9.7%
Competitive Climate Resrc
132
144
173
20.1%
NOS
497
522
501
-4.1%
NCCOS 53 65
19.1%
Ocean Assessment Prog 95
113
88.7
-21.5%
IOOS Grants 20 27
14.6
-46.1%
Ocean & Coastal Mngmt
155
158
166
4.9%
NMFS
754
905
908
.4%
NWS
848
892
903
1.2%
NESDIS
1,178
1,399
2,209
57.9%
Education 46
53.8
20.8
-61.3%

5. NOAA Satellites Program FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 GEOS-R 730 772 778
780
NPOESS
1,061
1,160
960
740
610
Jason-3 50 53 29 2
Climate Sensors 49 55 51 36
Imminent data gap in sea surface wind vector & ocean color

6. FY11 NASA Program FY09 FY10 FY11 Total NASA 17,782 18,724 19,000 1.5%
% Change
Total NASA
17,782
18,724
19,000
1.5%
Science
4,503
4,493
5,006
11.4%
Earth Science
1,380
1,421
1,802
26.8%
Earth System Missions
894
723
809
11.9%
NPOESS 42
105 64
-39%
Education
169
184
146
-20.7%
Funds Orbiting Carbon Observatory replacement
$2.1 billion increase for global climate initiative
Accelerate decadal survey missions
Development of gap-filler climate sensors & missions
Includes a GRACE follow-on mission

7. FY11 DoD Program FY09 FY10 FY11 Total Navy RDT&E 19,734 19,973 17,754
% Change
Total Navy RDT&E
19,734
19,973
17,754
-5.1%
6.1 Basic Research
525
559
556
1.3%
University Research
102
109
6.4%
6.2 Applied Research
776
719
679
-5.6%
Ocean War Enviro Resrch 52 54 50
-7.8%
6.3 Advanced Research
821
832
740
-11.1%

8. Interior – EPA - Energy Program FY09 FY10 FY11 % Change Interior
11,321
12,216
12,177
-0.3%
USGS
1,046
1,113
1,134
1.9%
Biological Res.
185
205
201
-2.0%
Climate Change 41 58 72
24.1%
MMS Offshore
166
197
2.0%
Renewable 21 24
14.3%
Resource Eval 34 35 37
5.7%
EPA
7,636
10,300
10,020
-2.7%
Science & Tech
790
846
847
0.1%
Energy
33,856
26,596
28,404
6.8%
Office of Science
4,813
4,904
5,121
4.4%

9. FY11 Appropriations Requests
NSF – Support President’s Request ($7.4 B)
Support ORPP priority requests
Note the need for regional class vessels
NOAA – Plus Up President’s request from $5.55 B
$10 million plus-up for NMFS research & education
$25 million plus-up for IOOS grants
$17 million plus-up for Sea Grant
$10 million plus-up for Ocean Exploration
$17 million plus-up for Oceans and Human Health
Note the need to address gaps in ocean color & wind
NASA – Support President’s Request ($19 B)
Support plus-up for Earth & Climate Science
NAVY – $50 M Plus up for 6.1 research (to $590 M)
Support $88 M for AGOR Oceanographic Ships

10. National Ocean Policy

11. Role of Science in a National Ocean Policy
Wise Decisions Require The Best Science Available
In order to sustainably manage our ocean ecosystems, mitigate impacts from climate change and adapt to a rapidly changing environment, we need the capacity to predict and reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of future ocean scenarios:
And that requires models based on sound science
which requires physical, biological & chemical data
which are obtained from observations
Remote (satellites, radar)
In Situ (buoys, autonomous vehicles, vessels, stream & tide gauges)

12. Marine Spatial Planning Framework

13. Ocean Leadership Response to Framework
In the absence of a commitment to an ocean and coastal observing system, there likely will not be adequate information to make informed planning decisions or to monitor, evaluate and modify plans.
The interim framework states that the regional planning bodies will identify data gaps. However, they are not instructed to fill these gaps … we believe that it is important to commit to filling data gaps that lead to poor or incorrect assumptions.
We support the framework’s direction for the NOC to establish mechanisms to identify CMSP science needs. However, it is not clear who will address and fund those identified needs. We recommend a body within the NOC be established to oversee the science enterprise that is needed to support the CMSP process.
We recommend an initial budget initiative of no less then $150 million annually to support the observations, analysis, forecasts and research to support CMSP. Without this support, the CMSP framework will become an unfunded mandate that the states cannot afford to implement.

14. Climate Service

16. Advocacy Meetings OMB – Commerce/NOAA
Role of Extramural Research at NOAA?
What’s going on with the Cooperative Institutes?
Role of IOOS in implementing MSP? If not IOOS, then who, what, how?
Continuity of Satellite Data (color & ss wind vector)
OSTP
Future of Arctic Research and Observations
Role of Science Implementation of MSP
Future of Global Climate Change Research Program

17. Advocacy Meetings House Resources & Senate Commerce
ACI Reauthorization
National Climate Service
National Ocean Policy Codification
Authorizations (OHH, HABs, Coral Reefs, NOAA Organic Act)
NOAA – Mary Glackin
Climate Service – impact on science across agency
Role of extramural research community for NOAA?
Appropriators
NSF Doubling Path – regional class vessels
Extramural Research Priorities (IOOS, Acid, ORPP, OHH, HABS)
Continuity of Satellite Data (ocean color & ss wind)
Climate Service