1. Climate Change Science Program – Observations & Data Systems Robert F. Cahalan, Chair, Observations Working Group (OWG), CCSP Coordinating Earth Observations: CCSP & IWGEO Observations Working Group US Plan for Earth Observations

2. 5/3/04 Biotechnology National Security R&D Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures International Social, Behavioral & Econ. Infrastructure IWG on Dioxin WMD Medical Countermeasures Health and the Environment. Oceans WH: Dale DOD: Wynne DHS: McQueary WH: Russell DOC: Bond WH: Olsen DOC: Lautenbacher EPA: Gilman NSTC Director, OSTP Technology Dev. Nanoscale Science, Eng. & Technology Networking Information & Technology Under development Informal Legend WH: Olsen NSF: Colwell NIH: Zerhouni Aquaculture Human Subjects Research IWG Dom. Animal Genomics IWG Plant Genome IWG Physics of the Universe Large Scale Science Education & Workforce Dev. Research Business Models R&D Investment Criteria Research Misconduct Policy Global Change Research IWG Earth Observations Disaster Reduction Ecosystems Toxics & Risks Water Availability & Quality Air Quality Research Standards Committee on Environment & Natural Resources Committee on Environment & Natural Resources Committee on Science Committee on Technology Committee on Homeland and National Security Aerospace CCSP = USGCRP + CCRI IWGEO US Implementation Plan --> Int’l GEO Plan NSTC Structure :

3. 5/3/04 Structure of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Structure of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) CCSP - $2.0 Billion distributed over 13 Federal Agencies Primarily Climate Observations, also analysis &modeling CCTP - $2.0 Billion distributed over 9 Agencies, ~85% DOE Primarily climate adaptation, especially energy technologies

4. 5/3/04 Budget Figures by Agency FY 2002 – FY 2005 (Discretionary budget authority in $millions) + = Fullcost Not Including Weather

5. 5/3/04 USGCRP Budget Figures

6. R. Cahalan, NASA, Chair H. Diamond, NOAA, Co-Chair W. Ferrell, DOE K. Bork, DOT J. Scheraga, EPA M. Gant, HHS M. Kurylo, NASA M. Maiden, NASA L. Tsaoussi, NASA B. Wielicki, NASA M. Gregg, NOAA M. Johnson, NOAA S. Piotrowicz, NOAA C. Jacobs, NSF T. Spence, NSF J. Andrews, DOD P. Neale, SI M. Jawson, USDA G. Johnson, USDA M. Dettinger, USGS J. Faundeen, USGS L. Pettinger, USGS K. Barrett, USAID L. Ruppe, USAID Other Working Group CoChairs Atmospheric Composition: Dan Albritton, NOAA; Phil DeCola, NASA Climate Variability & Change : Jay Fein, NSF; Randy Dole, NOAA Carbon Cycle: Diane Wickland, NASA; Roger Dahlman, DOE Water Cycle: Jared Entin, NASA Ecosystems : Bryce Stokes, USDA; Susan Julius, EPA Human Contributions & Responses : Catlin Simpson, NOAA; Janet Gamble, EPA Land Use/Land Cover : Tom Loveland, USGS; Garik Gutman, NASA Communications/Internat’l/State: Kathryn Parker, EPA Purpose: stewardship for an observation system that will document the evolving state of the climate system, allow improved understanding of its changes,and contribute to improved predictive capability for society CCSP Observations Working Group (OWG) Data & Information Systems Subgroup (OWGDIS) OWGDIS CoChairs: Bruce Barkstrom & John Bates

7. Expected Release: Fall 2004 Input to Int’l GEO Earth Summit 3- Brussels, Feb 2005 Societal Benefit Areas: Draft US government plan for Global Earth Observations

8. 5/3/04 Appendices of IWGEO Plan Appendix 1: Near - Term Opportunities: Data Management, Improved Observations for Disaster Warnings, Next Generation Global Land Observing System, Sea Level Observing System, National Integrated Drought Information System, Air Quality Assessment and Forecast System Appendix 2: Technical Reports for the 9 Societal Benefit Areas Climate Section Scope: National and International CCSP Strategic Plan & GCOS 2nd Adequacy Report http://www.climatescience.gov http://www.wmo.ch/web/gcos/gcoshome.html Deployed/Known Observing Systems: U.S. National GCOS Report http://www.eis.noaa.gov/gcos/soc_long.pdf & Future Systems (Not Yet Deployed), dependence on existing systems Gaps: Land, Ice, Aerosol, Carbon, Water Cycle, Radiation Budget, Temperature Profiles, Paleoclimate

9. 5/3/04 Major Gaps and Challenges Understand Adapt/Mitigate

10. Unique Observations:  In Situ Atmospheric  Adaptable, Mobile  Remote (e.g. Polar, Ocean)  Resolve Surface, Boundary layers Unique technology  Development of new systems  Steps towards space  Steps towards other planets Roles of Suborbital Earth Observations