NOAA Satellite and Information Systems Creating the Vision …sustaining the mission… …improving the products… …producing results… Marie Colton Director NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

Goals of Presentation Overview of NOAA/NESDIS and the Center for Satellite Applications and Research (what we do) Science in the public interest Welcoming CIOSS to the NOAA family –The role of the Cooperative Institutes in NOAA Research –Exploring the present –Charting our futures

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service National Weather Service National Ocean Service National Marine Fisheries Service Oceanic and Atmospheric Research + New “Program Planning and Integration” (“matrix”) office.

To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet the Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs. NOAA’ s MISSION

Space LandOceans Atmosphere Monitor and Observe Assess and Predict New theories for modeling surface, space and atmosphere New products, applications Risk Reduction and Tech Insertion ForecastsEducation&OutreachDisseminationWarnings Code the schemes into a standard models to formulate an end to end system Weather and Water Strategic Plan Goal Understand and Describe Engage, Advise, and Inform

NESDIS Programs that Support Monitoring the Earth System Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Processing/distribution of non-NOAA satellite data –DMSP, International geostationary satellites, QuikSCAT, TOPEX, ERS-2, EOS Terra and Aqua Applications Research and Development Climate Reference Network Climate Data Records–NOAA & non-NOAA Sources –Atmosphere, Ocean, and Paleoclimate

NOAA Satellite Applications Weather analysis, warnings and prediction Climate monitoring and prediction Environmental hazards monitoring Oceanic monitoring and prediction Vegetation, agricultural, and hydrological applications Atmospheric, oceanic, and climate research

Acquisition Launch Command & Control Command & Control Real-Time Product Development Real-Time Product Development Archive & Access Assessments Requirements & Planning User Services An End-to-End Responsibility

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Organizational Chart John Cunningham Integrated Program Office Gregory W. Withee Assistant Administrator for Satellite & Information Services Mary M. Glackin Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite & Information Services Gary K. Davis Office of Systems Development Kathy Kelly Office of Satellite Operations Helen M. Wood Office of Satellite Data Processing & Distribution Marie Colton Office of Research & Applications W. Stanley Wilson Senior Scientist Charles Wooldridge Chief of Staff January 2003 Thomas R. Karl National Climatic Data Center Christopher Fox (Acting) National Geophysical Data Center Lee Dantzler National Oceanographic Data Center D. Brent Smith International & Interagency Affairs Office Robert Mairs Chief Information Officer Warren Hall Chief Financial Officer

Suitland Satellite Operations Control Center Satellite Operations Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station NOAA Science Center Camp Springs, Maryland

Future Space-Based Global Observing System

Increased Benefits from the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Solar Geophysical Climatic Atmospheric Oceanographic Terrestrial Disaster Planning Disaster Response Ocean Navigation

Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) Improve exploitation of existing satellite data –Operational –Research Preparation for future data –Much higher data volume –Reduce time from launch to application Need for an end-to-end instrument design and application Integration of multi-agency resources Number of Instruments per Decade

Technical Areas of Study relevant to NESDIS Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Physics Estuarine, Coastal, and Marine Remote Sensing and Water Quality Remote Sensing applications for Environmental Monitoring and Prediction Space-based and In-situ instrumentation Satellite Operations – direct readout capability at several of the institutes Remote sensing infra-structure and information technologies International affairs as regards global observing systems

Evolution of Modern Science towards User-Inspired Science in the 21 st Century Scientists must inspire the future Scientists must make the world better today Scientists must be entrepreneurial and innovate Scientists must teach and facilitate social change

Excerpted from “Recognizing the Competing Values of R&D Organizations,” G. Jordan, Sandia National Laboratories Small, Flexible, Diverse Science Evolutionary INTERNAL Revolutionary EXTERNAL Large, Controlled, Convergent Science MASTER: BE SUSTAINABLECREATE: BE NEW IMPROVE: BE BETTERPRODUCE: BE FIRST Incrementally new ideas Develop teachable points Community leadership Great Contributors Radically new ideas A new way to ask or think Global leadership Unusual projects Incrementally new products Standardized applications Reliable facilities Good Technical Management Projects on track Radically new products Identify applications Rapid Deployment Projects have high yield Strategic Partnerships Competing R&D Profiles -- Different Values & Performance Indicators

BE NEW “the clouds moved - not the satellite” Verner Suomi December 7, 1966: NASA launched the first geostationary Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-1), which had the ability to see weather systems in motion with the first Spin Scan Cloud Camera. The ATS-1 was capable of full-disk Earth imaging every half hour. The National Severe Storm Forecast Center (NSSFC) and the National Hurricane Center benefited from imagery taken by ATS-3 in the early 1970's.

BE BETTER Geo Atmospheric Motion Vectors International Cooperation provides global coverage for winds in tropics and mid-latitudes

BE FIRST: GOES12, to be operational in 2003

BE FIRST MULTIPLATFORM SST: Maximize strengths – minimize weaknesses Combine to obtain the optimal SST analysis POES IR has high spatial resolution GOES IR has high temporal resolution Microwave has all-weather capability

BE SUSTAINING: Science Communities Matter Ex: Redesignation of 12 µm Channel on GOES12 Requires a change in SST retrieval algorithms Need to generate new cloud mask SST diurnal cycle studies important for a range of applications: –Climate heat fluxes and temperature trends –Assimilation of SST data with asynoptic observation times –Process studies for diurnal cycle of atmospheric convection –Availability of heat for tropical cyclone development

BEING SUSTAINING: Reach,Teach & Support the People Keeping the Ideas and Ideals Alive Hurricane Mitch Project in Costa Rica to celebrate the GOES8 receiving station and data server

BEING NEW: Answering the questions for the new ideas What will sustain the habitability of the Earth? (NASA) Improved Weather Assessment and prediction Improved Climate assessment and Prediction Improved Resource/Hazards Management New and Improved Measurements and Models Overall Scientific Progress New Measurement Requirements Improved Quality of Life Improved Ocean Assessment and prediction What can we achieve towards goal with current and near-term technology? (NOAA)

NOAA Cooperative Institutes OSU Cooperative Institute for Ocean Satellite Studies joins a distinguished list as our fifth associated center for remote sensing –U. Wisc (CIMSS), geostationary instruments and products, advanced polar VIS/IR instruments/products –Colorado State Univ. (CIRA), mesoscale meteorology, tropical meteorology, –Univ. of Maryland (CICS), satellite climate studies –CCNY Consortium (CREST), remote sensing science and applications and minority student education –Cooperative Institute for Ocean Satellite Studies (CIOSS)

Proposal Process and Results Only the second competitively awarded Cooperative Institute (the first to the Minority Serving Institute Educational Partnership Program was awarded to CREST last year) Five strong proposals for remote sensing institute that all demonstrated expertise in remote sensing, involvement in the larger oceanographic community, and commitment to students As the winning offerors, OSU showed both depth and breadth in remote sensing and proven record in producing both excellent technical results in NOAA relevant areas and increasing levels of service to the ocean community Participants who contributed to the successful proposal should be commended for and proud of their hard work

Points to address NOAA mission and strategic thrusts –CIOSS students/faculty are likely very familiar with basic research missions of NASA, NSF. Not as clear about NOAA mission and science and their potential contributions –Commitment to academic connection through NOAA grants –Commitment to private sector through joint opportunities Role of satellites and associated ground measurements in global observing system –Why is CIOSS important just now –Opportunity to work the “tech transfer” problems that are not ordinarily supported by basic research sponsors Commitment to education of future scientists for NOAA and science literacy for the nation –Remote sensing training prepares students for science, engineering, and information technology careers Commitment to a diverse federal workforce

Summary NOAA’s new strategic plan is setting directions in climate services, weather and water, ecosystems, coastal and ocean services, and commerce and transportation NESDIS supports all of these mission goals through its satellite programs and data management and archive functions We look forward to the participation of CIOSS in helping us set science goals and directions for ocean and remote sensing sciences that support NOAA mission We look forward to seeing your faculty and bright young students working closely with our scientists for all of our futures