NSIDC DAAC OVERVIEW Part II: Management and Organizational Structure Ron Weaver NSIDC Scientific Manager DAAC Manager

2 6/2/2016 Themes USERS –Are International –Have Diverse Expertise Varying Information Technology Available to Them Varying Scientific Knowledge –Hints at an Expanding Community (Climate Models, Impact Assessments, Educators) New Requirements –Our Holdings and Products Adapt To, and Try to Anticipate These Trends ORGANIZATION –We Aspire to High Levels of Service to our Users –Matrixed Approach to Data Management - The Product Team –On-site Scientific Expertise Serves Data Set Development, Production and Users –Technology Is ‘Sufficiently’ Modern - Avoid Risks of Unproven Technology

Production Archive & Maint. DistributionProduct Initiation and Prioritization Data Set Review Board Raw Data & Ideas How do we Manage our Data? Product Development Science Planning Executive Committee Managers Group Resource Allocation Product Lead(s) Data Products to Users DATA SETS IN DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION Operations Manager Lead Scientific Programmer

4 6/2/2016 NSIDC IS A MATRIXED ORGANIZATION *DATA CENTER FUNCTIONS ONLY (NO BASIC RESEARCH) CALENDAR YEAR 1997

5 6/2/2016 NSIDC FUNCTIONAL MATRIX DATA CENTER FUNCTIONS ONLY (NO BASIC RESEARCH) BASED ON CY 1997 ACTUALS

6 6/2/2016 Users We See a Broad Range of Requests by discipline and by user sophistication Percentage of first time users has increased each year, over the past few years. FY 97 Summary of DAAC Users

7 6/2/2016 FY 98 OPERATING BUDGET

8 6/2/2016 Mission Baseline VERSION 0 DATA AM-1 –MODIS SNOW AND ICE PRODUCTS –ASTER GLIMS (ad hoc) ADEOS-II –AMSR, L1 DATA; L3 S/I PRODUCTS PM-1 –MODIS SNOW AND ICE PRODUCTS –AMSR-E, L1 DATA; L3 S/I PRODUCTS LASER ALT –GLAS, L1, L2, L3

9 6/2/2016 Mission Baseline: Version 0 –SSMI EASE-Grid, Polar Stereo Grid –AVHRR Polar Pathfinder –In-Situ Data –SMMR Pathfinder data in EASE grid –TOVS polar data –Satellite Altimetry data? –RAMP data?

10 6/2/2016 Mission Baseline: AM Launch in June (?) MODIS Snow and Ice Products 1 day grids 7 day grids ASTER GLIMS (ad hoc) holder of GLIMS collaborator databases holder of ASTER data used in glacier surveys?

11 6/2/2016 Mission Baseline: ADEOS II 1999? AMSR –L1 Data via JPL Seawinds Project –L3 S/I Products via AMSR Instrument Team

12 6/2/2016 Mission Baseline: PM MODIS Snow and Ice Products AMSR-E –L1 Data –L3 S/I Products

13 6/2/2016 Mission Baseline: LAS 2001 Geoscience Laser Altimeter Sensor –Level 1 ? –Level 2 georeferenced profile data –Level 3 Ice sheet profiles, land vegetation profiles ? –Questionmarks due to be resolved through continuing negotiations with the Instrument Team

14 6/2/2016 Key DAAC Staff Mission Data Coordination - –MODIS - Greg Scharfen –AMSR (SSM/I) - Richard Armstrong, James Maslanik –GLAS - Ted Scambos –MISR, CERES - Anne Nolin –In-situ data Mark Serreze, Tingjun Zhang User Services - Michelle Holm Systems Engineering - Vince Troisi (Deputy DAAC Mgr.) –ECS Liasion - Lonney Head Systems Administration - Graham Mountain Data Support Specialists –Programmers - Ken Knowles Data Operations - Mark Parsons Management –Business Manager - Paul Farley –HR Employment - Karen DeClerk Administrative Support –Office Manager - Cindy Brekke Bauer

15 6/2/2016 Agenda, Wednesday March 4 8:00 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Overview of site visit plan and goals Minster OPEN SESSION: REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE CENTER DAAC (NSIDC DAAC) (everyone welcome) 8:30 Welcome and introductions Minster Opening remarks 8:45 NSIDC DAAC PART I: OVERVIEW, HISTORY, Barry PART II: Management and Organization, Weaver 10:30 Break 10:45 Response to Criteria for Review 1. Relationship to MTPE Mission DAAC personnel 2. Data/Holdings DAAC personnel 3. Users DAAC personnel 12:00 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Working Lunch (NRC review team telecons with member(s) of the NSIDC DAAC User Working Group) 1:00 Response to Criteria for Review 4. Technology and Facilities DAAC personnel 5. Management DAAC managers 2:30 Break 2:45 One-on-one visits; tour 4:00 EXECUTIVE SESSION: NRC review team discussion 5:30 Meeting adjourns for the day 6:30 Group dinner

16 6/2/2016 AGENDA, Thursday March 5 8:00 EXECUTIVE SESSION: NRC bias/conflict of interest discussion, Linn 9:00 OPEN SESSION Revisit major issues with DAAC personnel, Minster 10:30 Break 10:45 Wrap-up session Summary, Minster Outstanding issues, Minster Questions of the review team, DAAC personnel 11:30 EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WORKING LUNCH Initial conclusions and recommendations Writing/homework assignments Develop questions for instrument teams 3:00 Meeting adjourns