1 NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program Brief to NOAA Climate Observation Division 5 th Annual System Review 05 June 2007 CAPT Christopher S. Moore, NOAA Deputy Director, NOAA IOOS Program Office

2 Outline GEOSS/GOOS/IOOS NOAA IOOS Link to GEOSS Organize for Success Organizational Relationships Sample of NOAA Operational Observing Capability –Integrate Data Mission Requirements & Integration Needs Integration Problem Example Data Integration Framework NOAA Regional Capacity Support FY07 Region IOOS Activities: Development FY07 Region IOOS Activities: Management Legislative & Interagency Activities IOOS Legislation Interagency Actions

3 Ocean Action Plan / Ocean Commission Ocean Action Plan – “Build a Global Earth Observation Network, Including Integrated Oceans Observation” Ocean Component of GEOSS Ocean Component of U.S. IEOS U.S. IEOS U.S. IOOSGOOS GEOSS U.S. Component GEOSS/GOOS/IOOS work together – a system of systems

4 NOAA OTHER FEDERAL IOOS OCEAN.US INDUSTRY REGIONAL ICOOS U.S. IOOS US Europe Asia/Pacific Africa … Geographic Coverage GOOS IEOS GEOSS IOOS NOAA IOOS Link to GEOSS

5 Organize for Success NOAA’s Approach to IOOS The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), of which NOAA is a contributor, is a coordinated national and international network of observations and data transmission, data management and communications (DMAC), and data analyses and modeling that systematically and efficiently acquires and disseminates data and information on past, present and future states of the oceans and U.S. coastal waters to the head of tide. Establish NOAA IOOS Program Office –Lead and manage NOAA’s IOOS efforts Support external collaboration –Identify and encourage similar data integration, test and evaluation approach by partners Develop a Data Integration Framework as the Initial Operating Capability –Integrate priority IOOS core variables (NOAA & non-NOAA) –Deliver integrated data sets to end users and models –Quantify product improvements Integrate Data

6 NOAA IOOS Activities NOAA Administrator NOS Assistant Administrator NOAA IOOS Program Director OperationsProgrammatics OAR Assistant Administrator Organize For Success : Organizational Relationships Leveraging existing NOAA-wide capabilities Ocean.US NOAA Ocean Council NOAA Observing System Council Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations (IWGOO) Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI) Interagency Connections Guidance & Requirements Capacity & Capabilities IOOS Program Office IOOS Oversight Data Management & Communications Observations Modeling & Analysis Regional Coastal Component

7 Ports NWLON Geodesy – CORS Mussel Watch WX Buoys C-MAN Buoys NERR Sites Sample of NOAA Operational Observing Capability

8 8 The IOOS Challenge: Data Integration Characterize the state of the global climate system and its variability Improved models (e.g., hurricane intensity, coastal inundation, and harmful algal bloom model) Improved ecosystem assessments Updated management approaches Improved access to data, and scientific information IOOS Core Variables Temperature Salinity Sea Level Surface currents Ocean color Bathymetry Surface waves Ice distribution Contaminants Dissolved nutrients Fish species Fish abundance Zooplankton species Optical properties Heat flux Bottom character Pathogens Dissolved O 2 Phytoplankton species Zooplankton abundance Integration Long-term data series, coordinated in space and time Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Harmful Algal Bloom Model Hurricane Intensity Model Coastal Inundation Model Decision Tools Societal ChallengesInformation Needs Global climate not well understood Coastal populations at risk Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems at risk

9 Core Variable Integration Problem: Temperature ( Example ) ARGO Profiling Satellites Drifting Buoys NOAA Ships VOS (xbt) Weather Buoys DART C-MAN NWLON CREIOS SWIM SWMP Tropical Moored Buoys NOAA Ship Archive ARGO Delayed data NMFS OAR Single Sat. Pass Data Multiple Sat. Pass Data NCDC NODC CLASS GDAC NDBC NCDDC NERRS CDMO AOML PACIFIC I. FSC CO-OPS OSDPP COAST WATCH NOAA Ship Synoptic PLATFORMData DistributionArchive

10 Data Integration Framework Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Month 36 Integration of 5 IOOS Core Variables ProductEnhancement Test & Evaluation Verification &Validation Integrated information services for NOAA programs Identify observation gaps Validated enhanced data products NOAA’s Data Integration Framework Enhanced decision support through: NOAA MISSION OBJECTIVES NOAA 5 Core Variables Months 0-12Month 18Month 24 Harmful Algal Bloom Model Hurricane Intensity Model Coastal Inundation Model TemperatureSalinitySea LevelCurrentsColor Harmful Algal Bloom Model Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Hurricane Intensity Model Coastal Inundation Model External sources of 5 Core Variables (consistent with NOAA standards) TemperatureSalinitySea LevelCurrentsColor Systems Engineering: NOAA IOOS Data Integration Framework Systems Engineering & Standards Development Data Access & Exchange REGIONAL COASTAL NEEDS Future State: Regional-coastal data integration for Regional scale data and information products and services Integrated Variable Ingest for Select Data Products Test & Evaluation Benchmarked Product Improvements for Operational Use Data Standards

11 Coastal Observation Technology System (COTS) Pilot Projects GoMOOS Oregon Health & Sciences Inst. Univ. of South Florida Regional Coordination GCOOS SECOORA MACOORA GLOS NANOOS CeNCOOS SCCOOS AOOS NERA PacIOOS CaRA Observing Systems ACT Wallops/CIT CORMP Caro-COOPS COMPS OrCOOS SCCOOS CIMT CI-CORE AOOS GoMOOS SCOOP LISICOS COOA JCOOT CenGOOS NOAA Regional Capacity Support Regional is defined here as non-Federal assets/entities

12 Regional coastal ocean observing system (RCOOS) data are critical to IOOS NOAA will competitively fund projects under the FY07 Regional Integrated Ocean Observing System Development solicitation –Projects will support: RCOOS development; IOOS applications development; and Data Management and Communication (local data network nodes) –Panel review of proposals occurred May –Target time for selection is mid June 2007; Award in FY 2007 NOAA’s FY07 Regional IOOS Activities: Development

13 Effective regional management structures are required to cohesively manage sub-regional elements Regional Associations (RA) are responsible for ensuring sub-regional elements are integrated into the Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System NOAA funded third year of competitively awarded Regional planning grants to enable RAs to: –Develop, manage, and operate Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems –Identify customer needs –Provide delivery of services at the regional to sub-regional scale NOAA’s FY07 Regional IOOS Activities: Management

14 Administration is not preparing a bill Senate 950, House HR 2337 and 2342 introduced NOAA’s Areas of interest include: –Clear roles and responsibilities among the various parties Interagency committee Interagency planning/program office NOAA as “lead” agency Regional Associations and other non-federal entities –Process for certifying Regional Associations –Liability of Regional Associations and other non-federal entities –Federal Advisory Committee Act, financial, ethical, and conflict of interest issues that may be associated with the relationships created under legislation IOOS Legislation

15 Interagency Actions Goal 1: The national IOOS is a unified system that provides seamless delivery of ocean and coastal information and predictions; and includes federal, non-federal, national and regional components for implementation. Goal 2: The IOOS links to other environmental observing systems into the broader Earth Observing System (EOS), the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). Goal 3: The U.S. has an IOOS that provides valuable data to improve predictive and decision-making capabilities for the seven societal benefits with an initial focus on coastal inundation, navigation, public health, and ecosystem assessment. Goal 4: IOOS provides a process for the development and delivery of applications and decision support tools for advancing critical national priority issues. Goal 5: The IOOS will develop continuously through research and the incorporation of advances in technology and understanding into an operational capability. Goal 6: The IOOS makes a significant contribution to meet the ocean science education objectives of informal, formal, and work force and postsecondary communities. Goal 7: The nation’s IOOS community collaboratively advances IOOS and ensures coordinated national benefits of the investments made by all members of the public, private, and academic sectors. IWGOO IOOS Strategic Plan (DRAFT) IWGOO has drafted an IOOS Strategic Plan which is currently under review by JSOST and SIMOR Comments will be incorporated into the Strategic Plan in June 2007 Document will be submitted to ICOSRMI for expected approval

16 Questions? OBSERVATIONSDATA MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION MODELING, DATA PRODUCTS & INFORMATION SERVICES Data Use & Archive