EO Summits & NOAA Strategic Planning Activities How might global wind profiles fit in?

EO Summit Documents EO Summit 2: “We acknowledge with appreciation the work of the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations thus far to begin to develop a 10-Year Implementation Plan, based on user requirements and building on existing systems, for a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained Earth observation system of systems. We adopt with satisfaction the Framework Document, describing principal benefits of Earth observations to a broad range of user communities and the fundamental elements to be included in the 10-Year Implementation Plan for what will henceforth be called a Global Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS);

EO Summit Documents EO Summit 2: “We acknowledge with appreciation the work of the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations thus far to begin to develop a 10-Year Implementation Plan, based on user requirements and building on existing systems, for a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained Earth observation system of systems. We adopt with satisfaction the Framework Document, describing principal benefits of Earth observations to a broad range of user communities and the fundamental elements to be included in the 10-Year Implementation Plan for what will henceforth be called a Global Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS);

EO Summit Documents EO Summit 2: “We acknowledge with appreciation the work of the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations thus far to begin to develop a 10-Year Implementation Plan, based on user requirements and building on existing systems, for a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained Earth observation system of systems. We adopt with satisfaction the Framework Document, describing principal benefits of Earth observations to a broad range of user communities and the fundamental elements to be included in the 10-Year Implementation Plan for what will henceforth be called a Global Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS);

EO Summit Documents EO Summit 2: “We acknowledge with appreciation the work of the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations thus far to begin to develop a 10-Year Implementation Plan, based on user requirements and building on existing systems, for a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained Earth observation system of systems. We adopt with satisfaction the Framework Document, describing principal benefits of Earth observations to a broad range of user communities and the fundamental elements to be included in the 10-Year Implementation Plan for what will henceforth be called a Global Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS);

EO Summit Documents EO Summit 2: “We acknowledge with appreciation the work of the ad hoc Group on Earth Observations thus far to begin to develop a 10-Year Implementation Plan, based on user requirements and building on existing systems, for a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained Earth observation system of systems. We adopt with satisfaction the Framework Document, describing principal benefits of Earth observations to a broad range of user communities and the fundamental elements to be included in the 10-Year Implementation Plan for what will henceforth be called a Global Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS);

Schedule for Implementation Plan Task Team (IPTT) presented April 04

While tons of people are involved, just 4 people make up IPTT Ivan DeLoatch, Robert Scholes, David Williams, Toshio Koike

Likely “Themes” Disasters (IGOS-P for geohazards) Health Energy Climate (GCOS, WCRP) Water (IGOS-P) Weather (WMO) Ecosystems (IGOS-P) Agriculture Biodiversity

Key organizations involved for user requirements Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership (IGOS-P) Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), World Climate Research Program (WCRP) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

WMO Requirements

GCOS Requirements

Organizations Participating Central American Commission for the Environment and Development (SICA/CCAD) Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) European Environmental Agency (EEA) European Space Agency (ESA) European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership (IGOS-P) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) International Association of Geodesy (IAG) International Council for Science (ICSU) International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA) International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) The Network of European Meteorological Services/Composite Observing System (EUMETNET/EUCOS) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) World Bank (IBRD) World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) World Bank (IBRD)World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Atmospheric state variables Temperature Moisture Wind Wind Profiles over the ocean should be an obvious gap in our current Earth Observations, noted by disaster, climate & weather user groups at the very least ESA will I am guessing be on the lookout for this gap to mentioned with the ADM mission coming up NOAA/NASA/others need to be paying attention too! People forget to ask for what they don’t think they can have!!!! Global wind profiles- the final frontier to describe the atmosphere!

NOAA Strategic Planning Internal Groups with influence Line Offices (NWS, NESDIS, OAR, etc) Weather and Water Goal Team Climate Goal Team Commerce and Transportation Goal Team Ecosystems Goal Team Satellite Systems (cross-cutting)

NOAA Strategic Planning External Groups with influence DOC OMB Congress Stakeholder Forums Internet Input Constituent meetings

NOAA Strategic Planning FY07 Schedule 08/27/2004 – revised NOAA strategic plan (publicly available) 08/31/2004 Annual Guidance Memorandum Based on strategic plan. This is a memo from the NOAA administrator telling the goal teams what to include in their programs and how much funds to make available. ( probably publicly available on ) 01/2005 Program Decision Memorandum This is a memo from the NOAA administrator telling the goal teams what has been approved and what hasn’t been approved for FY07 (probably not publicly available)