1. 1 Progress Report: Physical and Social Science Research Task Team A Presentation to the NOAA Science Advisory Board Alexander E. MacDonald Director NOAA/OAR Forecast Systems Laboratory March 22, 2005

2. 2 Outline Purpose Issue Presentation of Briefing NOAA Coordination and Views Desired Outcomes

3. 3 Purpose To report on the progress of the Physical and Social Science Research Task Team (PSTT).

4. 4 Issue Is the PSTT starting in the right direction?

5. 5 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team Actions Completed Membership defined Schedule of reporting Terms of Reference (distributed) Meetings (full day): – Nov 18, 2004 – Dec 14, 2004 – Jan 21, 2005 (Mahoney and Kelly) – Feb 16, 2005 – Mar 15, 2005

6. 6 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team Membership Alexander E. MacDonald Chair Louis UccelliniMemberNWS Richard FultonMemberPPI Michael SissenwineMemberNMFS Jean SniderMemberNOS Al PowellMemberNESDIS Peter OrtnerMemberOAR Avery SenMember(Social Science) Julian WangCoordinator

7. 7 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team Schedule PSTT committee organizedNov 5, 2004Done Draft TOR to Research CouncilJan 23, 2005Done Final TORJan 28, 2005Done Update SAB on PSTTMar 22, 2005 Brief Mahoney on progressApril 2005 NRC presents interim reportt to NEP/NEC May 2005 NRC/PSTT Interim Report to SABJuly 12, 2005 NRC/PSTT final report to NEP/NECAugust, 2005 NEP/NEC recommends action to VADMAugust, 2005 NRC/PSTT final report to NOAAOct 1, 2005 NOAA Response to NRC/PSTT ReportOct 31, 2005 NOAA Briefing to SAB on response Nov 2005 Implement recommendationsFY 2008 PPBES Process

8. 8 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team PSTT Plan Develop criteria to determine where research is located within NOAA; Apply the criteria to research activities, and identify opportunities for migration

9. 9 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team Criteria for Research Location: Principles from RRT Research enterprise is corporate – linkages across organizational lines Organization must follow function Dedicated resources for research that is focused on mid- to longer-term mission needs (split between intramural and extramural) Near-term improvements in operational capabilities should be aligned with operational activity Scientific advice formally aligned to the corporate research program to ensure policy based on science Structure that fosters intra and inter agency collaboration

10. 10 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team Other Criteria for Research Location Time scale to fruition (0-5, 5-20. 20 + years) Infrastructure requirements (e.g. chemistry labs, supercomputers, ships, data systems...) Personnel professional qualifications and experience requirements (continuity, uniqueness of discipline) Make vs. Buy – Can the research or development requirements be satisfied by industry? Linkage to users - if the users are NOAA operations, how is this link made – e.g. proximity, workshops etc. Risk: Are "high payoff-high risk" efforts possible

11. 11 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team Analysis Background Four ways to look at research structure: –Line office locations ►► –Institutions (orgs doing research at a location) ► ► –Programs – mainly congressionally defined ►► –Matrix programs ►► Look at all types activity: –Short (near-term) research –Mid to long-term research –System and product development Look at: –Organizational location –Geographic location –NOT at mission and activity

12. 12 NOAA Process PSTT presents report to the NOAA Research Council NOAA Research Council makes recommendations to the NEP/NEC Proposed changes presented to the SAB for comment and suggestions NEP/NEC recommends action to NOAA Administrator NOAA develops response to PSTT, briefs to SAB NOAA implements response in FY08 PPBES

13. 13 Desired Outcomes SAB understands initial approach of PSTT.

14. 14 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team ◄

15. 15 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team GoalLOProgram ClimateOARClimate Obs & Services CCRI CLASS NWSCOOP NESDISEnviron. Data Sys. Modernization Clim. Data Base Modernization Archive Access & Assessment GEOS Data Archive OARArctic NMFSClimate & Ecosystem NESDISRegional Climate Center NWSClimate Testbed W&WNWSUSWRP NOSMarine Modeling& Geospatial Tech NESDISOcean Remote Sensing JCSDA EOS & Adv Polar Data Processing NWSNational Data Buoy Center THORPEX NOSCoastal Storms OAREnergy Security C&TNOSNautical Charting Hydrographic Surveys Coastal Mapping PORTS National Water Level Program NESDISIce Services NWSAviation Weather Initiative NESDISSearch and Rescue NOSJoint Hydro Center SupportOAREPP/MSI NOAA R&D Programs ◄

16. 16 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team ◄ NESDIS Office of Research and Application Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (SICS) Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies (CIOSS) Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology (CREST) Center NOS Center for Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Cooperative Institute for Coastal & Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) Hollings Marine Laboratory Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Joint Hydrographic Research Center (JHRC) Oxford Cooperative Laboratory Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coast Survey Development Laboratory OAR Aeronomy Laboratory National Severe Storms Laboratory Air Resources Laboratory Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory Space Environment Center Climate Diagnostics Center Climate Monitoring & Diagnostics Laboratory Environmental Technology Laboratory Forecast Systems Laboratory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory Cooperative Institute for Limnology and EcosystemsResearch (CILER) Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research (CIFAR) Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications (CIASTA) Joint Institute for Marine Operations (JIMO) Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) Cooperative Institute of Climate and Ocean Research (CICOR) Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Research Program (AOS) NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center Northeast Fisheries Science Center Woods Hole Laboratory Milford Laboratory Narragansett Laboratory Northwest Fisheries Science Center Southeast Fisheries Science Center Southwest Fisheries Science Center Pacific Islands Science Center National Seafood Inspection Laboratory National Systematics Laboratory NWS Hydrology Laboratory Meteorological Development Laboratory Environmental Modeling Center NOAA Research Institutions

17. 17 Physical and Social Science Research Task Team NOAA Matrix Programs ◄