1. NOAA’s Office of Climate Observation Presented to the JTA XXIII Angra Dos Reis Rio De Janeiro October 27 - 29, 2003 Sidney W. Thurston, Ph.D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Office of Climate Observation NOAA Office of Global Programs Silver Spring, MD USA

3. Earth Observation Summit Participants

4. GEO Structure User Requirements & Outreach GEO Subgroup GEO (Four Co-Chairs) International GEO Secretariat Architecture GEO Subgroup Data Utilization GEO Subgroup International Cooperation GEO Subgroup Capacity Building GEO Subgroup

5. Other Federal Agencies (14) NOAA Requirements NOAA Councils: - Oceans - Climate - Research - Others… NOAA Observation Council NOAA Position to U.S. Plan Fed. Agency Positions to U.S. Plan CENR IWGEO GEO U.S. Position to International Plan Report to Ministerial Summits EO Summits U.S. EO Plan Int. EO Plan Develop Earth Observation System – Process for Input NOAA Earth Observation Experts

6. ASONDJFMAMJJASONDJ Group on Earth Observation (GEO) - Draft Tasking Earth Observation Summit-1 July 31 United States 200320042005 Initial GEO Meeting—August 1-2 = International Users For a – not planned = GEO Secretariat Meetings =GEO Meetings planned = GEO Meetings notional = Significant Events Complete Framework Document Complete10-Year Implementation Plan Earth Observation Summit-2 Japan Earth Observation Summit-3 Europe GEO-2 Italy November 28-29 G - 8

7. Participating Governments l Argentina l Australia l Belize l Brazil l Canada l China l Denmark l Egypt l European Commission l France l Gabon l Germany l India l Ireland l Israel l Italy l Japan l Kazakhstan l Mexico l Morocco l Netherlands l New Zealand l Norway l Republic of Congo l Republic of Korea l Russian Federation l South Africa l Spain l Sweden l Switzerland l Thailand l Ukraine l United Kingdom l United States

8. Mission: Build and sustain a global climate observing system that will respond to the long- term observational requirements of the operational forecast centers, international research programs, and major scientific assessments. NOAA’s Office Of Climate Observation The Ocean Component

9. Initial System Design. It will Evolve. Now 40% complete. Tide Gauge Network45 % complete 3˚x3˚ Argo Profiling Float Array15% complete 5˚x5˚ Surface Drifting Buoy Array35 % complete Moored BuoyExistingPlanned Ocean Reference StationExistingPlanned High Resolution XBT and Flux LineExistingPlanned Frequently Repeated XBT LineExistingPlanned Carbon Inventory & Deep Ocean Line Survey 1.5 lines/year, 50 % funded Sea Surface Temperature, Height, and Vector Wind from Space

10. Climate Observation Program -- Partnerships are Central Integration Along Three Axes Climate Services U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System International Implementation U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System System Approach to Climate Observation A global observing system by definition crosses agency and international boundaries. The potential exists for both benefits and responsibilities to be shared by many.

11. TRITONTAOPIRATA Status of the Tropical Moored Buoy Network 80% complete

12. Global Drifter Array

14. Ocean Reference Station

15. NSF Transport funded Transport planned TAO/TRITON/PIRATA Observatory funded Observatory planned Air-sea flux funded Air-sea flux planned Status of Ocean Reference Stations Present NOAA contributions 19% complete

16. 1250 87 32 3000 14 20 670 80 79 26 2000 250 45 79 26 250 45 77 24 250 40 1050 83 29 3000 12 430 55 1250 90 41 3000 29 120 38 760 7 86 1250 90 41 3000 29 150 40 820 10 86 1250 90 41 3000 29 150 40 820 10 86 1250 90 41 3000 29 150 40 820 9 86 1250 90 36 3000 16 80 30 700 6 86 77 23 250 40 2000 20012002 200320042006200520072008 20092010 Initial Ocean Observing System Milestones Tide Gauges Operational GPS/DORIS Stations Surface Drifting Buoys Tropical Moored Buoys Ships of Opportunity Argo Floats Reference Stations Coastal Moorings System Evaluation Ocean Carbon Network Dedicated Ship Time High resolution and frequently repeated lines occupied Number of floats Number of moorings Number of buoys Days at sea Product evaluation and feedback loops implemented Number of flux sites/lines, One inventory per 10 years Number of flux moorings Moorings with climate sensors 807671 810 200310 1100 1 2 3 4 6 0 15 00 0 40 0 2 4 4 0111 78 56 94 100 99 89 Total System 30 34 40 44 2000 20012002 200320042006200520072008 20092010 System % Complete 34 Multi-year implementation initiative

18. Conclusions l Global Support for Environmental Observations is High l NOAA’s Office of Climate Observation has been Established to Effectively Respond to this Increased Demand l PY Consumption is Expected to Significantly Increase l Priorities will be made involving instrumentation Deployment and associated expenses

19. NOAA’s Climate Observation Program The Ocean Component Sidney.Thurston@noaa.gov Thank you