NOAA Satellite and Information Systems Creating the Vision

…sustaining the mission…

…improving the products… …producing results…

Marie ColtonDirectorNESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

Goals of Presentation

• Overview of NOAA/NESDIS and the Center for Satellite Applications and Research (what we do)

• Science in the public interest• Welcoming CIOSS to the NOAA family

– The role of the Cooperative Institutes in NOAA Research

– Exploring the present– Charting our futures

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

National Weather Service

National Ocean Service

National Marine Fisheries Service

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

+ New “Program Planning and Integration”

(“matrix”) office.

To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and conserve and

manage coastal and marine resources to meet the Nation’s economic, social, and

environmental needs.

NOAA’ s MISSION

Space Land Oceans Atmosphere

Monitor and Observe

Assess and Predict New theories for

modeling surface, space and atmosphere

New products, applicationsRisk Reduction and Tech Insertion

Forecasts Education&Outreach

DisseminationWarnings

Code the schemes into a standard models to formulate

an end to end system

Weather and Water Strategic Plan Goal

Understand and Describe

Engage, Advise, and Inform

NESDIS Programs that Support Monitoring the Earth System

• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)

• Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES)

• National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)

• Processing/distribution of non-NOAA satellite data

– DMSP, International geostationary satellites, QuikSCAT, TOPEX, ERS-2, EOS Terra and Aqua

• Applications Research and Development

• Climate Reference Network

• Climate Data Records–NOAA & non-NOAA Sources

– Atmosphere, Ocean, and Paleoclimate

NOAA Satellite Applications

• Weather analysis, warnings and prediction• Climate monitoring and prediction• Environmental hazards monitoring• Oceanic monitoring and prediction• Vegetation, agricultural, and hydrological

applications• Atmospheric, oceanic, and climate research

Acquisition Launch Command & Control

Real-Time Product Development

Archive & Access Assessments

Requirements & Planning

User Services

An End-to-End Responsibility

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Organizational Chart

John Cunningham Integrated Program

Office

Gregory W. Withee Assistant Administrator for Satellite &

Information Services Mary M. Glackin Deputy

Assistant Administrator for Satellite & Information Services

Gary K. Davis Office of Systems

Development

Kathy Kelly

Office of Satellite Operations

Helen M. Wood Office of Satellite

Data Processing & Distribution

Marie ColtonOffice of Research &

Applications

W. Stanley Wilson

Senior Scientist

Charles Wooldridge

Chief of Staff

January 2003

Thomas R. Karl

National Climatic Data Center

Christopher Fox(Acting)

National Geophysical Data Center

Lee Dantzler National Oceanographic

Data Center

D. Brent Smith International & Interagency

Affairs Office

Robert Mairs

Chief Information Officer

Warren Hall

Chief Financial Officer

Suitland Satellite Operations Control Center

Satellite Operations

Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station

Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station

NOAA Science Center Camp Springs, Maryland

Future Space-Based Global Observing System

Increased Benefits from the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)

Solar Geophysical

Climatic

Atmospheric

Oceanographic

Terrestrial

Disaster Planning

Disaster ResponseOcean Navigation

Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)

• Improve exploitation of existing satellite data– Operational– Research

• Preparation for future data – Much higher data volume– Reduce time from launch to

application• Need for an end-to-end instrument design and

application• Integration of multi-agency resources

Number of Instruments per Decade

Technical Areas of Study relevant to NESDIS

• Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Physics

• Estuarine, Coastal, and Marine Remote Sensing and Water Quality

• Remote Sensing applications for Environmental Monitoring and Prediction

• Space-based and In-situ instrumentation

• Satellite Operations – direct readout capability at several of the institutes

• Remote sensing infra-structure and information technologies

• International affairs as regards global observing systems

Evolution of Modern Science towards User-Inspired Science in the 21st Century

Science in One Context“Science, The Endless Frontier” -- 1945

Federally sponsored science is critical to national defenseFederally sponsored science is critical to industrial growth“Plurality” of Federal performers is foundational

The Race to Space -- 1961Federally sponsored science is “sexy”; Federal sciencepays dividends; i.e. Tang & Teflon

The “Moral Equivalent of War”-- 1977Energy R&D is consolidated into one organizationPromoted government/industry collaborations

“Science in the National I nterest” -- 1993Federally sponsored science should be reoriented to civilian

applications following end of the Cold WarTechnology Transfer should be a national priority

“War on Terrorism” -- 2001Federally sponsored science should support homeland security.

Performance Assessment • Scientists must inspire the future

• Scientists must make the world better today

• Scientists must be entrepreneurial and innovate

• Scientists must teach and facilitate social change

Excerpted from “Recognizing the Competing Values of R&D Organizations,”G. Jordan, Sandia National Laboratories

Small, Flexible, Diverse Science

Evolutionary

INTERNAL

Revolutionary

EXTERNAL

Large, Controlled, Convergent Science

MASTER: BE SUSTAINABLE CREATE: BE NEW

IMPROVE: BE BETTER PRODUCE: BE FIRST

Incrementally new ideasDevelop teachable pointsCommunity leadershipGreat Contributors

Radically new ideasA new way to ask or thinkGlobal leadershipUnusual projects

Incrementally new productsStandardized applicationsReliable facilitiesGood Technical ManagementProjects on track

Radically new productsIdentify applicationsRapid DeploymentProjects have high yieldStrategic Partnerships

Competing R&D Profiles -- Different Values & Performance Indicators

BE NEW

“the clouds moved - not the satellite”

Verner Suomi

•December 7, 1966:

NASA launched the first geostationary Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-1), which had the ability to see weather systems in motion with the first Spin Scan Cloud Camera. The ATS-1 was capable of full-disk Earth imaging every half hour. The National Severe Storm Forecast Center (NSSFC) and the National Hurricane Center benefited from imagery taken by ATS-3 in the early 1970's.

BE BETTERGeo Atmospheric Motion Vectors

International Cooperation provides global coveragefor winds in tropics and mid-latitudes

BE FIRST: GOES12, to be operational in 2003

BE FIRST MULTIPLATFORM SST: Maximize strengths – minimize weaknesses

Combine to obtain the optimal SST analysis

POES IR has high spatial resolutionGOES IR has high temporal resolutionMicrowave has all-weather capability

BE SUSTAINING: Science Communities MatterEx: Redesignation of 12 µm Channel on GOES12

• Requires a change in SST retrieval algorithms • Need to generate new cloud mask• SST diurnal cycle studies important for a range of applications:

– Climate heat fluxes and temperature trends– Assimilation of SST data with asynoptic observation times– Process studies for diurnal cycle of atmospheric convection– Availability of heat for tropical cyclone development

BEING SUSTAINING: Reach,Teach & Support the People

Keeping the Ideas and Ideals Alive

Hurricane Mitch Project in Costa Rica to celebrate the GOES8 receiving station and data server

BEING NEW: Answering the questions for the new ideas

What will sustain the habitability of the Earth?

(NASA)

Improved Weather Assessment and prediction

Improved Climate assessment and Prediction

Improved Resource/HazardsManagement

New and Improved Measurements and

Models

Overall Scientific Progress

New MeasurementRequirements

Improved Quality of

Life

Improved Ocean

Assessment and prediction

What can we achieve towards goal with

current and near-term technology? (NOAA)

NOAA Cooperative Institutes

• OSU Cooperative Institute for Ocean Satellite Studies joins a distinguished list as our fifth associated center for remote sensing– U. Wisc (CIMSS), geostationary instruments and products,

advanced polar VIS/IR instruments/products– Colorado State Univ. (CIRA) , mesoscale meteorology, tropical

meteorology, – Univ. of Maryland (CICS), satellite climate studies– CCNY Consortium (CREST), remote sensing science and

applications and minority student education– Cooperative Institute for Ocean Satellite Studies (CIOSS)

Proposal Process and Results

• Only the second competitively awarded Cooperative Institute (the first to the Minority Serving Institute Educational Partnership Program was awarded to CREST last year)

• Five strong proposals for remote sensing institute that all demonstrated expertise in remote sensing, involvement in the larger oceanographic community, and commitment to students

• As the winning offerors, OSU showed both depth and breadth in remote sensing and proven record in producing both excellent technical results in NOAA relevant areas and increasing levels of service to the ocean community

• Participants who contributed to the successful proposal should be commended for and proud of their hard work

Points to address

• NOAA mission and strategic thrusts– CIOSS students/faculty are likely very familiar with basic research

missions of NASA, NSF. Not as clear about NOAA mission and science and their potential contributions

– Commitment to academic connection through NOAA grants– Commitment to private sector through joint opportunities

• Role of satellites and associated ground measurements in global observing system– Why is CIOSS important just now– Opportunity to work the “tech transfer” problems that are not

ordinarily supported by basic research sponsors• Commitment to education of future scientists for NOAA and science

literacy for the nation– Remote sensing training prepares students for science,

engineering, and information technology careers• Commitment to a diverse federal workforce

Summary

• NOAA’s new strategic plan is setting directions in climate services, weather and water, ecosystems, coastal and ocean services, and commerce and transportation

• NESDIS supports all of these mission goals through its satellite programs and data management and archive functions

• We look forward to the participation of CIOSS in helping us set science goals and directions for ocean and remote sensing sciences that support NOAA mission

• We look forward to seeing your faculty and bright young students working closely with our scientists for all of our futures