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air • planet • people service • education • data • logistics UCAR 102: Overview of UCAR Community Programs (UCP) Bill Kuo, UCP Director
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UCAR 102:Overview of UCAR
Community Programs (UCP)
Bill Kuo, UCP Director
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UCAR Organizational Chart
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History of UCP
● UCP was established in 1992○ This year is our 25th Anniversary!○ Some of our programs pre-date us!
● What’s in a name?○ UCAR Programs○ UCAR Office of Programs (UOP)○ UCAR Community Programs (UCP)
● 158 on-site + 118 off-site = 276 staff
● ~$50M annual operating budget○ NOAA - 41%○ NSF- 38 %○ NASA - 8.25%○ DoD - 4.25%○ University Collaborations - 2.12%
UCP programs are more service-oriented than research oriented, focusing on education, training, data delivery, science services, scientist exchange, and innovative observational systems.
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UCP Organizational Chart
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Education & Training Services
Data Services & Support
Science Support & Services
Postdoc Fellowships & Visiting Scientists Appointments● New fellowships awarded each year● Education, training & career development● Fosters networking connections & collaborations
Scientific program partnerships● US CLIVAR● Okeanos Explorer● NOAA Office of Water Prediction
● JCSDA● Naval Research Lab● Carbon Cycle*
JOSS + VSP = CPAESS
Unidata: ● 50,000+ registered users● 7,000 organizations in all sectors● ~100,000 yearly downloads of netCDF● 660+ Gigabytes of data downloaded
daily
COSMIC: ● 6 satellites launched in 2006● 11+ years of operation● 6.6M+ RO profiles made● 3,300+ researchers across 90
countries use COSMIC data
COMET: ● 500,000+ registered users● ~5,000 new users each month● 20+ Topics of learning● 800+ hours of online materials
SciEd: ● 100,000+ visitors to Mesa
Lab annually● 25 School trips per month● 2,830,988 visitors to SciEd
website in 2016
GLOBE: ● 117 participant countries● ~30,000 participant schools &
teachers● ~140M measurements in a
global database
CPAESS ● 118 employees at 45 locations
across the US● 350 meetings and events
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K-12 and Public Education/Outreach
University Curriculum/Tools
Workforce Competency Training
Research to Operations transition
Industry Partners
Basic and Applied Research
Technology Development
Observational Facility
Computational Facility
Educational Programs
NCAR UCP Community
Education & Training Services
Data Services & Support
Science Support & Services
Broadening the impact of NCAR Science & Technology through UCP
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Mission: To transform the geosciences community, research, and education by providing innovative data services and tools.
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Unidata: Provides Data to Support University Research and Education
● Established 1984● Primary funder: NSF● 50,000+ registered users● 7,000 organizations in all
sectors● Serving ~1,500 academic
institutions worldwide● ~100,000 annual downloads
of netCDF● More than a terabyte of data
distributed daily
POC: Mohan Ramamurthy [email protected]
Our Offerings:● Visualization Software (GEMPAK, IDV, AWIPS II, McIDAS-X)
● Data Services in the Cloud
● Modeling research in the Cloud
● Training and user support through annual software workshops in Boulder and regional workshops at our member universities
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Mission: To provide GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) remote sensing observations and data products to support education, research and operational applications in atmospheric and related sciences.
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COSMIC: Supports University Research on Weather, Climate and Ionosphere
● Established in 1997● Primary funders: NSF,
Taiwan’s NSPO, NASA, NOAA, USAF
● 6 satellites launched in 2006● 11+ years of operation● 6.6M+ RO profiles made● 3,300+ researchers & 90
countries us
POC: Bill [email protected]
Our Offerings:● Radio Occultation data freely available to researchers and
students alike
● COSMIC-2 Mission will produce valuable data for weather and climate processes research in tropics, leading to better cyclone predictions
GPS/GNSS Radio Occultation (RO)
● Pioneered by NASA/JPL in the 1960’s● Radio signals sent from one GNSS satellite
to another in low Earth orbit are bent by planet’s atmosphere
● Amount of bending tells us the temperature & water vapor in the lower atmosphere and electron density in the ionosphere
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WRF Model Forecast Starting at 18UTC 14 August 2008,Following 3-day of Data Assimilation
No GPS RO Data With GPS RO Data
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● Established 2016 (out of a merger of JOSS and VSP)
● Primary funder: NOAA● ~350 meetings & workshops
per year● ~30 university mentor
institutions● ~30 federal partners● 118 employees at 45
locations across the US
POC: Hanne Mauriello [email protected]
Mission: To develop customizable solutions to complex scientific challenges by advancing research capacity, building community collaborations, and fostering scientific leadership.
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CPAESS: Facilitates University Participation in R2O Transition
Our Offerings:● Postdoc Fellowships, Internship & Visiting Scientists, and
employment opportunities● Scientific program partnerships
○ US CLIVAR○ Okeanos Explorer○ NOAA Office of Water Prediction○ Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation○ Naval Research Lab○ Carbon Cycle
● Community Collaborations (Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums, Trainings, Community committees)
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● Established 1989● Primary funder: NOAA● 500,000+ registered users● ~5,000 new users each
month● 20+ Topics of learning● 800+ hours of online
materials
POC: Liz Page [email protected]
Mission: To customized education, training and capacity development solutions to support decision-makers.
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COMET:Supports faculty teaching and curriculum development
Our Offerings:● MetEd
○ Delivers education and training resources and tracks completion
○ Materials available in eight different languages○ Searchable image gallery ○ Access to Moodle course site for classroom courses
● Classroom support○ Synoptic lab package○ Integration of 3D printed weather stations
● COMET/MetEd YouTube Channel - educational videos
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Mission: To develop state of the art educational experiences that connect UCAR|NCAR science to diverse learners, creating pathways towards a scientifically literate society.
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SciEd: Translating NCAR and University Sciences into Education
● Established 2003● Primary funder: UCAR
G&A● Formerly known as E&O
(UCAR Education & Outreach) and Spark
● 100,000+ visitors to Mesa Lab annually
● 60% visitors from out of state
● 25 School field trips per month
POC: John Ristvey [email protected]
Our Offerings:● Teaching and Learning
○ Instructional Materials○ Teacher Professional Development
● Diversity and Inclusion Efforts ○ SOARS: Undergraduate to Graduate Bridge Program
Underrepresented Students○ Sparks for Change Institute Workshop
● Education Program Evaluation
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Mission: To promote the teaching and learning of science, enhance environmental literacy and stewardship, and promote scientific discovery.
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GLOBE: Educates the next generation of geoscientists
● Established 1995● Primary funder: NASA● 117 participant countries● ~30,000 participant
schools & teachers● ~146M measurements in
a global database
POC: Tony Murphy [email protected]
Our Offerings:● Data available to support university research (via mobile
apps)○ Cloud observations ○ Mosquito mapping○ Eclipse measurements
● Undergraduate teacher preparation programs○ Regional workshops○ Online trainings○ Global networks
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GLOBE Spotlight
GLOBE Student Research Experience, Estes Park, CO, July 2016
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How does UCAR serve the universities through UCP?
● UNIDATA: Provides meteorological data and analysis tools to support university education and research
● COSMIC: Provides data and user support from innovative measurement techniques using signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to support university research
● CPAESS: Provide postdoctoral fellowship, undergraduate internship, employment opportunities, and scientific program support
● COMET: Provide online course materials to support faculty teaching and curriculum development and small grants to support operational research
● SciEd: Provide internships for underrepresented students through SOARS, improve scientific literacy in all age groups, provide educational materials for non-STEM majors
● GLOBE: Educate next generation scientists of geosciences
How UCAR Serves Universities through UCP
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• How can UCAR Community Programs better serve the university community?
• Where are emerging needs of the universities that UCAR should support?
• Are you aware of the data, activities, services and job opportunities provided by UCP?
• Be happy to visit your university and discuss what we can work on together
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We want to hear from you!
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Bill [email protected]
UCP Update presentation:http://video.ucar.edu/mms/ucar/2017/b_kuo.mp4
