CIOSS Executive BoardAl Powell

Acting Director30 August 2005

Overview

• CIOSS Introduction

• STAR Organization

• General Research Focus & Priorities

• Changes in ORA/STAR

• Connection to NOAA and NESDIS (NSIS)

Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Studies (CIOSS)

• Mission: To develop, improve and evaluate methods of ocean remote sensing and ocean-atmosphere modeling

• Focus and research areas: Basic research in ocean, atmosphere, and marine ecosystem dynamics; applications of basic research to the management of living and non-living resources within the coastal and open oceans; contributions to ocean observing and modeling systems through the evaluation of plans for future satellite systems and models; satellite sensors and techniques; ocean-atmosphere fields and fluxes; ocean-atmosphere models and data assimilation; ocean-atmosphere analyses; outreach

CIOSS

• 1st Competitively Awarded Cooperative Institute in NOAA

• 1st CIOSS Executive Board

Goals:• Focus on Science and Research Guidance• Garner comments on program progress & NOAA

connectivity

Acting DirectorAl Powell

Al Powell - Deputy Director

Senior ScientistP. Menzel

Tech Support Team

J. BrustCooperative Research Programs

Acting M. Demaria

Satellite Meteorology andClimatology Division

M. Goldberg

Satellite OceanographyDivisionE. Bayler

Sensor Physics BranchF. Weng

Environmental Monitoringand Climate Branch

D. Tarpley

Satellite Climate StudiesBranch

A. Gruber

NESDIS/UMDCoop. Inst.For Climate

Studies

Advanced Satellite ProductsBranchJ. Key

Regional & Mesoscale

MeteorologyBranch

M. DeMaria

NESDIS/UWCoop. Inst. ForMet. Satellite

Studies

OAR/NESDIS/CSU

Coop. Inst. ForResearch in the

Atmosphere

NOAA/NASAJoint CenterFor SatelliteData Assim.

NOAA/CUNY Coop. Inst. For

Remote Sensing Science & Tech. NESDIS/OSU

Coop. Inst. forOceanographic Satellite Studies

Ocean Dynamics and Data Assimilation Branch

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Satellite Ocean SensorsBranch

D. Clark

Marine Ecosystems andClimate Branch

A. Strong

Operational ProductsDevelopment Branch

H. Drahos

Office of Satellite Applications and Research - Structure including Institutes

NSIS & ORA Science into Operations

• Increased efficiency– SPSRB Processes

• Increased capability– Support increasing user requirements

• Changing paradigm– Requirements driven (CORL/MORL)– Priority based– Performance metrics

• Changing infrastructure (IT and test environments)

Coordinating Scientific Research

• Set priorities for each year’s proposals

• Work closely with CI’s to support NSIS needs and requirements

• Review user requirements

• Actively plan paths to the future

• Focus on applying research to operational needs

Objectives Performance Measure

NOAAStrategic

Plan

NSISStrategic

Plan

STARStrategic

Plan

STAR Scienceand Technology

Roadmap

STAR Research

Project Plans

Forges a Path: Goals and Cross-Cutting

Priorities

Outlines an Initiative: NSIS Goals and

Objectives

Identifies a Direction:Office Goals and

Objectives

Implements a Plan:Individual Activity

Planning

Charts a Course:Integrated Research

Planning

Reviews an Agency:Annual Program

Performance Report

Considers a Program:Program Assessment

Rating Tool (PART)

Appraises an Office:Program Component

Evaluation

Evaluates a Plan:Long Term Performance

Measurement

Measures an Activity: Activity Assessment

Report

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One Satellite

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TwoSatellitesSingleSensors

TwoSatellitesMultipleSensors

One Satellite

MultipleSensors

Multiple SatellitesDifferent OrbitsMultiple Sensor

Where Science Gains Value!

Demonstration with NASA AQUA

Products fromMetOP Instruments

Products fromNPOESS, GOES-R

Quicker Release

Into Operations

RiskReduction

Sea Surface Winds, Sea Surface Temperatures, Precipitation, Rain FallRates, Operational Ocean Remote Sensing, Coral Reef Early Warning System,

Coral Bleaching, Sea Surface Height, Sea Ice, New Sensor Research

Land surface monitoring, vegetation indexing, snow cover, cloudParameters, atmospheric profiles, moisture profiles, cloud

Track winds, Air quality, Albedo, Outreach

Ozone, Temperature, Moisture, Trace Constituents, Aerosol Research, Carbon and Hydrological

Cycle Research, Global Precipitation

Climate Data Record Creation, Calibration,Validation Experiments, Sensor Research,Archive Product Reprocessing, Outreach

Sea Ice Movement, Ocean SurfaceWinds, Ocean Surface Height,

Ocean Vessel Monitoring

Wildfires, Volcano Eruptions, Fog, Low

Clouds, Icing, Outreach

MonitoringHarmful

Algal Blooms

OceanColor,

Outreach

17 Sensors

57 Sensors

2012-2016Today

Enhanced

Capabilities

2008-2012

37 Sensors

Terabytes of Data Daily

Petabytes ofArchived Data

Teraflops ofComputing Power

Gigabits ofNetwork Speed

Summary

• Science into Operations– Improved processes

• Cooperative Institutes– Changing Landscape– NAO, Ops Manual, Competitive Process– Lessons Learned from Standing Up a NEW CI

• Coordinating Scientific Research– Setting Priorities (Eric Bayler to follow with details)– Focus on the Future

Many Good Things Are Happening!!!