NOAA Satellite and Information Systems
Creating the Vision
…sustaining the mission…
Marie Colton
Director
NESDIS Center for Satellite
Applications and Research
…improving the products…
…producing results…
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.
NOAA’ s MISSION
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.
Weather and Water
Strategic Plan Goal
Monitor and Observe
Space
Land
Understand and Describe
New theories for
modeling surface, space and
atmosphere
New products, applications
Risk Reduction and Tech Insertion
Oceans
Atmosphere
Assess and Predict
Code the schemes into a
standard models to formulate
an end to end system
Engage, Advise, and Inform
Warnings
Forecasts
Dissemination
Education&Outreach
NESDIS Programs that Support
Monitoring the Earth System
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)
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Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES)
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National Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite System
(NPOESS)
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Processing/distribution of non-NOAA satellite data
– DMSP, International geostationary satellites, QuikSCAT,
TOPEX, ERS-2, EOS Terra and Aqua
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Applications Research and Development
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Climate Reference Network
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Climate Data Records–NOAA & non-NOAA Sources
– Atmosphere, Ocean, and Paleoclimate
NOAA Satellite Applications
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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
An End-to-End Responsibility
Requirements
& Planning
Real-Time
Product
Development
Acquisition
Archive &
Access
Launch
Assessments
Command &
Control
User Services
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Organizational Chart
Gregory W. Withee
Assistant Administrator for Satellite &
Information Services
Charles Wooldridge
W. Stanley Wilson
Mary M. Glackin
Deputy
Assistant Administrator for Satellite &
Information Services
Chief of Staff
Senior Scientist
Warren Hall
Robert Mairs
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer
D. Brent Smith
International & Interagency
Affairs Office
Gary K. Davis
John Cunningham
Kathy Kelly
Office of Systems
Development
Integrated Program
Office
Office of Satellite
Operations
Thomas R. Karl
National Climatic
Data Center
Lee Dantzler
National Oceanographic
Data Center
Helen M. Wood
Office of Satellite
Data Processing &
Distribution
Marie Colton
Office of Research &
Applications
Christopher Fox
(Acting)
National Geophysical
Data Center
January 2003
Satellite Operations
Suitland Satellite
Operations Control Center
Fairbanks Command and Data
Acquisition Station
NOAA Science Center
Camp Springs, Maryland
Wallops Command and Data
Acquisition Station
Future Space-Based
Global Observing System
Increased Benefits from the National Polar-orbiting Operational
Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
Oceanographic
Solar Geophysical
Atmospheric
Terrestrial
Climatic
Disaster Planning
Ocean Navigation
Disaster Response
Joint Center for Satellite Data
Assimilation (JCSDA)
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Improve exploitation of existing satellite data
– Operational
– Research
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Preparation for future data
– Much higher data volume
– Reduce time from launch to
application
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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
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Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Physics
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Estuarine, Coastal, and Marine Remote Sensing and Water Quality
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Remote Sensing applications for Environmental Monitoring and Prediction
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Space-based and In-situ instrumentation
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Satellite Operations – direct readout capability at several of the institutes
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Remote sensing infra-structure and information technologies
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International affairs as regards global observing systems
Evolution of Modern Science towards
User-Inspired Science in the 21st Century
Performance Assessment
Science in One Context
• Scientists must inspire
the future
“Science, The Endless Frontier” -- 1945
Federally sponsored science is critical to national defense
Federally sponsored science is critical to industrial growth
“Plurality” of Federal performers is foundational
The Race to Space -- 1961
• Scientists must make
the world better today
Federally sponsored science is “sexy”; Federal science
pays dividends; i.e. Tang & Teflon
The “Moral Equivalent of War”-- 1977
Energy R&D is consolidated into one organization
Promoted government/industry collaborations
“Science in the National Interest” -- 1993
Federally sponsored science should be reoriented to civilian
applications following end of the Cold War
Technology Transfer should be a national priority
“War on Terrorism” -- 2001
Federally sponsored science should support homeland security.
• Scientists must be
entrepreneurial and
innovate
• Scientists must teach
and facilitate social
change
Competing R&D Profiles -- Different Values &
Performance Indicators
Small, Flexible, Diverse Science
MASTER: BE SUSTAINABLE
Incrementally new ideas
Develop teachable points
Community leadership
Great Contributors
CREATE: BE NEW
Radically new ideas
A new way to ask or think
Global leadership
Unusual projects
Evolutionary
INTERNAL
Revolutionary
Incrementally new products
Standardized applications
Reliable facilities
Good Technical Management
Projects on track
IMPROVE: BE BETTER
Radically new products
Identify applications
Rapid Deployment
Projects have high yield
Strategic Partnerships
EXTERNAL
PRODUCE: BE FIRST
Large, Controlled, Convergent Science
Excerpted from “Recognizing the Competing Values of R&D Organizations,”
G. Jordan, Sandia National Laboratories
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 BETTER
Geo Atmospheric Motion Vectors
International Cooperation provides global coverage
for winds in tropics and mid-latitudes
BE FIRST: GOES12,
to be operational in 2003
BE FIRST
MULTIPLATFORM SST: Maximize strengths – minimize weaknesses
POES IR has high spatial resolution
GOES IR has high temporal resolution
Microwave has all-weather capability
Combine to
obtain the
optimal SST
analysis
BE SUSTAINING: Science Communities Matter
Ex: Redesignation of 12 µm Channel on GOES12
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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
New and Improved
Measurements and
Models
What will sustain the
habitability of the Earth?
(NASA)
New
Measurement
Requirements
What can we achieve
towards goal with
current and near-term
technology? (NOAA)
Improved Ocean
Assessment and
prediction
Improved Weather
Assessment and prediction
Improved Resource/Hazards
Management
Improved
Climate assessment and
Prediction
Improved
Quality of Life
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
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Only the second competitively awarded Cooperative Institute (the first to the
Minority Serving Institute Educational Partnership Program was awarded to
CREST last year)
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Five strong proposals for remote sensing institute that all demonstrated expertise
in remote sensing, involvement in the larger oceanographic community, and
commitment to students
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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
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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
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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