NOAA Research OAR: Where Science Comes to Life

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NOAA Research (OAR) Where Science Comes to Life

• Ellen Mecray, Steve Koch, Jeff Kimpel, and Don
  Mock
• NOAA Research (OAR) (PPE/ESRL/NSSL)
• May 16-17, 2007
• NOAAs Central Regional Team Briefing

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NOAA Research (OAR) Themes

• NOAA Research (OAR) supports NOAAs mission by
  conducting environmental research, providing
  scientific information and research leadership,
  and transferring research into products and
  services that help NOAA meet evolving economic,
  social, and environmental needs of the Nation.

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NOAA Research (OAR) Organization
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NOAA Research (OAR) Facility Locations
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NOAA Research (OAR) Priority Issues

• Improve our understanding of climate change at
  regional, basin, and global scales
• Invest in ocean and atmospheric observing systems
  (climate obs, phased array radar, UASs, AUVs, and
  IOOS).
• Improve our understanding of climate and its
  relation to weather and ecosystems (HydroMET,
  Loss of Sea Ice, ocean acidification)
• Research to support community resilience in the
  face of hazards (tsunamis, mercury, invasive
  species, hurricanes, coastal inundation)
• Understand the oceans role in abrupt climate
  change (AMOC, reanalysis)

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NOAA Research (OAR) Primary Customers

• NOAA line offices (NWS, NOS, NMFS, NESDIS)
• Federal, State, and local decision-makers
• Industry (IOOS)
• Non-governmental organizations (TNC, CORE)
• Academia (Sea Grant Association, Cooperative
  Institutes, UCAR)
• Advocates (AMS, AGU, MTS, The Weather Coalition)

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NOAA Research (OAR)

• BackUp Slides

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NOAA Research (OAR) Organization
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Understand Climate Variability and Change to
Enhance Societys Ability to Plan and Respond
Research and Development

• OUTCOMES
• A predictive understanding of the global climate
  system on time scales of weeks to decades with
  quantified uncertainties sufficient for making
  informed and reasoned decisions
• Climate-sensitive sectors and the
  climate-literate public effectively incorporating
  NOAAs climate products into their plans and
  decision-making

Intramural 57
Extramural 43
Climate Forcing
Observations Analysis
Regional Decision Support
Predictions Projections
Climate Ecosystems
PROGRAMS
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Serve Societys Needs for Weather and Water
Information

Research and Development

• OUTCOMES
• Reduced loss of life, injury, and damage to the
  economy
• Better, quicker, and more valuable weather and
  water information to support improved decisions
• Increased customer satisfaction with weather and
  water information and services

Intramural 92
Extramural 8
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Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal
and Ocean Resources Through an Ecosystem Approach
to Management
OUTCOMES Healthy and productive coastal and
marine ecosystems that benefit society A
well-informed public that acts as a steward of
coastal and marine ecosystems

Research and Development
Intramural 42
Extramural 58
Coral
Ecosystem Observations
Aquaculture
Ecosystem Research
Habitat
PROGRAMS
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NOAA Research Leadership Model

• Highly Integrative
• Oceans / Atmosphere
• Observations / Models
• Users / Developers
• Balanced Requirements Pull and Research Push
• Transparent and Efficient Transition Research to
  Operations / Information Services
• Promote and Sustain Partnerships

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Ecosystem Research

• Explore and characterize ecosystem health
• Identify causes and consequences of changes in
  ecosystem health
• Develop forecasts to predict ecological and
  socioeconomic impacts
• Develop technologies and tools
• Strengthen stewardship through outreach and
  education