Post on 05-Jan-2016
Climate Change Science Program – Observations & Data SystemsRobert F. Cahalan, Chair, Observations Working Group (OWG), CCSP
Coordinating Earth Observations:CCSP & IWGEOObservations Working GroupUS Plan for Earth Observations
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Biotechnology
National Security R&D
Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures
International
Social, Behavioral & Econ.
Infrastructure
IWG on Dioxin
WMD Medical Countermeasures
Health and the Environment.
Oceans
WH: DaleDOD: WynneDHS: McQueary
WH: RussellDOC: Bond
WH: OlsenDOC: LautenbacherEPA: Gilman
NSTCDirector, OSTP
Technology Dev.
Nanoscale Science, Eng.& Technology
Networking Information & Technology
Under development
Informal
Legend
WH: OlsenNSF: ColwellNIH: Zerhouni
Aquaculture
Human Subjects Research
IWG Dom. Animal Genomics
IWG Plant Genome
IWG Physics of the Universe
Large Scale Science
Education & Workforce Dev.
Research Business Models
R&D Investment CriteriaResearch Misconduct Policy
Global Change Research
IWG Earth Observations
Disaster Reduction
Ecosystems
Toxics & Risks
Water Availability & Quality
Air Quality Research
Standards
Committee on Environment &
Natural Resources
Committee on Environment &
Natural Resources
Committee on Science
Committee on Technology
Committee on Homeland and
National Security
Aerospace
CCSP = USGCRP + CCRI
IWGEO
US Implementation Plan
--> Int’l GEO Plan
NSTC Structure :
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Structure of the U.S. ClimateStructure of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Change Science Program (CCSP)
•CCSP - $2.0 Billion distributed over 13 Federal Agencies• Primarily Climate Observations, also analysis &modeling
•CCTP - $2.0 Billion distributed over 9 Agencies, ~85% DOE
• Primarily climate adaptation, especially energy technologies
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Budget Figures by Agency
USGRP CCRI CCSP USGRP CCRI CCSP USGRP CCRI CCSP USGRP CCRI CCSPUSDA 57 0 57 59 2 61 59 6 65 58 13 71DOC/NOAA 101 0 101 98 18 116 88 35 123 78 64 142DOE 117 0 117 115 3 118 107 26 133 108 26 134HHS/NIH 56 0 56 61 0 61 61 0 61 61 0 61DOI/USGS 28 0 28 26 0 26 28 0 28 29 0 29DOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1DOT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3USAID 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 6EPA 21 0 21 19 0 19 22 0 22 21 0 21NASA /1 243 0 243 240 0 240 268 41 309 278 43 321NSF 188 0 188 188 15 203 188 25 213 185 25 210SI 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 6
Climate Change Science Program Total 1,670 0 1,670 1,721 41 1,762 1,828 164 1,992
AgencyFY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 Estimate FY 2005 Request
Scientific Research Subtotal 823 0 823 818 38 856 827 140 967 824 181 1,005NASA Space-Based Observations 847 0 847 57903 3 906 1,001 950
President’s Request 1,717 238 1,955
24 1,025 893
FY 2002 – FY 2005(Discretionary budget authority in $millions)
+ = + = + =
Fullcost
Not Including Weather
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USGCRP Budget Figures
Atmospheric Composition
Climate Variability
Carbon Cycle Water Cycle Ecosystems Land Use Human Contributions
Total
FY 2005 118.4 270.5 111.8 97 110.8 21.6 94.2 824.3FY 2004 124.8 277 106.4 84 112.9 23.1 98.7 826.9
USGCRP Research Elements
R. Cahalan, NASA, ChairH. Diamond, NOAA, Co-Chair
W. Ferrell, DOEK. Bork, DOT
J. Scheraga, EPAM. Gant, HHS
M. Kurylo, NASAM. Maiden, NASAL. Tsaoussi, NASAB. Wielicki, NASAM. Gregg, NOAA
M. Johnson, NOAAS. Piotrowicz, NOAA
C. Jacobs, NSFT. Spence, NSF
J. Andrews, DODP. Neale, SI
M. Jawson, USDAG. Johnson, USDAM. Dettinger, USGSJ. Faundeen, USGSL. Pettinger, USGSK. Barrett, USAIDL. Ruppe, USAID
Other Working Group CoChairs Atmospheric Composition: Dan Albritton, NOAA;
Phil DeCola, NASA
Climate Variability & Change : Jay Fein, NSF; Randy Dole, NOAA
Carbon Cycle: Diane Wickland, NASA; Roger Dahlman, DOE
Water Cycle: Jared Entin, NASA
Ecosystems : Bryce Stokes, USDA; Susan Julius, EPA Human Contributions & Responses : Catlin Simpson, NOAA;
Janet Gamble, EPA
Land Use/Land Cover : Tom Loveland, USGS; Garik Gutman, NASA
Communications/Internat’l/State: Kathryn Parker, EPA
Purpose: stewardship for an observation system that will • document the evolving state of the climate system, • allow improved understanding of its changes,and • contribute to improved predictive capability for society
CCSP Observations Working Group (OWG) Data & Information Systems Subgroup (OWGDIS)OWGDIS CoChairs: Bruce Barkstrom & John Bates
• Expected Release: Fall 2004• Input to Int’l GEO• Earth Summit 3-
• Brussels, Feb 2005• Societal Benefit Areas:
Draft US government plan for Global Earth Observations
U.S. AGENCIES RELATED TO BENEFIT AREAS
U.S. Agencies TABLE KEY P= primarily provides data U = primarily uses data B = uses/provides data
BENEFIT AREAS D
OC/NIST
DOC/NOAA
DOD
DOE
DHHS/NIEHS
DHS/FEMA
DOI/USGS
DOS
DOT
EPA
NASA
NSF
Tennessee Valley
Smithsonian
USAID
USDA
WEATHER B B U U U U B U B U U U B
DISASTERS P U U U U P U U U P U U U U U
OCEANS B B U U U U U P B U U
CLIMATE B U B U U U U U U B B U U U
AGRICULTURE P U U P U P P B U U P
HUMAN HEALTH P P B U B P B U B
ECOLOGY B P B P B B B
WATER B U U P U B P U U U U
ENERGY P B U U U P U B U
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Appendices of IWGEO Plan
• Appendix 1: Near - Term Opportunities: Data Management, Improved Observations for Disaster Warnings, Next Generation Global Land Observing System, Sea Level Observing System, National Integrated Drought Information System, Air Quality Assessment and Forecast System
• Appendix 2: Technical Reports for the 9 Societal Benefit Areas• Climate Section Scope: National and International • CCSP Strategic Plan & GCOS 2nd Adequacy Report
http://www.climatescience.gov http://www.wmo.ch/web/gcos/gcoshome.html
• Deployed/Known Observing Systems: U.S. National GCOS Reporthttp://www.eis.noaa.gov/gcos/soc_long.pdf
& Future Systems (Not Yet Deployed), dependence on existing systems
• Gaps: Land, Ice, Aerosol, Carbon, Water Cycle, Radiation Budget,
Temperature Profiles, Paleoclimate
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Major Gaps and Challenges
Understand
Adapt/Mitigate
Themes / Needs Variables Satellite Observing Systems
Surface Observing Systems
Land/Ecosystems/Human [ 6, 8, 9]
Land Use and Cover,
Sea Level
Landsat Continuity with Long-term Acquisition Plan
LTER, Tide Gauge and Experimental
Watershed Networks
Polar Climate and Feedback [4]
Ice Thickness GLAS/IceSat
CMIS
Surface Polar Observatories
Aerosol [3]
Natural and Anthropogenic
Polarimeter,
APS
Aeronet, Ozonesonde, Third
World Capacity Building
Carbon Cycle [7] Ocean Carbon
Fluxes,
Heat Content
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Ocean Reference Stations
Water Cycle [5] Clouds,
Precipitation, Soil Moisture, Water Vapor
CloudSat, Calipso, AIRS, AMSR-E,
GPM, VIIRS, CMIS, CrIS,
ATMS, HYDROS
Enhanced GUAN GPS Integrated Water Vapor,
Enhanced Climate Reference Network
Radiation Budget [4]
Solar and Earth Radiative Fluxes
at Top-of-Atmosphere and
Surface
SORCE/CERES follow-on missions, total and spectral measurements,
TI M, SIM
UV Calibration Facility,
SURFRAD, BSRN
Temperature [3] Statosphere,
Troposphere and Surface
Temperature
AMSR-E follow-on,
CMIS
High Altitude Surface Observing Network, Climate
Reference Network,
Paleoclimate [4]
Ocean Corals, Temperature
and Composition Indicators
– Coral and Ocean Core collections,
High sedimentation rate deep sea cores, Integrated Quality-
Controlled Paleoclimate Data
System
• Unique Observations: In Situ Atmospheric Adaptable, Mobile Remote (e.g. Polar, Ocean) Resolve Surface, Boundary layers
• Unique technology Development of new systems Steps towards space Steps towards other planets
Roles of Suborbital Earth Observations