johnson

Progress Report to US GOOS VIII25 June 2003Mike Johnson: 

Progress Report to US GOOS VIII 25 June 2003 Mike Johnson New NOAA Office of Climate Observation Program Workshop and Plans Status of U.S. Contribution to GOOS Global Module

Slide2: 

U.S. GOOS Steering Committee Review of NOAA’s 10-year plan Recommendations 1. Strong overall support for the proposed implementation plan. 2. The need for a management plan: An effort of the proposed magnitude must be integrated/organized/managed as a system in order to be effective. The management plan should define an orderly decision making process with management accountability that is understood by other agencies and by customers. A single NOAA point of responsibility and authority is very desirable. 3. Data and information management budget. 4. Improved ocean products -- evaluation and delivery. 5. Transitions to operations -- altimeter, technology, products. 6. Ocean carbon. 7. Ship time issues. * Letter of reply still in process … but we’re taking action

Slide3: 

Initial System Design. It will Evolve. Now 40% complete. Tide Gauge Network 45 % complete 3˚x3˚ Argo Profiling Float Array 25% complete 5˚x5˚ Surface Drifting Buoy Array 35 % complete Moored Buoy Existing Planned Ocean Reference Station Existing Planned High Resolution XBT and Flux Line Existing Planned Frequently Repeated XBT Line Existing Planned Carbon Inventory & Deep Ocean Line Survey 1.5 lines/year, 50 % funded Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Height, and Surface Vector Wind from Space

New NOAA Office of Climate Observation Program Workshop and Plans : 

New NOAA Office of Climate Observation Program Workshop and Plans

NOAA FY 03 Operating PlanMilestone: 

Establish a matrix management activity for system development to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the in situ ocean networks. Organization - New Project Office for Climate Observation Annual Program Review - cross NOAA + other partners Annual Report - organizing framework Expert teams - ongoing system evaluation NOAA FY 03 Operating Plan Milestone

1. Project Office for Climate Observation (OCO)A Division of OGP*: 

Subtask 1 -- System Monitoring Status of globally distributed networks Report statistics and metrics routinely and on demand Subtask 2 -- Evaluation Expert Teams effectiveness of the system recommend improvements Subtask 3 -- Action Advance the multi-year Program Plan Support evolution of the in situ networks Subtask 4 -- Intra-agency, Interagency, and International Coordination Subtask 5 -- Annual Reports Edit, produce, distribute (paper and electronic) Subtask 6 -- External Review COSC 1. Project Office for Climate Observation (OCO) A Division of OGP* * Dual reporting to OGP (research) and the NOAA Climate Office (operations) * Start-up: four people * Doors open September 2 in Silver Spring

Slide7: 

FNMOC, IPRC: GODAE Server System NDBC: Data Base Operations OCO*: System Monitoring and Reporting PMEL: Visualization and Analysis Tools Building a Global Observing System Monitoring & Performance Reporting Capability * Subtask 1: Monitor the status of the globally distributed networks to anticipate gaps and overlaps in their combined capabilities. Report system statistics and metrics routinely and on demand. * Subtask 2: System Evaluation * Subtask 3: Action * Subtask 4: Intra-agency, Interagency, and International Coordination * Subtask 5: Annual Reports * Subtask 6: External Review

Slide8: 

Performance Metric Goal: 100% Global Coverage Concept -- Monthly Report: Ocean Temperature Profiles

2. Annual Program Review: 

2. Annual Program Review PI meeting Status and Accomplishments -- All funded projects Requirements/adequacy Customers -- forecast centers, assessments, research programs Regular user feedback = “user-driven” system “Partnerships are central” Intra-Program System -- in situ, satellite, data, modeling Internal-External Strategic/tactical program planning External review

3. Regular reports on the state of the ocean and the adequacy of the observing system for climate: 

3. Regular reports on the state of the ocean and the adequacy of the observing system for climate NOAA contribution to Ocean.US IOOS, CCSP, etc. Inform Ourselves Our Customers Our Partners Public Organizing framework for Program direction System effectiveness, efficiency, evolution

Slide11: 

Decision Smart Sampling Advance Inform Non- Scientists Managers Scientists Annual Report as a System Organizing Framework

Annual ReportObjectives: 

Annual Report Objectives Explain the state of the ocean to decision makers and non-scientists Document the state of the observing system Progress in meeting milestones System performance -- scientific evaluation and user feedback Address the state of the science

4. Implementing Expert Teams: 

4. Implementing Expert Teams Continually evaluate: The effectiveness of the networks in meeting the performance measures The skill of ocean products Recommend: Where additional sampling is needed or redundancies are not needed Better utilization of existing and new in situ and satellite data Product improvements Assess the impacts of proposed changes to the system

Expert Teams -- tentative : 

Expert Teams -- tentative State Variables Sea Level Change Carbon Sources and Sinks Air-sea exchange of heat and water Ocean storage and transport of heat and fresh water Products Seasonal Forecasting Decadal Forecasting/Climate Change

Status of U.S. Contribution to IOOS Global Component: 

Status of U.S. Contribution to IOOS Global Component

Slide16: 

1250 87 30 3000 20 555 75 79 26 1000 525 45 79 26 370 45 77 24 370 40 1050 83 29 2000 17 525 55 1250 94 41 3000 24 60 48 730 8 86 1250 119 41 3000 29 105 62 830 8 86 1250 119 41 3000 29 105 62 830 8 86 1250 105 41 3000 29 105 62 830 8 86 1250 90 36 3000 16 20 38 640 8 86 77 23 340 40 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 Initial Ocean Observing System Milestones including international contributions Tide Gauges Operational GPS/DORIS Stations Surface Drifting Buoys Tropical Moored Buoys Ships of Opportunity Argo Floats Reference Stations Coastal Moorings System Evaluation Ocean Carbon Network Dedicated Ship Time High resolution and frequently repeated lines occupied Number of floats Number of moorings Number of buoys Days at sea (NOAA contribution) Product evaluation and feedback loops implemented Number of flux sites/lines, One inventory per 10 years Number of flux moorings Moorings with climate sensors 807 671 779 810 200 310 544 1 2 6 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 14 14 0 1 1 2 53 48 88 100 99 94 77 Total System 30 34 40 44 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 System % Complete 3 4 Milestones 10

Slide17: 

26 % Complete Argo Status

Slide18: 

37% complete

Slide19: 

Status of GPS/DORIS implementation at Tide Gauge Stations Long Term Trends Reference Stations (27 of 62) Altimeter Calibration Stations (13 of 30) Other Stations NOAA Contributions 47% complete

Slide20: 

TRITON TAO PIRATA Status of the Tropical Moored Buoy Network 80% complete

Slide21: 

Status of the Ships-of-Opportunity Program 45% complete XBT drops, 2002 Total: 24452 NOAA: 9372

Slide22: 

NSF Transport funded Transport planned TAO/TRITON/PIRATA Observatory funded Observatory planned Air-sea flux funded Air-sea flux planned Status of Ocean Reference Stations Present NOAA contributions 19% complete The NSF OOI -- A 5-year project to develop, build, and operate for the community: • Coastal observatories LEO 15, MVCO, GOMOOS, …. • Blue water moorings Seismic (DEOS), climate (surface flux or ocean reference stations), multidisciplinary (BATS, HOTS), TAO, PIRATA • Cabled observatories

Slide23: 

Seismic (OSN) and Global Eulerian Observatory sites plotted together

Slide24: 

International CLIVAR/CO2 Lines Black = proposed US lines; Black&White = committed international lines; Gray = additional lines proposed for CLIVAR Background:NCAR Model, Anthropogenic CO2 for 2005 May 2004 P2 A20 September 2003 A22 A16N June 2003 Joint NSF-NOAA program begins June 2003 International coordination meeting in Paris, January 2003

Slide25: 

pCO2 ship lines & moorings. NOAA contributions. 45% complete

Slide26: 

Approximately 525 vessel operating days 175 of 275 operating days aboard NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN 275 operating days aboard NOAA Ship KA’IMIMOANA. 75 vessel operating days aboard University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) and other academic and private platforms. Dedicated Ship Time 63% of needed days. 33% operational.

NOAA FY 03-04 planning: 

NOAA FY 03-04 planning ($ million) FY02 FY03 FY04 Tide gauges 1.2 1.2 1.5 Surface drifting buoys 1.9 2.4 3.0 Tropical moored buoys 3.8 3.8 4.3 Ships-of-Opportunity 3.3 3.3 4.2 Argo array 7.9 10.9 10.9 Ocean reference stations 3.1 3.3 3.7 Ocean carbon network 2.8 2.8 3.6 Dedicated ship time 6.0 6.0 6.1 Data and assimilation sub-systems 1.8 1.9 3.7 Management and product delivery 1.3 1.5 2.4 Total system 33.1 37.1 43.4 Increase over previous year 4.0 6.3 Needed 138.0

FY 05 preliminary planning: 

FY 05 preliminary planning Incremental advancements across all networks CCRI emphasis on actions to bring immediate gain over the next 2-4 years Sea level and sea surface temperature Drifters Tide Gauges Carbon -- accelerate global survey from 14 to 10 year cycle Global tropics, heat & water -- extend Tropical Moored Buoy network across Indian Ocean Advance data assimilation capabilities for “what if” scenarios Advance data access and sharing capabilities

June 2, 2003 Press Release: 

June 2, 2003 Press Release G-8 Leaders agreed on Action Plan designed to care for environment while growing economies Develop cleaner fuel technologies Promote agricultural technologies Build a better integrated global observation system over 10 years, to be kicked off at the Earth Observation Summit in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 2003

Slide30: 

NOAA’s Climate Observation Program The Ocean Component climate.observation@noaa.gov Thank you