Science at NOAA

1. Science at NOAA Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington D.C. The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA AdministratorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAAOctober 15, 2009

2. Outline • Overarching Goals • Strategic Priorities • Administration Initiatives • Ocean Policy Task Force • Budget, ARRA • How we work Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

3. Overarching GoalsScience, Service, Stewardship • Strengthen scientific basis for environmental decision-making • Improve services: protect life & property, create economic opportunities, enable food & environmental security for all Americans • Restore oceans and coasts to be healthy, productive and resilient Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

4. NOAA Strategic Priorities Sustain Satellite Based Earth Observations Ensure Sustainable Marine Fisheries Enhance NOAA’s Climate Services and Establish a National Climate Service Support Healthy Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Strengthen Arctic Science and Service Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

5. Satellite Based Observing Global Sea Surface Temperature Fire and Smoke Monitoring Hurricane Forecasting Vegetation Indices Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

6. NOAA's Climate Portfolio 1. Observations and Monitoring 2. Research and Modeling Monitoring and Observations Vertical Grid (Height or Pressure) SERVICES 3. Assessments Horizontal Grid(Latitude & Longitude) Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

7. Climate Services:Enhanced Delivery of Information (Sample) “One Stop Shopping” Climate Portal Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

8. Imagine. . . Farmers able to determine what to plant and where, based on drought forecasts 3-5 years out Coastal communities able to plan for sea level rise and storm intensity City planners or water resource managers better able to anticipate the availability of water for drinking, energy production, agriculture and many other uses Public health officials being ready for, or even able to avoid, outbreaks of malaria based on longer term forecasts of precipitation Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

9. Ocean Acidification Pteropod(Hopcroft, UAF) Ocean Acidification Buoy (PAPA) Depths of aragonite saturation < 1.0 (Feely, et al., Science Vol. 320, June 13, 2008) Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

10. Healthy Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Ecosystem-based science Land-sea connection Marine spatial planning Socio-economic and biophysical models Example of Marine Spatial Planning: Multi-Purpose Marine Cadastre Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

11. Sustainable Fisheries & Protected Species Ending Overfishing & Implementation of Catch Share Programs Science to Support Fisheries Management Habitat Conservation International Engagement Protected Species Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

12. Strengthen Arctic Science and Service GFDL CM2.1 model-simulated Arctic ice change Extended Continental Shelf Mapping Snow Crab Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Tiksi Atmospheric Observatory Russia Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

13. Administration Initiatives Interagency Task Forces and Working Groups • Scientific Integrity • Climate and Energy • Adaptation to Climate Change • Ocean Policy Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

14. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force • Established June 12, 2009 by Presidential Memorandum • Chair Nancy Sutley, CEQ • 24 senior policy officials • Deliverables Within 90 Days – Sept 10 • National Policy • Framework for Policy Coordination • Implementation Strategies • Within 180 Days – December 9 • Marine Spatial Planning www.whitehouse.gov/oceans Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

15. Priority Objectives for National Policy Implementation Ecosystem-Based Management Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Inform Decisions and Improve Understanding Coordinate and Support Resiliency and Adaptation to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification Regional Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Water Quality and Sustainable Practices on Land Changing Conditions in the Arctic Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Observations and Infrastructure Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

16. NOAA Appropriations History In Billions $5.2* $4.5 $4.1 $3.9 $3.9 $4.0 $3.7 *2009 includes $830M in ARRA (Stimulus Act) Funds Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

17. 2009 ARRA Funding ($830M) Southwest Fisheries Science Center ($102M) Climate Computing & Modeling ($170M) Habitat Restoration ($167M) Pacific Regional Center ($142M) Hydrographic Survey ($40M) Fishery Survey Vessel Construction ($78M) Satellite Development ($74M) Vessel Maintenance & Repair ($20M) www.noaa.gov/recovery NOTE: only shows projects >/= $20M Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

18. How we work • Inclusive, Transparent, Accountable • Responsive, adaptive • Regional opportunities • Partners Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC

19. Science at NOAA Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington D.C. The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA AdministratorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAAOctober 15, 2009

20. Intramural vs Extramural 20 Source: NOAA Blue Book - http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/nbo/historical_budget.html

21. ARRA Habitat Restoration ProjectsNOAA Stimulus Spend Plan Summary www.noaa.gov/recovery Science At NOAA— Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington, DC