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From Before to Beyond: NOAA’s Role In Space Weather

From Before to Beyond: NOAA’s Role In Space Weather. Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator April 25, 2007. Menu. NOAA’s Mission and Goals Importance of Space Weather. Future Goals. NOAA’s Vision.

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From Before to Beyond: NOAA’s Role In Space Weather

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  1. From Before to Beyond:NOAA’s Role InSpace Weather Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator April 25, 2007

  2. Menu NOAA’s Mission and Goals Importance of Space Weather Future Goals Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  3. NOAA’s Vision Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  4. NOAA’s Mission Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  5. Why is Space Weather Important? • Power Grids • North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)—the nation’s Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) • Communications • New interest in HF communications Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  6. Why is Space Weather Important? • Power Grids • North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)—the nation’s Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) • Communications • New interest in HF communications Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  7. Continuing a Legacy of Service • Surveying and Navigation • Changing needs • US Total Electron Content (US-TEC) product • Used to estimate the GPS signal delay due to the ionospheric electron content between a receiver and a GPS satellite. Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  8. Serving the NationNOAA’s involvement in Space Weather • Space Weather Is important for: • Overseeing the Research to Operations Process • Linking Space Weather and Terrestrial Weather • Ensuring the resiliency of our technological infrastructure to natural hazards • Hazards that impact the launch and operation of on-orbit satellites • The continued vitality of aviation • Development of a commercial space industry NOAA’s Space Environment Center Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  9. Serving the NationCommercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 • The Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 • FAA define medical requirements for passengers • Space Weather will be included Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  10. Serving the NationCreating a sustainable Space Program • Building hazard-resilient communities is a high-level priority considered NOAA-wide in nature. • NOAA Annual Guidance Memorandum FY2009–2013 • The concept of a hazard-resilient community can be extended to include the high-tech community. Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  11. The Future of Space WeatherFunding Challenges • Space Weather Funding has been fairly stagnant • Ranges from 4-7 million * *FY007 funding is the NOAA spend plan, final numbers enacted by Congress are TBD. Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  12. Why is Space Weather Important? World satellite industry revenues had average annual growth of 6.7% for the period 2000-2005 • An ever-growing dependence on space-based technology will result in an increasing need for space weather services • Space weather services will be increasingly critical as satellite systems apply the rapidly increasing advances in technology Satellite Industry Association Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  13. The Future of Space WeatherPartnerships “A US multi-agency partnership to enable, support, and perform the research and development for next generation space science and space weather models” Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  14. Interagency Collaboration Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Solar Cycle 24 Prediction Panel STEREO Beacon Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  15. The Future of Space Weather GEOSS: Global Earth Observation System of Systems • A distributed system of systems • Improves coordination of strategies and observation systems • Links all platforms: in situ, aircraft, and satellite networks • Identifies gaps in our global capacity • Facilitates exchange of data and information • Improves decision-makers’ abilities to address pressing policy issues Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  16. The Future of Space Weather GEOSS: Global Earth Observation System of Systems • A distributed system of systems • Improves coordination of strategies and observation systems • Links all platforms: in situ, aircraft, and satellite networks • Identifies gaps in our global capacity • Facilitates exchange of data and information • Improves decision-makers’ abilities to address pressing policy issues Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  17. Intersection of Public Sector & Private Sector Needs • How do we get the “biggest bang for the buck”? • Prioritize needs based on benefits • Target resources to highest priorities • Leverage existing activities and investments Next Steps: NOAA's Role In Space Weather

  18. Questions? Questions?

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