HIAPER

1. HIAPER High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research

2. Outline • Who we are • Funding perspective • Overview of science needs • Summary of major tasks • Project plan and status within NSF • Project budget • Summary

3. Who We Are The national science foundation is an independent U.S. Government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.

4. Strategic Plan - Goals • Enable the U.S. To uphold a position of world leadership in all aspects of science, mathematics, and engineering • Promote the discovery, integration, dissemination, and employment of new knowledge in service to society • Achieve excellence in U.S. Science, math, engineering, and tech education at all levels Prepared by NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

5. Strategic Plan - Core Strategies • Develop intellectual capital • Strengthen the physical infrastructure • Integrate research and education • Promote partnerships Prepared by NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

6. Directorate for Geosciences • Atmospheric Sciences • Meteorology & Lower Atmosphere • Atmospheric Chemistry Climate Dynamics • Atmospheric Chemistry • Upper Atmosphere • Solar-Terrestrial Sciences • Major Facilities (NCAR, etc..) • Ocean Sciences • Physical Oceanography • Biological Oceanography • Chemical Oceanography • Marine Geology and Geophysics • Ocean Drilling Program • Major Facilities (Ships, AMS, etc..) • Earth Sciences • Geology and Geophysics • Tectonics and Crystal Dynamics • Geochemistry • Hydrologic Sciences • Major Facilities (UNAVCO, IRIS, Etc..)

7. Fy99 NSF Budget Status FY98/FY99 Change % FY98 REQ House Senate Appropriation RRA 2546 2847 2815 2725 2770 +9% EHR 633 683 643 683 663 +5% MRE 109 94 90 94 90 -17% S&e 137 144 144 137 144 +5% OIG 5 5 5 5 5 ------ Total 3429 3773 3697 3644 3672 +7% RRA - Research and Related Activities S&E - Salary and Expenses EHR - Education and Human Resources OIG - Office of Inspector General MRE - Major Research Equipment http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/congress/105updat.htm

8. Major Research EquipmentAccount Proposed 1995 - 2000

9. Major Research Equipment Efforts

10. Overview of Science Needs

11. Scientific Needs For HIAPER Stratospheric/Tropospheric Exchange Processes (Altitude) Tropical Hurricane Dynamics (Range, Altitude) Tropical Air/Sea Interaction (Range) Severe Storm Evolution (Altitude) Tropical Tropospheric Chemistry (Range, Altitude) Ice-Edge Processes (Range) Aerosol Forcing, Radiative Effects (Range, Altitude) Tropical Deforestation Effects (Altitude) Polar Vortex Ozone Studies (Range, Altitude) HIAPER range, altitude, payload requirements (Multi-Agency and International Partnerships)

12. Support to the Community • Estimated annual usage statistics: • 5 missions (450 hours) • 60 - 70 on board scientists • Estimated 5 to 10 multiplication factor (300 - 700) on scientist and student use of HIAPER data • Anticipated $6m/year in NSF research supported initially with growth to $25m/year

13. Project Plan and Status Within NSF Major Tasks NSF Management System Integrator Budget Status of Project

14. HIAPER Project Tasks Timing 1. Airframe acquisition Award Oct 99 Delivery Oct 01 2. “Research ready” structural Oct 03 modifications 3. Interior outfitting for research Oct 03 (wiring, workstations, etc) 4. Development & integration of Oct 03 basic scientific instrumentation 5. Flight test/certification Jan 04

15. NSF Management Plan • Chain of command responsibility • AD/GEO, through ATM DD, responsible for overall management • Lower atmos. Facilities manager, ATM responsible for day-to-day management under NSF policies and guidelines • NSF HIAPER oversight committee • GEO, ATM, BFA, DGA, CPO, and OGC representatives • Coordinates/reviews activities • Ensures all relevant NSF policies followed

16. HIAPER Planning Systems Integrator Responsibilities • Manage acquisition of HIAPER for the research community • Develop specifications and with community provide base research instrumentation • Incorporate exterior and interior infrastructure for scientific missions • Deliver a research ready aircraft to NCAR for operations • Facilitate transition of the aircraft from construction to operations

17. HIAPER Planning Strategy for Systems Integrator Award • Request HIAPER SI proposal from UCAR/NCAR (16 Oct 98) • Use NSF merit review, appropriately supplemented (4-5 Nov 98) • If successful review, present award recommendation to the DRB and NSB (Mar 99) • If unsuccessful review, issue an RFP for SI (6-12 month delay)

18. HIAPER Planning Status Schedule (Major events) Aug 98 NSB approved HIAPER as an NSF budget request Oct 98 UCAR/NCAR submits proposal as Systems Integrator (SI) Nov 98 NSF merit review of UCAR/NCAR proposal as SI Mar 99 UCAR/NCAR SI award recommendation to DRB & NSB Jul 99 SI (UCAR/NCAR) releases RFP for airframe acquisition Oct 99 Airframe contract award Oct 01 Airframe delivery Oct 03 Complete aircraft research infrastructure/instrumentation Jan 04 Complete flight test/certification May 04 Begin research flight operations

19. Independent cost assessments result in following estimates (FY 1998 dollars): Project Systems Integrator $ 9 million Airframe acquisition $35 million Aircraft research infrastructure $14 million Instrument development $ 8 million Total acquisition $66 million Annual operations and maintenance $ 3 million • GEO acquisition cost sharing ($ 10 million) HIAPER Costs

20. HIAPER SUMMARY • Project Development Plan approved by NSB (August 1997) • NSB approved funding consideration (August 1998) • Projected total cost in current FY 1998 dollars - $66M • Estimated 4 year acquisition phase prior to operations • Planned replacement for the aging Electra aircraft • Significant participation by scientific community in planning, research modifications and instrument development

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