Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, USAF (Ret.) NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services

1. Briefing on the Integrated Surface Observing System (ISOS)A Presentation to the NOAA Science Advisory Board Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, USAF (Ret.)NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services March 22, 2005

2. Outline • Purpose • Issues • Presentation of Briefing • Desired Outcomes - - SAB Action

3. Purpose • Present an informational briefing on the Integrated Surface Observing System (ISOS), discuss its role within NOAA, and receive SAB feedback

4. Issues • “Integrated” Surface Observation System • Expand plan to include other NOAA surface observing systems • Seams: Land to Water • SAB Working Group

5. NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System • FY 07 Program Decision Memorandum • Climate; Weather and Water; and Commerce and Transportation “should” develop a detailed plan for an Integrated Surface Observing System (ISOS). Plan should consider current surface observing systems and proposed modernization efforts and identify overlaps and opportunities for consolidation/efficiency and increase capabilities. Use plan in developingFY 08 Program Baseline Assessments.

6. NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System GEOSS IOS IOOS ISOS IUOS HCN COOP-M ASOS CRN LegacyCOOP Other Networks NERON

7. NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System NERON

8. ISOS Data Management & Communications NetworkPerformanceMonitoring & Archive Multiple-NeedData Users Surface Environmental Network TheBackbone IntegratedData Files Real-TimeData Users TheDividends Climate Reference Network Distributed Ingest InternetAccess Public and Private Sector Academia Near Real-Time And RetrospectiveQuality Control Public And Private Sector Applications and Value Added Products Historical Climate Network (HCN) Modernization Real-Time Quality Control NOAAPORT Modernized COOP & Partner Sites DataAssimilation Legacy COOP Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) The Foundation NOAA's Strategic Goals Other Networks

9. NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System • Climate Reference Network • Accuracy: Very High • Redundancy: Yes • Siting: Climate Quality • Data Timeliness: Hourly • Fields: Temperature, Precipitation, Wind Speed/Direction, Surface IR, Relative Humidity, Total Solar Radiation • Modernized Historical Climate Network (NERON) • Accuracy: High • Redundancy: Some sensors • Siting: Climate Quality • Data Frequency: Hourly • Fields: Initially Temperature, Precipitation • Modernized COOP (NERON) • Accuracy: High • Redundancy: No • Siting: Climate and Societally relevant • Data Frequency: Minutes • Fields: Initially Temperature, Precipitation

10. NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System • Legacy COOP (NERON) • Accuracy: Variable • Redundancy: No • Siting: Variable • Data Frequency: Variable • Fields: Temperature, Precipitation, Snow, • ASOS (NERON) • Accuracy: High • Redundancy: No • Siting: Airport Operations • Data Frequency: Minutes • Fields: Temperature, Precipitation, Visibility, Ceiling, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed/Direction, • Other Networks (NERON) • Accuracy: Variable • Redundancy: No • Siting: Variable • Data Frequency: Variable • Fields: Variable

11. Resulting Capacity • Integrated System of Systems • Expanded Data Sets • Spectrum of Quality • Spectrum of Timeliness • Spectrum of Parameters • Spectrum of Scales • Expanded Services • NIDIS • Nowcasting • Climate Benchmarking – long-term continuity • Expanded Partnerships

12. Desired Outcomes • Azimuth check on ISOS concept • SAB ideas on opportunities for growth • Support for ISOS plan • SAB Working Group

13. NOAA Coordination & Views • Coordination with NOAA Leadership • Established ISOS Team • Integral to GEOSS