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FY 2005 NOAA Research Budget Request

NOAA Research budget overview for FY 2005, focusing on climate change initiatives including climate monitoring, aerosol research, and ocean observations, as well as the development of offshore marine aquaculture to address seafood trade deficit.

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FY 2005 NOAA Research Budget Request

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  1. FY 2005 NOAA Research Budget Request Dr. Richard D. Rosen Assistant Administrator for NOAA Research March 2004

  2. NOAA Research FY 03 Accomplishments • Science to support new air quality forecasts • Regional approach to predicting fire seasons in the West • Record-breaking solar storms forecast • Texas air quality study pinpoints source of emissions • NEXRAD data system completed • Homeland security observations for DC begun (DCNET) • Tsunami buoy system averts evacuation of Honolulu • New technology pinpoints harmful marine debris

  3. Summary • The FY 05 President’s Budget for NOAA Research is $360.7M or 13% below the FY 04 enacted level

  4. NOAA Research FY 2005 Request • Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions transferred to NOAA Research from NOAA Program Support

  5. NOAA Research Program Changes

  6. NOAA Research Priorities • Top Two FY 05 Priorities: • 1- Maintain Current Services in FY 05: +$3.7M • Inflationary Costs and Pay Raises • 2- Climate Change Research Initiative:+$23.7M • Additional Priorities: • Phased Array Radar: $1.0M Total • Marine Aquaculture: $1.6M Total

  7. Climate Understand climate variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond

  8. Climate Change Research Initiative • Interagency program for greater climate understanding managed by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program • The program supports the delivery of new research and data products to reduce present uncertainties in climate science • NOAA will play a key role in development of these climate assessment products * Appropriated under Climate and Global Change.

  9. NOAA’s Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory Global Cooperative CO2 Sampling Network

  10. Radiative Forcing of Climate Change Greenhouse 3 Gases 2 Aerosol Direct Effect 1 Black Aerosol Carbon Indirect Effect 0 Organic Carbon Biomass -1 Sulphate Burning -2 NOAA Research on the Roles of Aerosols in the Climate System

  11. A System of Complementary Networks. Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Height, Surface Vector Wind, and Ocean Color from Space Tide Gauge Network 45 % complete 3˚x3˚ Argo Profiling Float Array 32% 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 Global Survey @ 10 years

  12. Multi-year Phased Implementation Plan (representative milestones) 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Operational GPS/DORIS Stations 86 86 86 86 86 43 39 Tide Gauges 37 37 34 34 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 779 787 807 671 1250 Number of buoys 1050 Surface Drifting Buoys 100 112 112 85 89 Number of moorings 79 82 79 79 77 77 Tropical Moored Buoys High resolution and frequently repeated lines occupied 45 45 45 45 Ships of Opportunity 36 30 29 26 26 24 23 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 544 200 310 Argo Floats Number of floats 2000 923 29 29 29 10 10 24 1 6 6 2 Reference Stations Number of flux moorings 16 105 105 105 Moorings with climate sensors 60 Coastal Moorings 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Number of flux sites/lines, One inventory per 10 years 62 62 62 48 14 14 14 14 38 Ocean Carbon Network 20 17 830 830 830 730 Dedicated Ship Time 640 Days at sea (NOAA contribution) 497 497 531 370 340 370 7 7 Product evaluation and feedback loops implemented 7 7 7 3 System Evaluation 4 0 1 1 2 Initial Ocean Observing System Milestones including international contributions 99 100 94 88 77 44 40 34 30 Total System System % Complete 53 48 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

  13. Phased Array Radar • Phased array radar offers the potential for weather forecasters to move beyond identification of tornadoes once detected, to predicting the potential for tornadoes before they strike. • NOAA Research has leveraged funds with DOD and private partners in the development of phased array radar

  14. Marine Aquaculture • NOAA requests $1.6M for development of offshore marine aquaculture to help the U.S. address its $7 billion annual seafood trade deficit. • Offshore aquaculture uses fully enclosed cages stationed below the surface in open ocean areas far from the fragile coastal environment.

  15. FY 05 Program Transfers

  16. NOAA Research Review Team • Established by the NOAA Science Advisory Board in response to Congressional directives to conduct a review of the research enterprise in NOAA to improve effectiveness and efficiency • A preliminary report stating the team’s initial findings and recommendations has been produced. • The final report will be delivered to the NOAA Science Advisory Board in May 2004.

  17. Conclusion • FY ’05 Budget enables NOAA Research to continue to conduct research, develop products, and provide scientific information to meet the needs of operational service organizations and other customers.

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