Transitioning Capabilities between NASA Research and NOAA Operations Presentation to CIOSS Executive Board Meeting Aug 30, 2005 (rev 25)
Background • The transition between NASA research and NOAA operations has been identified as a national issue: – Reports of the National Research Council – Recommendations from the Commission on Ocean Policy • This is being addressed in two ways: – Near-Term – Senate language in the NOAA FY 05 budget for NOAA: • “Provide NOAA the capability to transition NASA remote sensed ocean measurements into operational products for the user community” • Observations explicitly mentioned: “ocean winds from scatterometers, …sea level…from altimeters, and…ocean color” • This is a one-year $4 M level of effort, with no assurance for continuation – Longer-Term – The establishment of a more formal process between the two agencies to facilitate the transitioning 2
Near-Term Approach • Prepare an FY 05 Implementation Plan for a Research & Operations Program and show early results for the $4 M – Development of plan initiated in January 2005 – Plan approved by Jack Kelly on April 1, 2005 – Elements of plan were to have been funded and underway • Link the elements of the Research & Operations Program to NOAA Goals and engage in the FY 08 budget process 3
Surface Vector Winds Objective • Identify the most appropriate path for NOAA to collect operational surface vector winds (SVW) Status • NASA Quik. SCAT data have been used operationally by NWS for 3+ years • Post-Quik. SCAT SVW are to be provided by NPOESS/CMIS, but its performance is predicated on an evaluation of Wind. Sat Identified Tasks • Ensure timely access by NWS to Wind. Sat SVW to enable user evaluation • Refine Quik. SCAT products – rain & spatial resolution Overall Issue • To the extent that CMIS is inadequate, explore options for flight of a a scatterometer to follow Quik. SCAT 4
FY 2005 Research to Operations Program Surface Vector Winds – to go w/rev 25 Task PI; Co-I; Partners What operational product improvement is anticipated? I-2. Operational impact of Quik. SCAT and Wind. Sat on ocean wind forecasts John Le. Marshall, JCSDA; John Derber, NWS/EMC Accuracy of operational wind forecasts for the high seas (EMC) I-3. Operational Impact of SVW at TPC/OPC Paul Chang; Joe Sienkiewicz, NWS/OPC; Rick Knabb, TPC; NOPP Accuracy of center-fixing for tropical cyclones (TPC) and improved surface synoptic analyses (OPC) I-4. Develop improved operational rain flag for characterizing cyclones Paul Chang with Steve Frasier, U. Mass. Improved ability to detect and track tropical & extratropical cyclones (TPC & OPC) I-1. Access to Wind. Sat by WFOs Paul Chang, NESDIS/ORA with OSDPD Improved short-term coastal forecasts, such as small-craft advisories and frontal passages (WFOs) I-6. Finer-resolution land-mask and SVW for use at coastal WFOs Paul Chang; Mike Freilich, CIOSS; David Long, BYU; OSDPD; Kevin Schrab I-5. Operational Impact of SVW at coastal WFOs Mike Freilich, CIOSS; Ralph Milliff, Colorado Research Associates (CSA); Kevin Schrab, NWS/OST; WFOs 5
Sea Surface Height Objective • Transition satellite altimetry from NASA research to NOAA operations by implementing Jason-3 Status • NASA has provided 13+ years of high-quality SSH, with TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1, but will not continue support beyond Jason-2 Identified Tasks • Justify user requirements for operational SSH – hurricane intensity, coastal sea level, seasonal/interannual, climate analyses, global sea level rise. . . Overall Issues • Build the case for a Jason-3 via an FY 08 budget initiative, including prospects for a European partner 6
FY 2005 Research to Operations Program Sea Surface Height – to go w/rev 25 Task PI; Co-I; Partners What operational product improvement is anticipated? II-1. Impact of SSH in short -term ocean models on hurricane intensity forecasts Mark De. Maria, CIRA; K. Emanuel, MIT; I. Ginnis, URI; G. Goni, AOML; Fred Toepfer, EMC: Kevin Schrab, OST; Rick Knabb, TPC; JTWC Accuracy of hurricane intensity forecasts (NCEP/TPC & JTWC) II-2. Impact of SSH in short-term ocean models on coastal forecasting Fred Toepfer & D. B. Rao, EMC; NOPP; Frank Aikman, CSDL; Ants Leetmaa, OAR/GFDL Improved coastal sea-level forecasting to meet needs of marine navigation, coastal planners, and resource managers (EMC & NOS) II-3. Impact of SSH on seasonal and interannual (S/I) forecasting Dave Behringer & Steve Lord, EMC Improved capability for S/I forecasting (EMC & CPC) II-7. Operational calibration and quality assessment (QA) for Jason-2 Eric Bayler & LSA of ORA; OSD; Mike Johnson, OAR/OGP; CNES; EUMETSAT In-house capability to implement operational calibration and QA for Jason-2 (NESDIS/ORA) II-5. Combining SSH and SVW for ocean current analyses Eric Bayler; Mike Johnson; Gary Lagerloef, Earth & Space Research Improved estimates of surface current field for use by resource managers (NMFS), hazmat response (NOS), and search & rescue (USCG) II-4. Combining SSH and Argo for climate analyses Ants Leetmaa, GFDL; Josh Willis, JPL; NOPP Improved climate-quality assessments for use by policy makers (OAR/OGP) II-6. Observational requirements for, and socioeconomic impacts of, global sea level rise (GSLR) Stan Wilson; Chet Koblinsky; Margaret Davidson, NOS/CSC; L. Miller, NESDIS/ORA; J. Church, CSIRO; P. Woodworth, PSMSL Reduced uncertainty in future projections of GLSR for use by coastal planners (NOS/CSC) and policy makers (OGP)7
Ocean Color* Objective • Transition ocean color from NASA’s Sea. Wifs and Aqua/MODIS to NOAA operations with VIIRS Status • Sea. Wi. FS has been used since 1997 for research & HAB forecasting, but NASA is discontinuing free access needed by the research community to fix MODIS deficiencies in coastal areas and maintain climate data records Identified Tasks • Jointly support with NASA continued access to Sea. Wi. FS data for research community • Develop a robust in-situ calibration capability for ocean color • Justify support for climate-quality ocean-color data records Overall Issues • Assess prospects for VIIRS to meet requirements for ocean color – prelaunch characterization, on-orbit and concurrent in-situ calibration, and a capability for continuing algorithm development and re-processing * The term, Ocean Color, is used to mean normalized water-leaving radiances – from which parameters like chlorophyll a concentration, characterization of harmful algal blooms, water clarity, and inherent optical properties can be derived 8
FY 2005 Research to Operations Program Ocean Color – to go w/rev 25 Task PI; Co-I; Partners What operational product improvement is anticipated? III-1. Continue Sea. Wi. FS for MODIS evaluation and VIIRS overlap Rick Stumpf, NOS; Paula Bontempi, NASA/HQ; Stan Wilson, NESDIS Enable the use of climate-quality observations by resource managers (NMFS & NOS); improve NOS forecasting of harmful algal blooms (HABs) III-2. Fix MODIS deficiencies in coastal waters Rick Stumpf; Kent Hughes, NESDIS/ORA; Bob Arnone, NRL; Chuck Mc. Clain Improve coastal monitoring to support resource managers and coastal planners (NOS & NMFS) III-3. Develop a more robust in-situ oceanic calibration capability Dennis Clark & Mengua Wang, NESDIS/ORA; NIST; SJSU; MLML; Mark Abbott, CIOSS In-house capability to implement operational calibration for satellite ocean color (NESDIS/ORA) III-4. Make a more effective case for climate- quality ocean color Chet Koblinsky, NOAA Climate; Mark Abbott, CIOSS; Chuck Mc. Clain, NASA/GSFC Maintain climate-quality observations for use by resource managers and policy makers (NMFS, NOS, OAR/OGP) III-5. Facilitate access to multiple satellite data sets to meet fisheries & IOOS needs Cara Wilson et al, NMFS/ PFEL; Dave Foley, Coast. Watch; Local IOOS Regional Association Improved access to data for environmental basis for managing fisheries and protected species (NMFS); support needs of IOOS Regional Associations 9
Near-Term – Status • The Research & Operations Program beyond FY 05 – Senate mark for FY 06 includes $4 M, but the House mark does not – Continuation will depend on the Conference Committee • Progress on the Overall Issues will ultimately be dependent on success in the budget process, the first opportunity for NOAA being in FY 08 10
Longer-Term Approach (1) Establish a Plan to transition key capabilities between NASA and NOAA • This plan is included in the Administrator’s priorities for NOAA and is to be available for high-level agency review by the end of the year • The term, capabilities, includes the full range of activities extending from space hardware, calibration & validation, communications, ground data system including archival, timely access to data, assimilation of data into models, and the generation of associated analyses and forecasts 11
Longer-Term Approach (2) Research & Operations (R&O) Transition Management Oversight • Establishes framework for collaboration, sets bilateral policy and priorities, approves Transition Plan, and oversees execution – NOAA/Greg Withee – NASA/Mary Cleave R&O Joint NASA/NOAA Working Group • Identifies initial set of key Capabilities, prepares overall Transition Plan including those Capabilities, and executes – NOAA/Gary Davis – NASA/Ron Birk R&O Transition Teams • Prepare an implementation plan for each identified Capability • We worked to get the three ocean-related capabilities included in the initial set 12
Longer-Term – Status • Terms of Reference for the R&O Joint NASA/NOAA Working Group (JWG) have been agreed to by both agencies • The JWG has recommended an initial set of capabilities for transitioning – – – Surface Vector Winds Sea Surface Height Ocean Color Global Precipitation NASA Research Sensor(s) on GOES-R • We are awaiting formal approval for these capabilities • Discussions are underway regarding the establishment of an implementation team for each 13
Longer-Term – Prospects • Prospective next steps for each capability – Surface Vector Winds – possible new start for a NASA Ocean Vector Wind Mission – Sea Surface Height – proposed NOAA new start in FY 08 for Jason-3 – Ocean Color – institutionalize a mechanism for the collection of Thematic Climate Data Records (TCDRs) from Sea. Wi. FS/MODIS/VIIRS 14
Functions Needed for Ocean Color TCDRs • • Pre-launch characterization On-orbit calibration Independent in-situ cal/val capability Continued algorithm development/refinement Continued reprocessing capability Archival Establishment of a NASA-like, competitively selected, NOAA-funded science team 15
Functional Responsibilities for Ocean Color TCDRs from VIIRS FUNCTION RESPONSIBILTY Pre-launch characterization NPOESS IPO On-orbit calibration NPOESS IPO Independent in-situ cal/val capability Use whatever exists No funding is planned for this Continued algorithm development Scientific Data Stewardship (SDS) SDS has new FY 06 funding for a half-doz. initial CDRs; SST is sole ocean parameter Continued reprocessing capability Archival Establishment of a NASAlike, competitively selected, NOAA-funded science team COMMENTS CLASS While no funding is budgeted for this, SDS will seek input & guidance from the scientific community 16
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