NOAA IOOS Program SCCOOS Senior Advisory Committee. Suzanne Skelley Chief of Staff NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System Program May 27, 2008

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1 NOAA IOOS Program SCCOOS Senior Advisory Committee Suzanne Skelley Chief of Staff NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System Program May 27, 2008

2 2 components: Global & Coastal Coastal Component: National: 17 Federal Agencies Regional: 11 Regional Associations/Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems; Alliance for Coast Technology 3 Sub-Systems Observations Data Management and Communications (DMAC) Modeling and Analysis 2 Cross cutting themes Research and Development Education, Outreach and Training US IOOS Basics GOOS GEOSS

3 Societal Challenges The global climate is not well understood Coastal populations are at risk from weather, climate & natural hazards Our ocean, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems are complex; many are at risk Expanding the Marine Transportation System U.S. IOOS Coastal Component Information Needs Characterize the state of the global climate system and its variability Improved models (e.g., hurricane intensity, coastal inundation, and harmful algal bloom model) Improved ecosystem assessments Updated management approaches Improved access to data, and scientific information IOOS Core Variables Temperature Salinity Sea Level Surface currents Ocean color Bathymetry Surface waves Ice distribution Contaminants Integration Dissolved nutrients Long-term data Fish species series, coordinated Fish abundance in space and time Zooplankton species Optical properties Heat flux Bottom character Pathogens Dissolved O 2 Phytoplankton species Zooplankton abundance NOAA Decision Tools Hurricane Intensity Model Coastal Inundation Model Harmful Algal Bloom Model Integrated Ecosystem Assessment

4 Months 0-12 Month 18 Month 24 Integration of 5 IOOS Core Variables NOAA 5 Core Variables Data Integration Framework (DIF) Integrated Variable Ingest for Select Data Products Test & Evaluation Month 36 Benchmarked Product Improvements for Operational Use Temperature Salinity Sea Level Currents Color Hurricane Intensity Model Hurricane Intensity Model Enhanced decision support through: NOAA IOOS Data Integration Framework Data Standards Systems Engineering & Standards Development Data Access & Exchange Coastal Inundation Model Harmful Algal Bloom Model Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Systems Engineering: Product Enhancement Test & Evaluation Verification & Validation Coastal Inundation Model Harmful Algal Bloom Model Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Integrated information services for NOAA programs Identify observation gaps Validated enhanced data products NOAA s Data Integration Framework NOAA MISSION OBJECTIVES Temperature Salinity Sea Level Currents Color External sources of 5 Core Variables (consistent with NOAA standards) Future State: REGIONAL COASTAL NEEDS Regional-coastal data integration for Regional scale data and information products and services

5 Recommended Web Services and Data Encodings Data Type Web Service Encoding In-situ data (buoys, piers, towed sensors) Gridded data (model outputs, satellite) OGC Sensor Observation Service (SOS) OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) ML based on OGC Observations and Measurements (O&M) NetCDF using Climate and Forecast (CF) conventions Images of data OGC Web Map Service (WMS) GeoTIFF, PNG etc. -possibly with standardized styles [*OGC = Open Geospatial Consortium]

6 Temperature Integration Build 1 DIF data request 1 Model translator installed to convert data to model format 1 load functions to ingest data Changes by the data provider do not have any downstream effects Highly efficient (All the data for a particular variable will be available) Reduced Labor hours Faster processing Integrates data to standard format across NOAA % of NOAA Integrated 83% 100% FY08 FY09 (w/ funding) Under investigation

7 Harmful Algal Blooms NOS/NCCOS NWS/NDBC NOS/CO-OPS Functional Requirements (completed) NESDIS/NCDDC NWS/NDBC NESDIS/NGDC OAR/PMEL NOS/CSC NMFS/SWFSC NWS/NCEP NOS/CO-OPS DIF Coordination Data Standards (completed) NESDIS/NCDDC OAR/PMEL NESDIS/NGDC NOS/CSC Coastal Inundation NWS/TPC NOS/CO-OPS Design (being formed) NESDIS/ORA NWS/NDBC NOS/CSC NWS/EMC CONOPS (completed) Metadata NMFS/SWFSC NOS/CSDL NWS/NCEP NESDIS/NGDC NESDIS/NCDDC Steve Hankin OAR/PMEL Rich Patchen NOS/CSDL Julie Bosch NESDIS/NCDDC John Ulmer NOS/CSC Daniel Martin NOS/CSC Ted Haberman NESDIS/NGDC Bill Burnett NWS/NDBC Roy Mendelssohn NMFS/SWFSC Paul Daisey Image Matters Charlton Galvarino - SECOORA NOS NESDIS NMFS NWS CSC Web Services and Data Encodings Jeff de La Beaujardiere IOOS Program Office (Chair) Ken Casey NESDIS/NODC John Cartwright NESDIS/NGDC Tess Brandon NESDIS/NODC Andrea Hardy NOS/CO-OPS Darrell Duncan NWS/NDBC Luis Bermudez - SURA Eric Bridger - GOMOOS Eoin Howlett MARCOOS Jeremy Cothran - SECOORA

8 National IOOS DMAC Standards Multiple standards per variable increases complexity Developed web-based, collaborative tools Began 1 Oct: Interagency Review Process Managed/resourced by NOAA Community-based/Volunteer Subject Matter Expert Teams 270 day review process; 2 formal cycles per year IOOS DMAC Process STANDARDS SOLICITED DMAC-ST NON-TECHNICAL SUBMITTED DAYS 0 45 Data Discovery DIF STANDARDS: FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES Data Uniform Data Transport Metadata on-line IT Security Archive & Access Browse QC/QA DMAC-ST TECHNICAL REVIEW Grids D A T A T Y P E S Scattered Points Trajectories Time Series Moving - sensor Profiles Geospatial Mapping data Metadata = NOAA is addressing this standard in the DIF PROPOSED PUBLIC COMMENT DMAC-ST EVALUATION RECOMMENDED

9 1 National IOOS DMAC Capability 2 Target NOSC Management CIO Acquisition Office Misc NOAA Management & Organizations Desired Support Coordination across NOAA Funding, policy and direction Technical and policy issues (NOAA common infrastructure) Guidance, assistance and lessons learned Buy in & acquisition approach feedback High Level Requirements Document Concept of Operations 3 Federal Working Groups and Agencies To obtain Present/ future requirements Perspective on DMAC scope, data, and services Verification of data collection links to products \ NFRA & Regional and Other Partners Align with current initiatives Obtain buy-in Industry Obtain comments on ConOps Solicit funding estimates (RFI)

10 Harnessed regional observing capacity and investments to serve national applications National HF Radar server and data management system distribute surface currents from multiple sources Partnered with other Federal/ regional to support national applications: USCG models use HF radar data to save lives DE and NJ track movement of coastal pollutants to reduce unnecessary beach closures Oil spill response National HF radar plan Challenges: ownership, O&M In PPBES in FY10 14; still need to work requirements across US IOOS HF Radar

11 Budget Landscape Overlapping FY08: Executing; Grants starting to be approved Cycles

12 IOOS Regional Funding: FY07: NOAA initiated IOOS regional competitive funding process Support to regions and other external partners: $22.4M FY07-FY09 IOOS Funding Profiles DIF, DMAC and other NOAA IOOS activities: $11.5M FY08: NOAA recommending 75% of IOOS appropriation to the regions Support to regions and other external partners: $20.4M DIF, DMAC, and other NOAA IOOS activities: $6.8M FY09: No plans to issue a Federal Funding Announcement Will support FY07 & FY08 multi-year commitments Dollars (millions) FY07 FY08 FY09 Fiscal Year IOOS Approps. (allocated to NOAA) IOOS Approps. (allocated via Regional Competition) Regional IOOS (President's Request) NOAA IOOS (President's Request) FY08 list remains open

13 Regional Business Model Conducting Regional Assessments of all RAs 7 complete In October 2007, NOAA IOOS asked LMI to develop a business model and funding approach that would enable NOAA to meet its stated goal for IOOS: To develop and sustain a national network of regional observing systems that will meet both national and local needs for ocean information. The business model addresses five key components of interest and importance to NOAA IOOS: Strategy Organizational structures IOOS requirements and implementation plans Funding Communications

14 LMI Findings LMI s findings include the following: NOAA IOOS must justify requirements for sufficient funding to support both development activities in all regions an sustainment of existing capability. Until the program, with the help of its regional IOOS partners, can develop a performance-based case for the value delivered by regional IOOS investment, it may be challenged in obtaining the required level of funding. These confirm the need for closer interaction with the RAs on issues related to performance and management.

15 Questions?