NOAA KEEPING PACE WITH OUR CHANGING

WORLD

NOAA KEEPING PACE WITH OUR CHANGING

WORLD

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and AtmosphereNOAA AdministratorAugust 9, 2005

23rd Meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory Board

Seattle, Washington

23rd Meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory Board

Seattle, Washington

Science Advisory Board Public Session 2

Sab Public Session Welcome

Current environment

FY06 Budget

New Leadership

SAB—New Working Groups

Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group

Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group

GEOSS Updates

NOAA Happenings

Science Advisory Board Public Session 3

$3.6$3.3$3.2

$2.4

$2.8$3.1

$3.4

$3.9$3.7

$3.3$3.3$3.1

$2.4

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0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

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4.5

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FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006

President’s Budget Enacted

Budget OutlookHistorical NOAA Budget Trends

($ in Billions)

Senate Mark House Mark

$4.5

$3.4

Science Advisory Board Public Session 4

Leadership Changes in DOC and NOAA

Deputy Secretary Dr. David Sampson

Dr. James R. Mahoney (Assistant Secretary) retiring

Dr. Colleen Hartman (NESDIS DAA) to NASA

Dr. Marie Colton (NESDIS Director of Research and Applications) to NOS Technical Director

Dr. Rebecca Lent (NMFS DAA) to head NMFS International Affairs Replaced by Dr. Jim Balsiger

Dr. Mike Sissenwine (NMFS Director of Scientific Programs) retired

Replaced by Dr. Steve Murawski

Rollie Schmitten (NMFS Habitat Director, IWC) retired Acting Dr. Garry Mayer

Dr. David Sampson

Science Advisory Board Public Session 5

New SAB Working Groups

Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group A independent review of NOAA’s hurricane intensity

research, development, and transition to operations NOAA seeks advice to help answer fundamental

questions on the dynamics and behavior of hurricanes that will lead to significant improvements in forecasting and service to the Nation.

First Meeting: September 1-2, 2005Members (as of July 29, 2005)

Chair: Dr. John Snow, University of Oklahoma

Dr. Frank Fendell, Northrop Grumman Space Technology

Dr. Howard Baum, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Dr. Greg Holland, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Dr. Shu-Hua Chen, University of California, Davis

Dr. Tiruvalam N. Krishnamurti, Florida State University

Dr. Russell L. Elsberry, Naval Postgraduate School

Dr. Peter Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology

Science Advisory Board Public Session 6

New SAB Working Groups

Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group

A standing subcommittee of the Science Advisory Board to provide NOAA with guidance on:

General priorities for ocean exploration Advice concerning emerging ocean exploration-

relevant technologies.

Science Advisory Board Public Session 7

GEOSS: An Integrated System

Science Advisory Board Public Session 8

Recent GEO Highlights

Outreach in Europe—as Co-chair of GEO

GEO I WMO headquarters, May 2-3, 2005 GEO agreed to 12 member Executive Committee Tsunami Update from IOC GEO II - December 2005

Continuing the Dialogue in the U.S.

Public Engagement Workshop Washington, DC, May 9-10 +400 attendees from all sectors Discussion of Societal Benefit Areas & Near Term

Opportunities Integration Frameworks Data Management

GEO Director selected: José

Achache

Science Advisory Board Public Session 9

NOAA HappeningsLeadership

Science Advisory Board Public Session 10

NOAA Happenings NOAA Vessels

July 8, 2005 Henry B. Bigelow christened in Moss Point, MS

and scheduled to be deployed late 2006 in the Northeast

July 7, 2005 Construction began on FSV3

May 28, 2005 OSCAR DYSON was commissioned

These are significant milestones in the modernization of the NOAA Fleet

Henry B. BigelowPhoto by NOAA

Science Advisory Board Public Session 11

New England Harmful Algal Bloom

NOAA support Monitoring Funding from NOS for sampling Research Seafood Inspection Program Real time tracking of the bloom $540,000 to WHOI

Commercial Fishery Failure Determinations

Federal Waters closed, sampling underway with FDA and industry partners

State waters reopening, possible new wave of cells in ME

NOAA coordination, HAB program

Public visibility, link to observations

Credit: Dr. Don Anderson

Science Advisory Board Public Session 12

NOAA Happenings

Satellite Launches Successful launch of the NOAA-18

polar-orbiting satellite on May 20 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. 

GOES-N geostationary satellite launch was delayed due to issues with the Boeing launcher, scheduled now for July 28 from Kennedy Space Center.

Revised Scope and Schedule of the Climate Change Strategic Plan Synthesis and Assessment Products

NOAA has the lead of 7 on the 21 and contributes to 11 others 

Science Advisory Board Public Session 13

NOAA HappeningsDiscussed During SAB Meeting

NOAA’s Aquaculture Legislation

Research Review Team

Tsunami Program

Shared Salmon Strategy

Ecosystem Approach to Management

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