Climate Change Science Program – Observations & Data SystemsRobert F. Cahalan, Chair, Observations Working Group (OWG), CCSP

Coordinating Earth Observations:CCSP & IWGEOObservations Working GroupUS Plan for Earth Observations

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Biotechnology

National Security R&D

Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures

International

Social, Behavioral & Econ.

Infrastructure

IWG on Dioxin

WMD Medical Countermeasures

Health and the Environment.

Oceans

WH: DaleDOD: WynneDHS: McQueary

WH: RussellDOC: Bond

WH: OlsenDOC: LautenbacherEPA: Gilman

NSTCDirector, OSTP

Technology Dev.

Nanoscale Science, Eng.& Technology

Networking Information & Technology

Under development

Informal

Legend

WH: OlsenNSF: ColwellNIH: Zerhouni

Aquaculture

Human Subjects Research

IWG Dom. Animal Genomics

IWG Plant Genome

IWG Physics of the Universe

Large Scale Science

Education & Workforce Dev.

Research Business Models

R&D Investment CriteriaResearch Misconduct Policy

Global Change Research

IWG Earth Observations

Disaster Reduction

Ecosystems

Toxics & Risks

Water Availability & Quality

Air Quality Research

Standards

Committee on Environment &

Natural Resources

Committee on Environment &

Natural Resources

Committee on Science

Committee on Technology

Committee on Homeland and

National Security

Aerospace

CCSP = USGCRP + CCRI

IWGEO

US Implementation Plan

--> Int’l GEO Plan

NSTC Structure :

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Structure of the U.S. ClimateStructure of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Change Science Program (CCSP)

•CCSP - $2.0 Billion distributed over 13 Federal Agencies• Primarily Climate Observations, also analysis &modeling

•CCTP - $2.0 Billion distributed over 9 Agencies, ~85% DOE

• Primarily climate adaptation, especially energy technologies

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Budget Figures by Agency

USGRP CCRI CCSP USGRP CCRI CCSP USGRP CCRI CCSP USGRP CCRI CCSPUSDA 57 0 57 59 2 61 59 6 65 58 13 71DOC/NOAA 101 0 101 98 18 116 88 35 123 78 64 142DOE 117 0 117 115 3 118 107 26 133 108 26 134HHS/NIH 56 0 56 61 0 61 61 0 61 61 0 61DOI/USGS 28 0 28 26 0 26 28 0 28 29 0 29DOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1DOT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3USAID 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 6EPA 21 0 21 19 0 19 22 0 22 21 0 21NASA /1 243 0 243 240 0 240 268 41 309 278 43 321NSF 188 0 188 188 15 203 188 25 213 185 25 210SI 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 6

Climate Change Science Program Total 1,670 0 1,670 1,721 41 1,762 1,828 164 1,992

AgencyFY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 Estimate FY 2005 Request

Scientific Research Subtotal 823 0 823 818 38 856 827 140 967 824 181 1,005NASA Space-Based Observations 847 0 847 57903 3 906 1,001 950

President’s Request 1,717 238 1,955

24 1,025 893

FY 2002 – FY 2005(Discretionary budget authority in $millions)

+ = + = + =

Fullcost

Not Including Weather

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USGCRP Budget Figures

Atmospheric Composition

Climate Variability

Carbon Cycle Water Cycle Ecosystems Land Use Human Contributions

Total

FY 2005 118.4 270.5 111.8 97 110.8 21.6 94.2 824.3FY 2004 124.8 277 106.4 84 112.9 23.1 98.7 826.9

USGCRP Research Elements

R. Cahalan, NASA, ChairH. Diamond, NOAA, Co-Chair

W. Ferrell, DOEK. Bork, DOT

J. Scheraga, EPAM. Gant, HHS

M. Kurylo, NASAM. Maiden, NASAL. Tsaoussi, NASAB. Wielicki, NASAM. Gregg, NOAA

M. Johnson, NOAAS. Piotrowicz, NOAA

C. Jacobs, NSFT. Spence, NSF

J. Andrews, DODP. Neale, SI

M. Jawson, USDAG. Johnson, USDAM. Dettinger, USGSJ. Faundeen, USGSL. Pettinger, USGSK. Barrett, USAIDL. Ruppe, USAID

Other Working Group CoChairs Atmospheric Composition: Dan Albritton, NOAA;

Phil DeCola, NASA

Climate Variability & Change : Jay Fein, NSF; Randy Dole, NOAA

Carbon Cycle: Diane Wickland, NASA; Roger Dahlman, DOE

Water Cycle: Jared Entin, NASA

Ecosystems : Bryce Stokes, USDA; Susan Julius, EPA Human Contributions & Responses : Catlin Simpson, NOAA;

Janet Gamble, EPA

Land Use/Land Cover : Tom Loveland, USGS; Garik Gutman, NASA

Communications/Internat’l/State: Kathryn Parker, EPA

Purpose: stewardship for an observation system that will • document the evolving state of the climate system, • allow improved understanding of its changes,and • contribute to improved predictive capability for society

CCSP Observations Working Group (OWG) Data & Information Systems Subgroup (OWGDIS)OWGDIS CoChairs: Bruce Barkstrom & John Bates

• Expected Release: Fall 2004• Input to Int’l GEO• Earth Summit 3-

• Brussels, Feb 2005• Societal Benefit Areas:

Draft US government plan for Global Earth Observations

U.S. AGENCIES RELATED TO BENEFIT AREAS

U.S. Agencies TABLE KEY P= primarily provides data U = primarily uses data B = uses/provides data

BENEFIT AREAS D

OC/NIST

DOC/NOAA

DOD

DOE

DHHS/NIEHS

DHS/FEMA

DOI/USGS

DOS

DOT

EPA

NASA

NSF

Tennessee Valley

Smithsonian

USAID

USDA

WEATHER B B U U U U B U B U U U B

DISASTERS P U U U U P U U U P U U U U U

OCEANS B B U U U U U P B U U

CLIMATE B U B U U U U U U B B U U U

AGRICULTURE P U U P U P P B U U P

HUMAN HEALTH P P B U B P B U B

ECOLOGY B P B P B B B

WATER B U U P U B P U U U U

ENERGY P B U U U P U B U

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Appendices of IWGEO Plan

• Appendix 1: Near - Term Opportunities: Data Management, Improved Observations for Disaster Warnings, Next Generation Global Land Observing System, Sea Level Observing System, National Integrated Drought Information System, Air Quality Assessment and Forecast System

• Appendix 2: Technical Reports for the 9 Societal Benefit Areas• Climate Section Scope: National and International • CCSP Strategic Plan & GCOS 2nd Adequacy Report

http://www.climatescience.gov http://www.wmo.ch/web/gcos/gcoshome.html

• Deployed/Known Observing Systems: U.S. National GCOS Reporthttp://www.eis.noaa.gov/gcos/soc_long.pdf

& Future Systems (Not Yet Deployed), dependence on existing systems

• Gaps: Land, Ice, Aerosol, Carbon, Water Cycle, Radiation Budget,

Temperature Profiles, Paleoclimate

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Major Gaps and Challenges

Understand

Adapt/Mitigate

Themes / Needs Variables Satellite Observing Systems

Surface Observing Systems

Land/Ecosystems/Human [ 6, 8, 9]

Land Use and Cover,

Sea Level

Landsat Continuity with Long-term Acquisition Plan

LTER, Tide Gauge and Experimental

Watershed Networks

Polar Climate and Feedback [4]

Ice Thickness GLAS/IceSat

CMIS

Surface Polar Observatories

Aerosol [3]

Natural and Anthropogenic

Polarimeter,

APS

Aeronet, Ozonesonde, Third

World Capacity Building

Carbon Cycle [7] Ocean Carbon

Fluxes,

Heat Content

Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Ocean Reference Stations

Water Cycle [5] Clouds,

Precipitation, Soil Moisture, Water Vapor

CloudSat, Calipso, AIRS, AMSR-E,

GPM, VIIRS, CMIS, CrIS,

ATMS, HYDROS

Enhanced GUAN GPS Integrated Water Vapor,

Enhanced Climate Reference Network

Radiation Budget [4]

Solar and Earth Radiative Fluxes

at Top-of-Atmosphere and

Surface

SORCE/CERES follow-on missions, total and spectral measurements,

TI M, SIM

UV Calibration Facility,

SURFRAD, BSRN

Temperature [3] Statosphere,

Troposphere and Surface

Temperature

AMSR-E follow-on,

CMIS

High Altitude Surface Observing Network, Climate

Reference Network,

Paleoclimate [4]

Ocean Corals, Temperature

and Composition Indicators

– Coral and Ocean Core collections,

High sedimentation rate deep sea cores, Integrated Quality-

Controlled Paleoclimate Data

System

• Unique Observations: In Situ Atmospheric Adaptable, Mobile Remote (e.g. Polar, Ocean) Resolve Surface, Boundary layers

• Unique technology Development of new systems Steps towards space Steps towards other planets

Roles of Suborbital Earth Observations