Policy Update Kevin Wheeler March 11, 2010

1. Policy UpdateKevin WheelerMarch 11, 2010

2. Budget Update

3. FY11 NSF • OCE will continue its partnership with NIEHS on OHH • GEO will invest in ORPP near-term activities including CAMEO, AMOC, sensor development and acidification.

5. NOAA Satellites • Imminent data gap in sea surface wind vector & ocean color

6. FY11 NASA • Funds Orbiting Carbon Observatory replacement • $2.1 billion increase for global climate initiative • Accelerate decadal survey missions • Development of gap-filler climate sensors & missions • Includes a GRACE follow-on mission

7. FY11 DoD

8. Interior – EPA - Energy

9. FY11 Appropriations Requests • NSF – Support President’s Request ($7.4 B) • Support ORPP priority requests • Note the need for regional class vessels • NOAA – Plus Up President’s request from $5.55 B • $10 million plus-up for NMFS research & education • $25 million plus-up for IOOS grants • $17 million plus-up for Sea Grant • $10 million plus-up for Ocean Exploration • $17 million plus-up for Oceans and Human Health • Note the need to address gaps in ocean color & wind • NASA – Support President’s Request ($19 B) • Support plus-up for Earth & Climate Science • NAVY – $50 M Plus up for 6.1 research (to $590 M) • Support $88 M for AGOR Oceanographic Ships

10. National Ocean Policy

11. Role of Science in a National Ocean Policy Wise Decisions Require The Best Science Available In order to sustainably manage our ocean ecosystems, mitigate impacts from climate change and adapt to a rapidly changing environment, we need the capacity to predict and reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of future ocean scenarios: And that requires models based on sound science which requires physical, biological & chemical data which are obtained from observations Remote (satellites, radar) In Situ (buoys, autonomous vehicles, vessels, stream & tide gauges)

12. Marine Spatial Planning Framework

13. Ocean Leadership Response to Framework • In the absence of a commitment to an ocean and coastal observing system, there likely will not be adequate information to make informed planning decisions or to monitor, evaluate and modify plans. • The interim framework states that the regional planning bodies will identify data gaps. However, they are not instructed to fill these gaps … we believe that it is important to commit to filling data gaps that lead to poor or incorrect assumptions. • We support the framework’s direction for the NOC to establish mechanisms to identify CMSP science needs. However, it is not clear who will address and fund those identified needs. We recommend a body within the NOC be established to oversee the science enterprise that is needed to support the CMSP process. • We recommend an initial budget initiative of no less then $150 million annually to support the observations, analysis, forecasts and research to support CMSP. Without this support, the CMSP framework will become an unfunded mandate that the states cannot afford to implement.

14. Climate Service

16. Advocacy Meetings • OMB – Commerce/NOAA • Role of Extramural Research at NOAA? • What’s going on with the Cooperative Institutes? • Role of IOOS in implementing MSP? If not IOOS, then who, what, how? • Continuity of Satellite Data (color & ss wind vector) • OSTP • Future of Arctic Research and Observations • Role of Science Implementation of MSP • Future of Global Climate Change Research Program

17. Advocacy Meetings • House Resources & Senate Commerce • ACI Reauthorization • National Climate Service • National Ocean Policy Codification • Authorizations (OHH, HABs, Coral Reefs, NOAA Organic Act) • NOAA – Mary Glackin • Climate Service – impact on science across agency • Role of extramural research community for NOAA? • Appropriators • NSF Doubling Path – regional class vessels • Extramural Research Priorities (IOOS, Acid, ORPP, OHH, HABS) • Continuity of Satellite Data (ocean color & ss wind) • Climate Service