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Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR)

NOAA Research: Serving Society through Science. Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR). Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., CMarSci Assistant Administrator Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

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Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR)

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  1. NOAA Research: Serving Society through Science Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR) Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., CMarSciAssistant Administrator Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  2. NOAA Research Vision To conduct environmental research, provide scientific information and research leadership, and transfer research into products and services to help NOAA meet the evolving economic, social, and environmental needs of the Nation. A society that uses the results of our research as the scientific basis for more productive and harmonious relationships between humans and the environment. Mission

  3. NOAA Research Tenets Preeminent Research Value to Society Culture of Transparency

  4. Who We Are: OAR Leadership Alexander MacDonald, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Administrator for Labs & Cooperative Institutes Craig McLean, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Programs & Administration Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., CMarSci Assistant Administrator

  5. Who We Are: OAR Scientists

  6. Where We Work

  7. Drivers for NOAA Research • Policy Drivers • Ocean Action Plan • Ocean Research Priorities Plan (ORPP) • Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) • Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM) Legislative Drivers • National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) • Magnuson-Stevens Act • Tsunami Warning and Education Act • America COMPETES Act

  8. * * OAR Budget ($ In Millions)

  9. FY 08 Funding Increases • Climate • National Integrated Drought Information System • Water Vapor Research • Abrupt Climate Change (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) • Weather & Air Quality Research • Hurricane Research (tentative increase) • Unmanned Aircraft Systems • Ocean, Coastal, & Great Lakes Research • Extended Continental Shelf Mapping

  10. Research Matters Investing in NOAA Research is Investing in the Future • Improves Environmental Predictions • Improves Quality of Life • Supports Economic Development • Advances Technology

  11. Weather & Air Quality Research • Research Programs • Science, Technology, and Infusion • Air Quality • Coasts, Estuaries & Oceans • Environmental Modeling • Tsunami

  12. Outstanding Accomplishments in Weather & Air Quality Research Hurricane Rita Surface Winds Air Resources Lab – “Pentagon Shield” DART Buoy Multi-function Phased Array Radar

  13. Future: Weather & Air Quality Research Hurricane Intensity Phased Array Radar Air Quality Forecasts

  14. Climate Research • Research Programs • Observations & Analysis • Climate Forcing • Climate Predictions & Projections • Regional Decision Support

  15. Outstanding Accomplishments in Climate Research National Integrated Drought Information System CM2.1 Model Ocean Acidification Monitoring Buoy CarbonTracker

  16. Future: Climate Research & Services Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) • Abrupt Climate Change (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) Climate Information Services

  17. Ocean, Coastal & Great Lakes Research • Research Programs • Ecosystem Research • Ecosystem Observations • Habitat • Aquaculture

  18. Outstanding Accomplishments in Ocean, Coastal & Great Lakes Research Great Lakes Operational Forecast System Telepresence Technology Coral Reef Research

  19. Future: Ocean, Coastal & Great Lakes Research Extended Continental Shelf Mapping Investigating the Deep Ocean Aquaculture

  20. Research Matters NOAA Research Serves Society through Science • Improves Predictions from Minutes to Millennia • Improves Quality of Life • Supports Economic Development • Advances Technology

  21. Questions?

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