Center for Satellite Applications and Research External Review

1. Center for Satellite Applications and Research External Review Alfred M. Powell, Jr Director Mike Kalb Deputy Director

2. Two Topics Appearance of STAR as disparate projects Clarification on the ‘pull’ concept/strategy

3. General Rating Criteria • Quality • Assess the quality of the research and development to ensure that high-quality work was and will be performed. • Relevance • Assess the degree to which the research and development was and will be relevant to NOAA’s mission, priorities and of value to the Nation • Performance • Assess effectiveness of accomplishments since the last review • Assess the effectiveness of the office’s plans, research and development, given the resources provided, to meet NOAA’s objectives and the needs of the nation.

4. How STAR Connects to NOAA NESDIS StrategicSatellite Plan (December 2007) NESDIS Strategic Plan(link to PDF – 1-10-2005) Leverage unique role as leaders, innovators, and integrators to support NOAA in achieving an integrated Earth observation and data management system. NOAAStrategic Plan FY 2009-2014(link to PDF – 12-2008)Understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic social and environmental needs. Satellite Flyout Schedule (December 2007 , web link) STAR Strategic Plan(link to PDF – 1-10-2005) Provide NOAA with scientific research and development to accelerate the transition of state-of-the-art satellite products, data systems, and services to operations or use by land, atmosphere, ocean, & climate user communities. NOAA’s 20-YearResearch Vision NOAA Research Council20-Year Research Vision(link to PDF – 5-26-2005) Provide the public with easy-to-use, integrated products and information services that will vastly improve the way Americans lead their daily lives and the nation manages its natural resources. JCSDARoadmap (6-15-2009web & PDF) STAR Program PlanSTAR Roadmap (link to PDF – 8-2006) JCSDAStrategic Plan (FY 2009-2013link to PDF) NOAA’s 5-YearResearch PlanNOAA Research Council5-Year Research Plan(link to PDF – 1-14-2008) Support mission goal areasIdentified in NOAA Strategic Plan –Ecosystems, Climate, Weather and Water, and Commerce and Transportation — while underscoring the importance of research that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries. STARDivisionRoadmaps(last revised 2006) SMCDSOCDCoRP JCSDA Program Plan STAR Research Project Plans The 2007 version of these plans is available internally, but a redacted version will be publicly available for the 2010 plans. JCSDAOperating Plan (FY 2009-2013link to PDF) 4

5. NOAA Research Context (from NOAA’s 5-Year Research Plan) US / IEOS Societal Benefits NOAA Research Questions What factors, human and otherwise, influence ecosystem processes and impact our ability to manage marine ecosystems and forecast their future state? What is the current state of biodiversity in the oceans, and what impacts will external forces have on this diversity and how we use our oceans and coasts? What are the causes and consequences of climate variability and change? What improvements to observing systems, analysis approaches, and models will allow us to better analyze and predict the atmosphere, ocean, and hydrological land processes? How are uncertainties in our analyses and predictions best estimated and communicated? How can the accuracy and warning times for severe weather and other high-impact environmental events be increased significantly? • Improve Weather Forecasting • Reduce Loss of Life and Property from Disasters • Protect and Monitor Our Ocean Resource • Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate, & Adapt to Climate Variability and Change • Support Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry and Combat Land Degradation • Understand the Effect of Environmental Factors on Human Health and Well-Being • Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts • Protect and Monitor Water Resources • Monitor and Manage Energy Resources STAR’s research reflects NOAA’s research questions, societal benefits and priorities

6. Supporting NOAA’s Goals STAR’s external review presentations are organized by the goal themes and targets associated satellite applications

7. Presentation Organization • Presentation • Opening ties to program priorities – RELEVANCE • Science material – QUALITY & PERFORMANCE • Closing slide - NOTIONALLY ADDRESS NEXT STEPS • Apparently, this approach gives the impression have disjointed efforts • In fact, we were trying to show breadth of satellite data use in each goal area

8. Relationship Between STAR and NOAA CLIMATE Wx & Water ECOSYSTEMS C & T STAR DOMAIN EXPERTISE AREAS

9. Board Member Comments from Yesterday • STAR needs to adopt a ‘pull’ model or a model where ‘pull-push’ is balanced

10. STARThe Funding Process President’s Request Congress NOAA/NESDIS Budget Office DOC/OMB Typical STAR Budget NESDIS Program Offices OSD, GOES-R, IPO. PSDI/GSDI,GIMPAP etc NOAA Budget STAR Base: NESDIS Pgms: NOAA Pgms: Other: TOTAL: $18M $18M $ 5M $ 10M $ 50M NOAA Programs USWRP, Coral, Carbon, Climate, etc STAR Base Funds PPBES / Goal Teams NESDIS Funded Proposals Other Agencies DOD, NASA. DOE. etc “Other NOAA Funds” STAR “Externally Funded Proposals” We are the only NESDIS office where 2/3 of our funds must be competed for. 10

11. STAR Monitors Itself • Work with the Center for Innovation at U of Maryland • Jerry Hage and Jonathan Mote • Gretchen Jordan • We not only research ideas and concepts but we are also the topic of research • Paper on STAR research

12. From Mote and Hage Paper