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Sidney W. Thurston, Ph.D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA

NOAA’s Office of Climate Observation Presented to the JTA XXIII Angra Dos Reis Rio De Janeiro October 27 - 29, 2003. Sidney W. Thurston, Ph.D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Office of Climate Observation NOAA Office of Global Programs Silver Spring, MD USA.

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Sidney W. Thurston, Ph.D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA

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  1. NOAA’s Office of Climate ObservationPresented to the JTA XXIIIAngra Dos ReisRio De JaneiroOctober 27 - 29, 2003 Sidney W. Thurston, Ph.D. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Office of Climate Observation NOAA Office of Global Programs Silver Spring, MD USA

  2. Earth Observation Summit Participants

  3. GEO Structure GEO (Four Co-Chairs) International GEO Secretariat User Requirements & Outreach GEO Subgroup Architecture GEO Subgroup Data Utilization GEO Subgroup Capacity Building GEO Subgroup International Cooperation GEO Subgroup

  4. Other Federal Agencies (14) Int. EO Plan U.S. EO Plan Develop Develop NOAA Earth Observation Experts Earth Observation System – Process for Input • NOAA • Councils: • Oceans • Climate • Research • Others… NOAA Position to U.S. Plan CENR IWGEO Report to Ministerial Summits U.S. Position to International Plan GEO NOAA Observation Council EO Summits NOAA Requirements Fed. Agency Positions to U.S. Plan

  5. Complete Framework Document G - 8 Group on Earth Observation (GEO) - Draft Tasking Earth Observation Summit-1 July 31United States Initial GEO Meeting—August 1-2 GEO-2 Italy November 28-29 Earth Observation Summit-2Japan = International Users For a – not planned = GEO Secretariat Meetings = GEO Meetings planned = GEO Meetings notional = Significant Events Complete10-Year Implementation Plan Earth Observation Summit-3Europe 2003 2004 2005

  6. Argentina Australia Belize Brazil Canada China Denmark Egypt European Commission France Gabon Germany India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Republic of Congo Republic of Korea Russian Federation South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States Participating Governments

  7. NOAA’s Office Of Climate Observation The Ocean Component Mission: Build and sustain a global climate observing system that will respond to the long-term observational requirements of the operational forecast centers, international research programs, and major scientific assessments.

  8. Initial System Design. It will Evolve. Now 40% complete. Sea Surface Temperature, Height, and Vector Wind from Space Tide Gauge Network 45 % complete 3˚x3˚ Argo Profiling Float Array 15% complete 5˚x5˚ Surface Drifting Buoy Array 35 % complete Moored Buoy Existing Planned Ocean Reference Station Existing Planned High Resolution XBT and Flux Line Existing Planned Frequently Repeated XBT Line Existing Planned Carbon Inventory & Deep Ocean Line Survey 1.5 lines/year, 50 % funded

  9. Climate Observation Program -- Partnerships are Central System Approach to Climate Observation • Integration Along Three Axes • Climate Services • U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System • International Implementation A global observing system by definition crosses agency and international boundaries. The potential exists for both benefits and responsibilities to be shared by many. U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System

  10. Status of the Tropical Moored Buoy Network TRITON TAO PIRATA 80% complete

  11. Global Drifter Array

  12. Ocean Reference Station

  13. Status of Ocean Reference Stations Observatory funded Observatory planned Air-sea flux funded Air-sea flux planned Transport funded Transport planned TAO/TRITON/PIRATA 19% complete Present NOAA contributions NSF

  14. Multi-year implementation initiative 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Operational GPS/DORIS Stations 86 86 86 86 86 80 55 Tide Gauges 45 45 40 40 1250 1250 1250 1250 1250 810 810 807 671 1250 Number of buoys 1050 Surface Drifting Buoys 90 90 90 90 90 87 83 Number of moorings 79 79 77 77 Tropical Moored Buoys High resolution and frequently repeated lines occupied 41 41 41 41 36 32 Ships of Opportunity 29 26 26 24 23 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 1100 200 310 Argo Floats Number of floats 2000 29 29 29 29 6 1 4 3 2 Reference Stations Number of flux moorings 16 14 150 150 150 120 Moorings with climate sensors 40 Coastal Moorings 0 15 0 0 0 80 Number of flux sites/lines, One inventory per 10 years 38 40 40 40 30 4 4 2 0 Ocean Carbon Network 20 12 820 820 820 760 700 670 Dedicated Ship Time Days at sea 430 250 250 250 250 Product evaluation and feedback loops implemented 9 10 10 3 4 System Evaluation 0 1 1 1 7 6 Initial Ocean Observing System Milestones 100 100 99 94 89 44 40 34 30 Total System 78 System % Complete 56 2001 2002 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

  15. Conclusions • Global Support for Environmental Observations is High • NOAA’s Office of Climate Observation has been Established to Effectively Respond to this Increased Demand • PY Consumption is Expected to Significantly Increase • Priorities will be made involving instrumentation Deployment and associated expenses

  16. Thank you NOAA’s Climate Observation Program The Ocean Component Sidney.Thurston@noaa.gov

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