AMS85 Dr. James R. Mahoney Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA Assistant Administrator January 10, 2005 From Information to Action: Global Earth Observation System of Systems
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Dr. James R. MahoneyAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA Assistant AdministratorJanuary 10, 2005
From Information to Action:Global Earth Observation System of Systems
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Natural & Human Induced
Disasters
Human Health & Well-Being
Energy Resources
Climate Variability &
Change
Water Resources
Weather Information,
Forecasting & Warning
Ecosystems
Sustainable Agriculture &
Desertification
Oceans
Benefits of Earth Observations
Benefits of Earth Observations
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Earth Observations Value: Harmful Algal Blooms
Earth Observations Value: Harmful Algal Blooms
GOESS requires cross disciplinary partnerships
Research & Operations
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Oceanographers Meteorologists Biologists
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Earth Observations Value: Health
Earth Observations Value: Health
Malaria killed more than a million people in 2003a Primarily in developing world
Early warning systema Temperaturea Humiditya Vegetationa Soil Moisture
Possible outbreak prevention AVHRR
AVHRR-SST
TOPEX-SSA
SeaWiFS-Chl-a
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Earth Observations Value: Air Quality
Earth Observations Value: Air Quality
ObservationsWet deposition trendsAerosol compositionGlobal ozone distributionsForest fire locations
Improved UnderstandingAerosol formationNighttime chemistryBoundary layerEmissions
ModelingAerosol mechanismsBoundary conditionsData assimilationOperations
Collaborators from many universities, companies, agencies, and countries
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Earth Observations Value: Agriculture
Earth Observations Value: Agriculture
Production tied to healthy environment & sound planning
Understanding El Niño/La Niña patterns
a Worldwide benefits to agriculturea Help predict & understand droughts,
harvests, potential crop damagea Make decisions based on sustainable
agriculture practices
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Earth Observations Value: Water Resources
Earth Observations Value: Water Resources
Water PredictionsforLife Decisions
Water PredictionsforLife Decisions
ObservationsSound Decision
Making
Community Modeling and
Service Delivery
• Precipitation• Snowpack• Soil Moisture• Land
use/cover• Surface
storage• Streamflow
Ecosystem BasedManagement
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National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
Supported by Western Governors
Key Componentsa Integrated National Drought Monitoring &
Forecasting Systema Multi-agency collaboration; NOAA leada Facilitates information exchange between
local, state and federal agenciesa Proactive, Not Passive, Drought Responsea Improve Drought Indicator Data/Networks
(Physical, Hydrological, Socio-Economic, Impacts)
a Integrate & Interpret that Data with Easily Accessible & Understandable Tools
Near-term Outcome of Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observing System
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Administration’s Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean PolicyAdministration’s Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
December 17, 2004
Executive Order: Committee on Ocean Policy
U.S. Ocean Action Plan
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Committee on Ocean Policy
Committee on Ocean Policy
Chaired by chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Cabinet level membership
Will advise President and heads of agencies on policies concerning ocean-related matters
Responsibilities:a Ocean science and technologya Ocean literacy and educationa Ocean resource management
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U.S. Ocean Action PlanAction Highlights
U.S. Ocean Action PlanAction Highlights
Create a National Water Quality Monitoring Network
Implementing New Legislation on Oceans and Human Health, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia
Expanding NOAA’s Authority to Education and Outreach
Improved Management of Coasts and Watersheds
Share U.S. Ocean Science Expertise Abroad
Support Marine and Multi-modal Transportation
Integrate U.S. Ocean Observing Efforts into the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS)
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Indian Ocean Tsunami Tragedy
Indian Ocean Tsunami Tragedy
NOAA deploying existing DART buoys to Indian Ocean
Buoys transmit vital data to established satellite networks
USGS real-time data and tide gauges information
Increased coordination with affected countries
Part of Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GOESS)
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NOAA’s TsunamiReady Program
NOAA’s TsunamiReady Program
Increased awareness/education
Maximize warning dissemination methods
Emergency management/NOAA cooperative effort
15 TsunamiReady Communities in 5 statesa Including UCSB – first higher learning institution
recognized
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Focus on EducationFocus on Education