Office of Research and Applications (ORA) The Office of Research and Applications (ORA) provides overall guidance and direction to the research and application.

Office of Research and Applications Office of Research and Applications (ORA)(ORA)

The Office of Research and Applications (ORA) provides overall guidance and direction to the research and application activities. It provides expert service to other NESDIS offices relating to sensor development, instrument problems, or systems hardware components.

Locations: Camp Springs, and Suitland, MD; Madison, WI; Fort Collins, CO; College Park, MD; Charleston, SC

http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star

Director: Marie Colton

Deputy Director: Al Powell

ORA ……

…..is becoming

the

Center for Center for

Satellite Applications and Research Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)(STAR)

DirectorMarie Colton

Al Powell - Deputy Director

Senior ScientistP. Menzel

Tech Support Team

J. BrustCooperative Research Programs

F. Holt

Satellite Meteorology andClimatology Division

M. Goldberg

Satellite OceanographyDivisionE. Bayler

Sensor Physics BranchM. Weinreb

Environmental Monitoringand Climate Branch

D. Tarpley

Satellite Climate StudiesBranch

A. Gruber

NESDIS/UMDCoop. Inst.For Climate

Studies

Advanced Satellite ProductsBranchJ. Key

Regional & Mesoscale

MeteorologyBranch

M. DeMaria

NESDIS/UWCoop. Inst. ForMet. Satellite

Studies

OAR/NESDIS/CSU

Coop. Inst. ForResearch in the

Atmosphere

NOAA/NASAJoint CenterFor SatelliteData Assim.

NOAA/CUNY Coop. Inst. For

Remote Sensing Science & Tech. NESDIS/OSU

Coop. Inst. forOceanographic Satellite Studies

Ocean Dynamics and Data Assimilation Branch

R. Cheney

Satellite Ocean SensorsBranch

D. Clark

Marine Ecosystems andClimate Branch

A. Strong

Operational ProductsDevelopment Branch

H. Drahos

Center For Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) (Proposed Structure including Institutes)

Hurricane Dora

GOS - QuikSCAT

backscatter and ocean vector winds < 12 hr coverage

M. H. Freilich COAS/OSUW. L. Jones UCF

10 Aug 1999

Monitoring annual drought trends in South America

Most affected are Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay

AVHRR data delineates areas of vegetation stress (Red areas)

Data provided to USDA (Foreign Agriculture Service)

Severe Weather August 28,2003

NESDIS CooperativeInstitutes

April 20, 2004

Location of CoRP Partners

Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (CICS)

NOAA/University of Maryland

• MOU signed in 1983• Focus – CICS research themes involve activities in five general research task

areas. They are: Remote Sensing Research and Development; In Situ Measurement Research and Development; Analysis of Remotely Sensed, In Situ and Model Generated Data; Data Assimilation Studies; Data Collection and Archival.

• Federal staff on site• Funding mechanism - Cooperative Agreement

(Administered by NWS until 1999 when it was transferred to NESDIS)

• Five Year Cycle – September 1, 2001 – August 31, 2006

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) - NESDIS/NASA/University of Wisconsin

• MOA signed in 1980(revised in 1989 to include NASA (Langley Research Center & Goddard Space Flight Center)

• Focus - Research themes involve activities in general research task areas such as: Satellite Data Product Development; Satellite Data Processing Techniques; New Remote Sensing Instrumentation and Applications; Satellite Data Assimilation Studies and Satellite Data Collection and Archive.

• Federal staff on site • Funding Mechanism - Cooperative Agreement

• Five-Year Cycle - October 1, 2000 - September 30, 2005

Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies (CIOSS) -

NOAA/Oregon State University• FOCUS- Development, calibration, and validation of satellite sensors, techniques,

algorithms, applications, surface parameters, and surface fluxes; data assimilation and use of satellite-derived fields to force and evaluate numerical models of the ocean and atmospheric circulation; and the analysis of data derived from satellites or in conjunction with satellite data to improve the understanding of satellite ocean remote sensing, satellite oceanography, and the ocean-atmosphere system.

• MOA Signed 12/23/03 by VADM Lautenbacher. Also signed October 2, 2003 by OSU President Edward J. Ray)

• Federal Staff are not located on site at this time.• Funding Mechanism – Cooperative Agreement

• Five Year Cycle - April 1, 2003-March 31, 2008

Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) -

NOAA/Colorado State University

• MOU signed 1980• Focus – Global and Regional Climate Studies; Local and Mesoscale Area Weather;

Forecasting and Evaluation; Cloud Physics; Applications of Satellite Observations; Air Quality and Visibility; Societal and Economic Impacts; Crosscutting Research areas 1 & 2: Numerical Modeling; Education, Training and Outreach.

• Federal staff on site • Funding Mechanism - Cooperative Agreement

(Administered by OAR)

• Five Year Cycle – July 1, 2001-June 30, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS TO CREST

FOR CONTINUATION FOR TWO MORE YEARS!!!!

Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (CREST)

A consortium of the City College of the City University of New York (CCUNY)

WITHBronx Community College

Bowie State UniversityColumbia UniversityHampton University

Lehman CollegeUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Puerto Rico

CREST Mission and Purpose

• Cooperative Center established in 2001• Focus: Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Air Quality Monitoring, Estuarine,

Coastal and Marine RS and Water Quality Monitoring, Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Assessment and Forecasting. A special focus to recruit and train graduate students from under represented minorities in NOAA related sciences.

• No Federal staff on site, but frequent interchange

• Funding mechanism - Cooperative Agreement

• Three-Year Cycle – October 2001-September 2004, with two year extension to September 2006

Institute FociInstitute Foci

Science DirectionsScience Directions– Relevance to NESDIS’ and NOAA’s mission – Addressing the longer term science directions– Developing our future workforce– Coordination of efforts via annual retreat

• Leveraging University Research & CollaborationLeveraging University Research & Collaboration– Conducting R&D of interest to NOAA & NESDIS– Opportunity to develop joint proposals with research and

academic faculty– Working with/developing graduate students– Hiring visiting scientists

ANNOUNCING

A SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM on

MEASURING AND MODELING AEROSOLS JUNE 14-16, 2004Sponsored by: The NESDIS Cooperative Research Program

Hosted by: University of Maryland, Baltimore County A Cooperative Remote Sensing Science & Technology (CREST) Partner

Call for Papers

The NESDIS Cooperative Research Programinvites scientists from NOAA and its Cooperative Institutes and Centers to share observations, data, and research findings

regarding measuring and modeling aerosols and air quality. The colloquium will include oral and poster presentations. Attendance is limited to 50 to allow opportunities for interactive discussions and development of collaborations. Abstracts not to exceed one page are due April 23. 2004 to [email protected].

Logistics: The Colloquium will be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County near BWI Airport. A registration fee will be assessed to cover breaks and meals. Travel assistance may be available for students.

ANNOUNCING

A SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM on

MEASURING AND MODELING AEROSOLS JUNE 14-16, 2004Sponsored by: The NESDIS Cooperative Research Program

Hosted by: University of Maryland, Baltimore County A Cooperative Remote Sensing Science & Technology (CREST) Partner

Call for Papers

The NESDIS Cooperative Research Programinvites scientists from NOAA and its Cooperative Institutes and Centers to share observations, data, and research findings

regarding measuring and modeling aerosols and air quality. The colloquium will include oral and poster presentations. Attendance is limited to 50 to allow opportunities for interactive discussions and development of collaborations. Abstracts not to exceed one page are due April 23. 2004 to [email protected].

Logistics: The Colloquium will be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County near BWI Airport. A registration fee will be assessed to cover breaks and meals. Travel assistance may be available for students.

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MEASURING AND MODELING AEROSOLS JUNE 14-16, 2004