Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) | NOAA Administrator January 23, 2008
Jan 18, 2016
Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) | NOAA Administrator
January 23, 2008
Where We Were:Organizational StructureState of the Agency
Where We Are:Organizational StructureBudget TrendsRequirementsMajor Accomplishments2007 Nobel Prize
Where We Are Going Leadership ChangesCongressional InitiativesInternational Polar Year2008 HighlightsSES Summit
Words of WisdomTransition Period
“NOAA is one of the best-kept secrets in government.” It has “remained a collection of somewhat separate agencies as opposed to a coherent whole.”
Andy Rosenberg, former Deputy Director of NOAA Fisheries, Member of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
30% Increase in Budget from FY 01 to FY 07
New / Revitalized Facilities
NSOFNorman, OklahomaNCEP moving to U Maryland34 Total Since 2001
Modernized Fleet
IOOS Program
Hurricane Forecast Improvements
Additional Funding for Next Generation of Radar
HENRY B. BIGELOW
Phased Array Radar
NSOF — Suitland, MD
Tsunami Warning System
HWRF model
Workforce Size Maintained
Ocean Buoys added
Seven day forecasts
HWRF — Hurricane Katrina
39 DART Deployments by March 2008
3,050 Argo Floats deployed
California Wildfires
Green Ships in the Great Lakes
Ocean Acidification Buoy Launched
International Whaling Commission
National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) Upgrade
Houston-Galveston PORTS®
Smoke Plume from California Wildfires
Ocean Acidification Buoy
Humpback Whale
NWS Issues “Storm Based Warnings”
Enhanced Fujita
New Local Temperature Outlooks
New Community Hydrologic Prediction System
NIDIS & Drought.gov
UAS Flies into Hurricane Noel Remnants
drought.gov
UAS Flying into Hurricane (artist depiction)
NOAA IPCC MembersThomas R. Karl
Dr. David Easterling
Dr. David Fahey
Dr. Isaac Held
Sydney Levitus
Ron Stouffer
Dr. Thomas Peterson
Dr. Venkatachala Ramaswamy
Dr. Susan Solomon
Mary Glackin now Deputy Under Secretary
RADM Jonathan W. Bailey now directing the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
RMDL Philip M. Kenul assumed command as Director of Marine and Aviation Operations Centers
Dr. Jack Hayes serving as NWS Assistant Administrator
Vickie Nadolski now Acting NWS Deputy Assistant Administrator
Abby Harper now NESDIS DAA for Systems
Scott Smullen now Deputy Director of Office of Communications
Bill Hogarth steps down as Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries
Mary Glackin
RADM Jon Bailey
Dr. Jack Hayes
RDML Phil Kenul
Vickie Nadolski
Abby Harper
Dr. Bill Hogarth
Scott Smullen
Hurricane Research
National Climate Service
Integrated Ocean Observing System
NOAA Corps Legislation
NOAA Organic Act
Aquaculture
Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research
Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection ActHarmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Act
National Marine Sanctuaries Act
National Ice Center
Atmospheric Observatories
Ocean Observatory in Bering and Chuckchi Seas
Sea Ice
Climate Change Detection and Analysis
NOAA IPY Web SiteNOAA IPY Web Site: www.ipy.noaa.gov
Ice coring operation. R/V Thompson in background
National Weather ServiceNext Generation of AWIPSRadar Modernization (Super Resolution)National Unified Operational Prediction Capability (NUOPC) (NOAA, Navy, Air Force partnership to improve numerical weather prediction capability)
NESDISLaunch of GOES-O (8/08)
OMAOFleet ModernizationNew Tail Doppler Radar System on Gulfstream-IV
GOES Satellite
AWIPS workstation
Next-Gen SWATH vessel
OARUnmanned Aircraft SystemsClimate Services
NOAA FisheriesMSA ImplementationMarine Aquaculture
National Ocean Service National System of Marine Protected Areas Aquaculture
(Hawaii)
Manta (UAS)
National Climate Service Definition / VisionWhy do we need a Climate Service?
Organizational StructureCentralized Governance and Execution
Principles of OperationRegular Outputs to Society
Partnership Model
Time is short!
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Carbon Tracker
Bottom Line: there is general scientific agreement that anthropogenic activities are increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and driving climate change.
Bottom Line: there is general scientific agreement that anthropogenic activities are increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and driving climate change.
Water: A NOAA Priority
Water Cuts Across All Parts of NOAA
Partnership with other Agencies
Water Cycle Forecasting
Earth System Framework
The Future?
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“The worst drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.”
July 4, 2007 U.S. News, NYT
“The worst drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.”
July 4, 2007 U.S. News, NYT
Goals of Regional Collaboration
Improved services for the benefit of NOAA’s customers
Increased value and productivity of partnerships
Improved stakeholder relations and support
Improved internal communications and efficiency across line offices and programs
A more visible and valued NOAA
Hazard Resilient Coastal CommunitiesIntegrated Ecosystem AssessmentsIntegrated Water Resource ServicesOutreach & Communication
Priority Areas
2008 Regional Framework
2007 EvaluationTeams have demonstrated progress in each goalRegional activities have informed NOAA strategy in priority areas both at regional and national scale Regional Collaboration has been established and holds potential for substantial benefits for NOAA
2008 Regional Collaboration WorkshopRegional Teams and Priority Area Task Teams will meet in Kansas City, MOEnhance communication and understanding of regional issues and approachesEnable a critical review of NOAA’s current approach to Regional Collaboration to recommend future activities
Observations Basic to Science
GEO Ministerial Summit— November 30, 2007, Cape Town
73 Members + 52 International OrganizationsGEO Continuity
Large Umbrella for Earth Sciences
NOAA Retain Intergovernmental Leadership
Global Carbon Monitoring System
Ecological Observing System
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NOAA devotes nearly 40% of our spending to Earth Observing Systems
EcosystemsAquacultureCoastal & Marine ResourcesCoral Reef ConservationEcosystem ObservationEcosystem ResearchHabitat
ClimateClimate Observations and Monitoring
Modeling and Observing Infrastructure
IOOSEnvironmental Modeling
Weather and WaterAir QualityCoasts, Estuaries & OceansHydrologyLocal Forecasts & WarningsSpace WeatherTsunamiScience & Technology Infusion
Commerce and TransportationAviation WeatherGeodesyMarine Transportation SystemsMarine Weather & Surface Weather
America COMPETES ActNew Legislation = New Opportunities
Strategic Approaches
Internal Understanding
Coherent and Consistent Message – NOAA is Indispensible
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Science on a Sphere
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall conduct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal and informal education activities at all levels to enhance public awareness and understanding of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. In conducting those activities, the Administrator shall build upon the educational programs and activities of the agency.
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall conduct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal and informal education activities at all levels to enhance public awareness and understanding of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. In conducting those activities, the Administrator shall build upon the educational programs and activities of the agency.
What is the Message?
One Band, One Sound
Elevator Speeches
Web Site
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* Survey participants were allowed to vote on more than one priority
Priority Issues for the Public
An Insider’s Perspective
OpportunitiesProgramsBudgets
Timing
Preparation
Attracting and Cultivating Talented People
Achieving High Level Goals
Shared Ideals
Organic Act
NOAA OrganizationFlexibleRelevant
Theodore Roosevelt: “Citizenship in a Republic”Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910