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Remarks on NOAA Doppler Wind Lidar Activities

Remarks on NOAA Doppler Wind Lidar Activities. Ingrid Guch Special Projects Manager, Office of Systems Development NOAA Satellite & Information Services. Outline. NOAA’s need for tropospheric wind profiles Current strategies NOAA’s Strategic Plan & where DWL might fit in

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Remarks on NOAA Doppler Wind Lidar Activities

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  1. Remarks on NOAA Doppler Wind Lidar Activities Ingrid Guch Special Projects Manager, Office of Systems Development NOAA Satellite & Information Services

  2. Outline • NOAA’s need for tropospheric wind profiles • Current strategies • NOAA’s Strategic Plan & where DWL might fit in • Earth Observation Summit & where DWL might fit in • Suggestions for an FAQ sheet

  3. Assessment of where we are • Global Wind Velocity Profiles are Vitally Needed- #1observational requirement for improving global weather forecasts • No current US Mission • Technology not available • Planned international missions won’t meet NOAA requirements • However, useful technology demonstrations

  4. NOAA Strategy • Roadmap Creation • Review by NOAA/NASA management not yet completed • Investigate Interagency Partnerships • Investigate International Partnerships • Support Technology Demonstrations • GroundWinds, BalloonWinds, NOAA/ETL Lidars • Support Validation of Technology/ Requirements/ Benefits • GroundWinds • OSSEs

  5. NOAA Strategic Plan • “Strategic Plan will guide all of NOAAs management decisions and will provide a consistent, coherent framework for Line Office and cross-organizational plans, initiatives, and performance measures for the next decade.” • NOAA Strategic Plan available at http://www.osp.noaa.gov/

  6. Items of note in NOAA Strategic Plan • Mission Goal 3 (of 4) is Serve Society’s need for Weather and Water Information • 4 (of 6) Cross-cutting priorities are: • Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System • Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research • International Cooperation and Collaboration • Homeland Security • Corporate Practices • Effective Strategic Partnerships • Integrated Information Services

  7. Items of note in NOAA Strategic Plan • Mission Goal 3 (of 4) is Serve Society’s need for Weather and Water Information • 4 (of 6) Cross-cutting priorities are: • Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System • Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research • International Cooperation and Collaboration • Homeland Security • Corporate Practices • Effective Strategic Partnerships • Integrated Information Services Roadmap

  8. Items of note in NOAA Strategic Plan • Mission Goal 3 (of 4) is Serve Society’s need for Weather and Water Information • 4 (of 6) Cross-cutting priorities are: • Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System • Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research • International Cooperation and Collaboration • Homeland Security • Corporate Practices • Effective Strategic Partnerships • Integrated Information Services Technology Demos & Validation

  9. Items of note in NOAA Strategic Plan • Mission Goal 3 (of 4) is Serve Society’s need for Weather and Water Information • 4 (of 6) Cross-cutting priorities are: • Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System • Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research • International Cooperation and Collaboration • Homeland Security • Corporate Practices • Effective Strategic Partnerships • Integrated Information Services Interagency and International Partnerships

  10. Earth Observation Summit Draft Declaration is expected to support: • The exchange of observations recorded from in situ, aircraft, and satellite networks in a full and open manner with minimum time delay and minimum cost; • The concept of an international, comprehensive, integrated, and sustained Earth observation system that will meet collective requirements for observations, minimize data gaps, and maximize the utility of the system; • Establishment of an Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Working Group to prepare a 10-year implementation plan for an international, comprehensive, integrated and sustained Earth observation system, with the plan being available within one year for discussion and subsequent adoption; and, • A unified effort to improve observing systems in developing countries and advance the capacity building of local scientific expertise. Recommendation- the Space-Based Doppler Wind Lidar working group should stay current on this activity…. http://www.earthobservationsummit.gov

  11. Earth Observation Summit Draft Declaration is expected to support: • The exchange of observations recorded from in situ, aircraft, and satellite networks in a full and open manner with minimum time delay and minimum cost; • The concept of an international, comprehensive, integrated, and sustained Earth observation system that will meet collective requirements for observations, minimize data gaps, and maximize the utility of the system; • Establishment of an Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Working Group to prepare a 10-year implementation plan for an international, comprehensive, integrated and sustained Earth observation system, with the plan being available within one year for discussion and subsequent adoption; and, • A unified effort to improve observing systems in developing countries and advance the capacity building of local scientific expertise.

  12. Earth Observation Summit Draft Declaration is expected to support: • The exchange of observations recorded from in situ, aircraft, and satellite networks in a full and open manner with minimum time delay and minimum cost; • The concept of an international, comprehensive, integrated, and sustained Earth observation system that will meet collective requirements for observations, minimize data gaps, and maximize the utility of the system; • Establishment of an Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Working Group to prepare a 10-year implementation plan for an international, comprehensive, integrated and sustained Earth observation system, with the plan being available within one year for discussion and subsequent adoption; and, • A unified effort to improve observing systems in developing countries and advance the capacity building of local scientific expertise.

  13. Questions that keep coming up • How can we be sure DWL is the proper technical solution for global tropospheric wind profiles? • How do we interpret different OSSE results? • How do we make sure the NWP community will benefit from wind profiles as soon as the data are available? Recommendation- the Space-Based Doppler Wind Lidar working group should agree on standard answers for these and other questions (FAQ sheet)

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