Briefing on the Integrated Surface Observing System ISOS

Briefing on the Integrated Surface Observing System (ISOS) A Presentation to the NOAA Science Advisory Board Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, USAF (Ret. ) NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services March 22, 2005 1

Outline • Purpose • Issues • Presentation of Briefing • Desired Outcomes - - SAB Action 2

Purpose • Present an informational briefing on the Integrated Surface Observing System (ISOS), discuss its role within NOAA, and receive SAB feedback 3

Issues • “Integrated” Surface Observation System • Expand plan to include other NOAA surface observing systems • Seams: Land to Water • SAB Working Group 4

NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System • FY 07 Program Decision Memorandum – Climate; Weather and Water; and Commerce and Transportation “should” develop a detailed plan for an Integrated Surface Observing System (ISOS). Plan should consider current surface observing systems and proposed modernization efforts and identify overlaps and opportunities for consolidation/efficiency and increase capabilities. Use plan in developing FY 08 Program Baseline Assessments. 5

NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System GEOSS IOOS CRN HCN ISOS COOP-M ASOS IUOS Legacy COOP Other Networks NERON 6

NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System Goal (Funding) ISOS Component CLIMATE Climate Reference Network Historical Climate Network (HCN) Modernization WEATHER AND WATER COOP Modernized/Legacy Sites Partner Sites ASOS Contributing Observing Networks 7

ISOS Data Management & Communications Surface Environmental Network The Backbone Climate Reference Network Distributed Ingest Historical Climate Network (HCN) Modernization Modernized COOP & Partner Sites Integrated Data Files Internet Access Real-Time Quality Control Data Assimilation NOAAPORT Real-Time Data Users Network Performance Monitoring & Archive Public Near and Real-Time Private And Sector Retrospective Academia Quality Multiple. Need Data Users Public And Private Sector The Dividends Applications and Value Added Products Control Legacy COOP Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) Other Networks The Foundation NOAA's Strategic Goals 8

NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System • Climate Reference Network – – – Accuracy: Very High Redundancy: Yes Siting: Climate Quality Data Timeliness: Hourly Fields: Temperature, Precipitation, Wind Speed/Direction, Surface IR, Relative Humidity, Total Solar Radiation • Modernized Historical Climate Network (NERON) – – – Accuracy: High Redundancy: Some sensors Siting: Climate Quality Data Frequency: Hourly Fields: Initially Temperature, Precipitation • Modernized COOP (NERON) – – – Accuracy: High Redundancy: No Siting: Climate and Societally relevant Data Frequency: Minutes Fields: Initially Temperature, Precipitation 9

NOAA’s Integrated Surface Observing System • Legacy COOP (NERON) – – – Accuracy: Variable Redundancy: No Siting: Variable Data Frequency: Variable Fields: Temperature, Precipitation, Snow, • ASOS (NERON) – – – Accuracy: High Redundancy: No Siting: Airport Operations Data Frequency: Minutes Fields: Temperature, Precipitation, Visibility, Ceiling, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed/Direction, • Other Networks (NERON) – – – Accuracy: Variable Redundancy: No Siting: Variable Data Frequency: Variable Fields: Variable 10

Resulting Capacity • Integrated System of Systems • Expanded Data Sets – – Spectrum of Quality Spectrum of Timeliness Spectrum of Parameters Spectrum of Scales • Expanded Services – NIDIS – Nowcasting – Climate Benchmarking – long-term continuity • Expanded Partnerships 11