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Pro-Tech Industry Day December 10, 2012 Jamie Krauk

Pro-Tech Industry Day December 10, 2012 Jamie Krauk NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Overview. NOAA Mission.

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Pro-Tech Industry Day December 10, 2012 Jamie Krauk

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  1. Pro-Tech Industry Day December 10, 2012 Jamie Krauk NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Overview

  2. NOAA Mission Science, Service, and Stewardship. To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, To share that knowledge and information with others, and To conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources. NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep citizens informed of the changing environment around them. From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need when they need it. NOAA's roots date back to 1807, when the Nation’s first scientific agency, the Survey of the Coast, was established. Since then, NOAA has evolved to meet the needs of a changing country. NOAA maintains a presence in every state and has emerged as an international leader on scientific and environmental matters.  NOAA’s mission touches the lives of every American and we are proud of our role in protecting life and property and conserving and protecting natural resources. I hope you will explore NOAA and how our products and services can enrich your own life.

  3. OAR Mission Vision To be the trusted world leader in observing, understanding, and predicting the Earth system Mission Conduct research to understand and predict the Earth system; develop technology to improve NOAA science, service and stewardship; and translate the results so they are useful to society

  4. Laboratories: Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) Earth System Research Lab (ESRL) Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Programs: Climate Program Office (CPO) National Sea Grant Program (NSGP) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Office of Weather and Air Quality (OWAQ) Organization Structure

  5. OAR InitiativesOAR’s research can be categorized into 3 major themes • 1. Weather & Air Chemistry Research • The National Weather Service is preparing to upgrade the national network of weather radars with dual-polarization technology, and NSSL continues to be a leader and major contributor to its ongoing scientific and engineering development • PMEL developed the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoys, which measure sea level and report this information back to NOAA’s Tsunami Warning Centers • AOML partners with NOAA aircrafts to collect inner-core hurricane and environmental data NOAA P-3 Hurricane Hunter

  6. OAR InitiativesOAR’s research can be categorized into 3 major themes 2. Oceans, Coasts, &Great Lakes Research In 2007, PMEL launched the first Ocean Acidification (OA) monitoring buoy and now maintains an OA monitoring network OER has sponsored more than 10 expeditions and projects in the Arctic in support of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project, which coordinates U.S. efforts to establish the full limit of the nation's continental shelf beyond 200 milesGLERL produces the Great Lakes Ice Atlas, a national resource for information on Great Lakes ice cover climatology DRAFT – FOR INTERNAL DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY

  7. OAR InitiativesOAR’s research can be categorized into 3 major themes 3. Climate Research The “Keeling curve”, the longest-continuous record of atmospheric CO2 concentration in the world (since 1957), is maintained by GMD at its Mauna Loa Observatory GMD produces half of the world’s greenhouse gas measurements, and their data are used for calibration and quality control worldwide NIDIS (the National Integrated Drought Information System) provides a real-time status report on the emerging and anticipated risk of drought in any given location and establishes coordinated planning and preparedness measures for the Nation DRAFT – FOR INTERNAL DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY

  8. Thank you! For more information on OAR, please visit: www.oar.noaa.gov For OAR’s latest news, please visit: http://researchmatters.noaa.gov/news/Pages/default.aspx

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