Policy Update

Kevin WheelerMarch 11, 2010

Budget Update

FY11 NSF$ (in millions) FY09 FY10 FY11 Req. %change

NSF Total 6,490 6,873 7,424 8.0%

Research &RA 5,152 5,564 6,019 8.2%

GEO 809 890 955 7.4%

OCE 331 349 378 8.3%

Education 845 873 892 2.2%

IODP 48 43 46 6.9%

Fleet 87 78 75 -3.8%

MREFC 152 117 165 40.7%

OOI 106 14 91

• OCE will continue its partnership with NIEHS on OHH• GEO will invest in ORPP near-term activities including

CAMEO, AMOC, sensor development and acidification.

NOAA FY09 FY10 FY11 % deltaTotal 4,454 4,853 5,554 14.4%OAR 397 438 455 3.6%Ocean & Coastal Research 123 131 124 -4.8%Sea Grant 55 63 63 -NURP/OE 28 31 28 -9.7%Competitive Climate Resrc 132 144 173 20.1%NOS 497 522 501 -4.1%NCCOS 53 55 65 19.1%Ocean Assessment Prog 95 113 88.7 -21.5%IOOS Grants 20 27 14.6 -46.1%Ocean & Coastal Mngmt 155 158 166 4.9%NMFS 754 905 908 .4%NWS 848 892 903 1.2%NESDIS 1,178 1,399 2,209 57.9%Education 46 53.8 20.8 -61.3%

NOAA Satellites

• Imminent data gap in sea surface wind vector & ocean color

Program FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

GEOS-R 730 772 778 780 780

NPOESS 1,061 1,160 960 740 610

Jason-3 50 53 29 2 2

Climate Sensors

49 55 51 51 36

FY11 NASA

• Funds Orbiting Carbon Observatory replacement• $2.1 billion increase for global climate initiative

– Accelerate decadal survey missions– Development of gap-filler climate sensors & missions– Includes a GRACE follow-on mission

Program FY09 FY10 FY11 % Change

Total NASA 17,782 18,724 19,000 1.5%Science 4,503 4,493 5,006 11.4%Earth Science 1,380 1,421 1,802 26.8%Earth System Missions 894 723 809 11.9%NPOESS 42 105 64 -39%Education 169 184 146 -20.7%

FY11 DoD

Program FY09 FY10 FY11 % Change

Total Navy RDT&E 19,734 19,973 17,754 -5.1%6.1 Basic Research 525 559 556 1.3% University Research 102 102 109 6.4%6.2 Applied Research 776 719 679 -5.6% Ocean War Enviro Resrch 52 54 50 -7.8%6.3 Advanced Research 821 832 740 -11.1%

Interior – EPA - Energy

Program FY09 FY10 FY11 % ChangeInterior 11,321 12,216 12,177 -0.3%USGS 1,046 1,113 1,134 1.9% Biological Res. 185 205 201 -2.0% Climate Change 41 58 72 24.1%MMS Offshore 166 197 201 2.0% Renewable 0 21 24 14.3% Resource Eval 34 35 37 5.7%EPA 7,636 10,300 10,020 -2.7%Science & Tech 790 846 847 0.1%Energy 33,856 26,596 28,404 6.8%Office of Science 4,813 4,904 5,121 4.4%

FY11 Appropriations Requests

• NSF – Support President’s Request ($7.4 B) – Support ORPP priority requests – Note the need for regional class vessels

• NOAA – Plus Up President’s request from $5.55 B– $10 million plus-up for NMFS research & education– $25 million plus-up for IOOS grants– $17 million plus-up for Sea Grant– $10 million plus-up for Ocean Exploration– $17 million plus-up for Oceans and Human Health– Note the need to address gaps in ocean color & wind

• NASA – Support President’s Request ($19 B)– Support plus-up for Earth & Climate Science

• NAVY – $50 M Plus up for 6.1 research (to $590 M)– Support $88 M for AGOR Oceanographic Ships

National Ocean Policy

Role of Science in a National Ocean Policy

Wise Decisions Require The Best Science Available

In order to sustainably manage our ocean ecosystems, mitigate impacts from climate change and adapt to a rapidly changing environment, we need the capacity to predict and reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of future ocean scenarios:And that requires models based on sound science

which requires physical, biological & chemical datawhich are obtained from observations

• Remote (satellites, radar)• In Situ (buoys, autonomous vehicles,

vessels, stream & tide gauges)

Marine Spatial Planning Framework

Ocean Leadership Response to Framework

• In the absence of a commitment to an ocean and coastal observing system, there likely will not be adequate information to make informed planning decisions or to monitor, evaluate and modify plans.

• The interim framework states that the regional planning bodies will identify data gaps. However, they are not instructed to fill these gaps … we believe that it is important to commit to filling data gaps that lead to poor or incorrect assumptions.

• We support the framework’s direction for the NOC to establish mechanisms to identify CMSP science needs. However, it is not clear who will address and fund those identified needs. We recommend a body within the NOC be established to oversee the science enterprise that is needed to support the CMSP process.

• We recommend an initial budget initiative of no less then $150 million annually to support the observations, analysis, forecasts and research to support CMSP. Without this support, the CMSP framework will become an unfunded mandate that the states cannot afford to implement.

Climate Service

Advocacy Meetings

• OMB – Commerce/NOAA– Role of Extramural Research at NOAA?– What’s going on with the Cooperative Institutes?– Role of IOOS in implementing MSP? If not IOOS, then

who, what, how?– Continuity of Satellite Data (color & ss wind vector)

• OSTP– Future of Arctic Research and Observations– Role of Science Implementation of MSP– Future of Global Climate Change Research Program

Advocacy Meetings• House Resources & Senate Commerce

– ACI Reauthorization– National Climate Service– National Ocean Policy Codification– Authorizations (OHH, HABs, Coral Reefs, NOAA

Organic Act)• NOAA – Mary Glackin

– Climate Service – impact on science across agency– Role of extramural research community for NOAA?

• Appropriators– NSF Doubling Path – regional class vessels– Extramural Research Priorities (IOOS, Acid, ORPP,

OHH, HABS)– Continuity of Satellite Data (ocean color & ss wind)– Climate Service