U.S. GLOBECTHE VIEW FROM NOAA
The Honorable Dr. Larry Robinson
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Conservation & Management
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | NOAA
Outline
Overview of NOAA mission areas and intersections with U.S. GLOBEC research themes
Influence of U.S. GLOBEC program
Importance of partnerships
Thoughts on future ocean science programs
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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.
Next Generation Strategic Plan
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Climate Impacts
Understanding the interactions of climate with marine resources is a challenging scientific field and vital to our national interests.
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NOAA’s Regional Approach
NOAA Regional Collaboration Teams
NOAA Large Marine Ecosystems
NOAA Weather Service Regional Offices
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NOAA Fisheries Service Field Structure
Regional ecosystems: U.S. GLOBEC
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Northwest AtlanticNortheast Pacific
Southern Ocean
Northeast Pacific Salmon and PDO
Prior to GLOBEC, correlations identified between salmon returns and large-scale features such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
GLOBEC sought to understand mechanisms behind correlations
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EBM and Predictive Modeling
Ecosystem-based management demands an understanding of ecosystem interactions and the ability to make complex multidisciplinary science actionable for use by managers.
Modeling can provide an integrative framework and lead to forecasts to be used in management 8U.S. GLOBEC: The View From NOAA
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Applications of GLOBEC results to NOAA priorities: Fishery
ManagementIncorporation into deliberations within the regional FMCs on EBM
Especially New England , North Pacific and Pacific
Predictions of salmon returns based on environmental indices
Applications of GLOBEC results to NOAA priorities: Ocean Observations
Long-term GLOBEC observations influenced locations of IOOS regional nodes
GLOBEC models are available operationally through IOOS regional entities
E.g., Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast System (NECOFS)
U.S. GLOBEC data management structure utilized by IOOS and other ocean science programs
IOOS Regional Associations
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Influence of U.S. GLOBEC on NOAA Research Programs
Fisheries and the Environment (FATE)
Climate Regimes and Ecosystem Productivity
Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program
Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications
Ecological Forecasting
Influence of U.S. GLOBEC on International Programs
International GLOBEC
ICES Cod and Climate Change
PICES Climate Change and Carrying Capacity
Cross-Atlantic distribution of Cod
Locations of PICES Climate Change and Carrying Capacity regional programs.
International GLOBEC countries
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Partnerships
NSF-NOAA Leveraging dollars
and intellectual capacity from different agencies and sectors
One-NOAA Bringing all of
NOAA’s capabilities together to address challenging issues
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Looking to the Future
NSF-NOAA Partnerships
Ocean Observing Ocean Exploration Ocean Acidification Oceans and Human
Health
NRC Committee on “Sustainability Linkages in the Federal Government”
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Visionary Ocean Science
What programs of today will be deemed “visionary” in 20 years?
Systems engineering approaches? Merging of natural and social sciences? New technologies?
Tight resources should not stop us from supporting visionary, and sometimes risky, approaches because they have the greatest potential to yield large benefits
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