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Row 3: Sub-Area, Climate Variability and Change; Roses 05, ICESat/Cryosat; OVWST; Roses 06, International Polar Year; Roses 07, Physical Oceanography, OSTST; Cryospheric Science; Roses 08, Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction; Physical Oceanography; Ocean Salinity Science Team,

Row 4: Sub-Area, Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems; Roses 05, LBA (FC); NACP; Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry; Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity; Roses 06, Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry; Roses 07, LCLUC, Carbon Cycle Science; Terrestrial Ecology; Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry; Roses 08, Terrestrial Ecology, LCLUC, Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity,

Row 5: Sub-Area, Global Water and Energy Cycle; Roses 05, LCLUC; Cloudsat/CALIPSO; Terrestrial Hydrology; NEWS; Roses 06, Precipitation Science; Roses 07, NEWS; Terrestrial Hydrology; Roses 08, NEWS/ Water Quality,

Row 6: Sub-Area, Weather; Roses 05, NASA African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (FC); Roses 07, Wind Lidar Science; Roses 08, Hurricane Science Research,

Row 7: Sub-Area, Earth Surface and Interior; Roses 05, Earth Surface and Interior; Roses 06, GRACE Science Team; Roses 07, Earth Surface and Interior; EarthScope: The InSAR and Geodetic Imaging Component (new); Roses 08, Advanced Concepts in Space Geodesy,

Row 8: Sub-Area, Interdisciplinary, Cross-Cutting; Roses 05, Remote Sensing Science; Roses 06, Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science; Earth System Science Research; GNSS Remote Sensing Science Team; Roses 07, Airborne Instrument Technology Transition (new); Space Archaeology (new); Accelerating Operational Use of Research Data (new),

Row 9: Area, Applied Sciences; Roses 05, Decision Support; Roses 07, Decision Support through Earth Science Research Results; Roses 08, Decision Support Through Earth Science Research Results; Earth Science Applications,

Row 10: Area, Data; Roses 05, ACCESS; Roses 06, ACCESS; MEaSUREs; Roses 07, ACCESS,

Row 11: Area, Technology; Roses 05, ACT, AIST; Roses 07, IIP; Roses 08, AIST, ACT,

Row 12: Area, E/PO; Roses 05, New Investigator Program in Earth Science; Roses 06, International Polar Year EPO; Roses 07, New Investigator Program in Earth Science;

End table.
[Slide 70]:

Heading 1: Proposal History: ROSES 07:

Table:

Row 1: Column headings (left to right): Program Category, Element, Number of Proposals Submitted,

For each of the following rows, values are provided in order for Program Category, Element, and Number of Proposals Submitted:

Row 2: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Land Cover/Land Use Change; 77

Row 3: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Carbon Cycle Science; 113,

Row 4: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Terrestrial Ecology; 59,

Row 5: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Ocean Bio & Biogeochem; 8,

Row 6: R&A/Climate Variation & Change; Cryospheric Science; 53,

Row 7: R&A/Global Water & Energy Cycle; NASA Energy & Water Cycle; 47,

Row 8: R&A/Global Water & Energy Cycle; Terrestrial Hydrology; 49,

Row 9: MST/Atmos Comp; Aura Science Team; 76,

Row 10: MST/Atmos Comp; Glory Sci. Adv. Group; 12,

Row 11: R&A/Atmos Comp; ARCTAS; 73,

Row 12: R&A/Weather; Wind Lidar Science; 13,

Row 13: R&A/X-Cutting; Accel. Op. Use Res. Data (New R&A Program Element in ROSES 07); 16,

Row 14: R&A/Earth Surface & Interior; Earth Surface & Interior; 60,

Row 15: R&A/Earth Surface & Interior; Geodetic Imaging; 18,

Row 16: R&A/X-Cutting; Airborne Instr. Tech. Trans. (New R&A Program Element in ROSES 07); 36,

Row 17: R&A/X-Cutting; Space Archaeology (New R&A Program Element in ROSES 07); 16,

Row 18: Applied Science; Decision Support; 125,

Row 19: Education & Public Outreach; New Investigator Program; 78,

Row 20: Data; ACCESS; 31,

Row 21: Technology; Institution Incubator Program; 71,

Row 22: TOTAL; (no separate Element entry); 1125;

End table.
[Slide 71]:

Heading 1: Proposal History: ROSES 08:

Table:

Row 1: Column headings (left to right): Program Category, Element, Number of Proposals Submitted,

For each of the following rows, values are provided in order for Program Category, Element, and Number of Proposals Submitted:

Row 2: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Land Cover/Land Use Change; 63,

Row 3: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Terrestrial Ecology; 77,

Row 4: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Ocean Bio & Biogeochem; 50,

Row 5: R&A/Carbon Cycle; Biodiversity (New R&A Program Element in ROSES 08); 54,

Row 6: R&A/Climate Variation & Change; Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction; 152,

Row 7: R&A/Climate Variation & Change; Physical Oceanography; 26,

Row 8: R&A/Global Water & Energy Cycle; Rem. Sensing Water Qual.; 16,

Row 9: R&A/Atmos Comp; Atmos. Comp. Lab Research; 49,

Row 10: R&A/Atmos Comp; Atmos. Comp. Field Observation; 55,

Row 11: R&A/Weather; Hurricane Science Research; 52,

Row 12: Applied Science; Decision Support; 148,

Row 13: Applied Science; Feasibility Studies; 79,

Row 14: Applied Science; Gulf of Mexico; 69,

Row 15: Technology; Advanced Component Technology; 87,

Row 16: Technology; Advanced Information Systems Technology; 103,

Row 17: Mission Science Team; ICESat I I Science Def. Team; 39,

Row 18: Mission Science Team; SMAP Science Def. Team; 44,

Row 19: Total; (no separate Element entry); 1163;

End table.

[Slide 72]:

Heading 1: Earth Science ROSES Statistics:

• ROSES generates significant “proposal traffic”:

– 2006: 1048 proposals from 13 elements,

– 2007: 1125 proposals from 22 elements,

– 2008: 1163 proposals from 17 elements;

• Overall success rate is changing slowly:

– 2006: 37%, 2007: 34%, 2008: 31% (2008 is incomplete);

• Success rates between elements can vary enormously

• Have made limited use of “two-step”approach to reduce number of full proposals.

[Slide 73]:

Heading 1: Fiscal Year 08 R&A Field Program Highlights:

• GasEx-Ongoing (late Feb - early April) Interagency field program aboard NOAA ship Ron Brown quantifying atmosphere-ocean gas exchange processes in poorly sampled Southern Ocean, providing unique cal/val opportunity for NASA and other satellites, as well as input into carbon cycle models.

• ARCTAS - multi-aircraft (DC-8, P-3, B-200), multi-deployment (spring, summer) campaign studying transport of trace gases and particulate matter to Arctic and their chemical and radiative impacts (including role of Boreal fires). Supports IPY.

• AMISA - DC-8 flying in Arctic to study radiative issues associated with Arctic sea ice and overlying atmosphere; coordinated with Swedish ship-based measurements. Supports IPY.

• NOVICE - WB-57 experiment this summer to provide test platform for numerous instruments (ARC, LaRC, NOAA/ESRL, Harvard) mainly in atmospheric composition focus area.

[Slide 74]:

Heading 1: Airborne Science Program:

Heading 2: Program Objectives:

Heading 3: Satellite Calibration and Validation:

Provide best value methods to perform the cal/val requirements for Earth,

Observing System satellites.

Heading 3: New Sensor Development:

Provide best value methods to reduce risk for new sensor concepts and algorithm development prior to committing sensors to spacecraft.

Heading 3: Process Studies:

Facilitate best value to acquire high spatial/temporal resolution focused measurements that are required to understand small atmospheric and surface structures which generate powerful Earth system effects.

Heading 3: Next Generation NASA Scientist and Engineer Development:

Facilitate the development of our future NASA workforce by maturing our PI’s, Project Scientist, Instrument Engineers, science management. Airborne programs typically last 12 to 24 months and as compared to satellite going years to decades on one project.

Illustration:

Tier Zero: Surface and Subsurface Platforms. Oceans sampled with buoys and AXBTs (0 to 2,000 meters depth),

Tier One, 20 kilometers orbit (proposed): Air Platforms, Globe sampled every 72 hours with 10 vehicles (proposed),

Tier Two, 850 kilometers orbit: Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES), Globe covered every 6 hours with 3 satellites,

Tier Three, 35,800 kilometers orbit: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), Globe covered every hour with 5 satellites.
[Slide 75]:

Heading 1: Airborne Science Program Operations:

Heading 3: Core Airborne Systems: Subsidized User fee:

ER-2, WB-57, DC-8, P-3, G-Three,

Heading 3: New Technology Airborne Systems: Subsidized to No User fee:

Global Hawk, Sierra, Over the Horizon Communications, Payload Portability between aircraft and centers – standards,

Heading 3: Catalog Airborne Systems: Full cost User fee:

B-200 (LaRC, DOE, etc), S-3 (GRC), Learjet (GRC), Twin Otter, Caravan, Aerosonde, etc.,

Heading 3: Airborne Sensor Facility, Mission/Campaign Management:

Heading 2: Over 50 aircraft available to the Program.

Airborne systems illustrated by photographs.

NASA Airborne Science Program logo displayed.

[Slide 76]:

Heading 1: 2005-2008 Airborne Campaigns:

Map of 2005-2008 Airborne Campaigns: Sites indicated as follows (for further assistance contact [e-mail]:

Sal Island, Cape Verde; San Jose, Costa Rica; Vera Cruz, Mexico; Honolulu, Hawaii; Anchorage, Alaska; Thule, Greenland; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Warner Robins, Georgia; Edwards, California; Mildenhall, England; Yellowknife, Canada; Cold Lake, Canada; Chicopee, Massachusetts; Houston, Texas; Punta Arenas, Chile; Kiruna, Sweden; Ponca City, Oklahoma; Fairbanks, Alaska; Papeete, Tahiti.

NASA Airborne Science Program logo displayed.
[Slide 77]:

Heading 1: Airborne Science Program:

Organization Chart (top-down, left-right order):

Heading 3: Airborne Science Program:

Andrew Roberts; Deputy, Randy Albertson; Functions: Portfolio Management; Grants Studies and Report Requirements; Education and Outreach; Facilities, Testbeds and Operations.

Airborne Science Program components:

Heading 4: LaRC – Catalog Aircraft B-200;

Heading 4: GRC – Catalog Aircraft S-3, Lear, Twin Otter, T-34;

Four program areas:

Heading 5: ARC ASP Program:

Steve Hipskind; Deputy, Matt Fladeland; Functions: Studies and Reports; Earth Science Project Office; Airborne Sensor Development Lab; Science Mission Management; Sierra.

Heading 5: DFRC ASP Program:

Bob Curry; Deputy, Jacques Vachon; Functions: DC-8/NSERC, ER-2, Ikhana, Global Hawk, G-Three, DAOF.

Heading 5: WFF ASP Program:

George Postell; Deputy, Anthony Guillory; Functions: P-3; Catalog management; small UAV; Reports; Budget Management support.

Heading 5: JSC ASP Program:

Ken Cockrell; Deputy, Kevein Lesenski; Functions: WB-57, Mission Support Programs.

NASA Airborne Science Program logo displayed.

[Slide 78]:

Heading 1: Airborne Science 2008 Budget:

Airborne Science 2008 Budget pie chart (for further assistance, contact [e-mail]):

Components: NAOF Palmdale, Catalog, Airborne Sensor Technology Lab, Science Management, Education & Outreach, New Technology, Demonstrations, Core Fleet (the largest portion).

NASA Airborne Science Program logo displayed.
[Slide 79]:

Heading 1: Airborne Science Budget:

Airborne Science:

Fiscal Year 06 equals 29.1; Fiscal Year 07 equals 25.6; Fiscal Year 08 equals 33.1; Fiscal Year 09 equals 26.3; Fiscal Year 10 equals 25.7; Fiscal Year 11 equals 24.0; Fiscal Year 12 equals 26.4; Fiscal Year 13 equals 27.0.

In addition there is about $8M per year in user fees and mission peculiar costs.

NASA Airborne Science Program logo displayed.

[Slide 80]:

Heading 1: Earth Science Data Systems (Core and Community):

Map of Earth Science Data System (Core and Comunity) sites in United States (for further assistance contact [e-mail]):

EOSDIS Data Centers:

NSIDC DAAC (Colorado); ASF DAAC (Alaska); PO. DAAC (California); LP DAAC (South Dakota); New England and Mid-Atlantic: CDDIS; SEDAC; GES DISC; LAADS; ASDC; Tennesse: ORNL DAAC.

Related Data Providers: GHRC (Alabama),

Measurement-based Systems: OPGB, PPS (Mid-Atlantic),

Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPSs): JPL: MLS, TES (California); San Diego: ACRIM (California); NCAR, University of Colorado: HIRDLS, MOPITT, SORCE (Colorado); GHRC: AMSR-E, LIS (Alabama); LaRC: Ceres, SAGE Three (Virginia); GSFC: GLAS, MODIS, OMI, OCDPS (Mid-Atlantic).

[Slide 81]:

Heading 1: Earth Science Data Systems Programs:

Table:

Row 1: Column headings (left to right): Core, Community,

For each of the following rows, values are provided in order for Core and for Community:

Row 2: Projects Subject to Programmatic Review; Projects Competitively Selected,

Row 3: Substantive NASA Oversight; ‘Light Touch’ Oversight with Significant Community Involvement,

Row 4: Tight Integration of Data System Tools, Services and Functions; Community-based Tools and Services Loosely-Coupled,

Row 5: Employ Well Established Information Technologies; Employ ‘Edgy’or Emerging Technologies;

End table.

[Slide 82]:

Heading 1: EOSDIS Key Metrics:

Table 1:

EOSDIS Metrics (October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007):

Unique Data Products: greater than 2700,

Distinct Users at Data Centers: approximately 3.0M,

Daily Archive Growth: 3.2 TB/day,

Total Archive Volume: 4.9 PB,

End User Distribution Products: greater than 100M,

End User Daily Distribution Volume: 4.2 TB/day,

Table 2:

ESDIS Project Supports:

Science System Elements: Data Centers 11 and SIPS 14;

Interfaces: Interface Control Documents, 41;

Partnerships: US 8 and International 18,

Missions: Science Data Processing: 7, Archiving and Distribution 51; and Instruments Supported 75,

End table.

Cost: $112M/year to $121M/year.

Products Delivered bar graph for fiscal years 1996 through 2008 (approximately 160 million for Fiscal Year 2008); for further assistance contact [e-mail],

User Accesses bar graph for fiscal years 1996 through 2007 (approximately 9,500,0000 for Fiscal Year 2007); for further assistance contact [e-mail].

[Slide 83]:

Heading 1: Data-Oriented Competitive Research Programs:

• MEaSUREs: Making Earth System data records for Use:

– Provide Earth science data products and services driven by NASA’s Earth science goals and contributing to advancing Earth system “missions to measurements” concept.

– Bring together expertise in multiple instrument characterization and calibration, data processing, science-based product generation and distribution, science tools, and interactive relationships with the broader science community.

– Initial MEaSUREs solicitation focused on the creation of Earth System Data Records (ESDRs), including Climate Data Records. 29 of 86 proposals were selected in October, 2007 (approximately $15/year).

• ACCESS: Advancing Collaborative Connections:

– Enhance and improve existing components of the distributed and heterogeneous data and information systems infrastructure that support NASA’s Earth science research goals:

• …increase the interconnectedness and reuse of key information technology software and services in use across Earth system science investigations.

• …enable the freer movement of data and information within a distributed environment of providers and users, and the exploitation of needed tools and services to aid in improvements of Earth science data access anddata usability.

– A 2007 call resulted in 30 proposals of which 10 were selected for funding (approximately $3.5M/year).
[Slide 84]:

Heading 1: NASA Earth System Model

Heading 2: Development/Improvement for Forecast/Prediction:

NASA Earth System Model flow chart:

1) Climate Weather-to-Climate Models; 2) Prediction Forecast; 3) Optimization;

Feed back through following Observing System components: Data Assimilation Initialization; Weather-to-Climate Observations: Surface, In-Situ, Satellite; Predictability Studies.

Development components (direct influence on Climate-Weather-to-Climate models within feedback loop from optimization indicated): Model Development Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF); Individual Discipline Process Studies; Data Assimilation Analyses.

Predictability Studies description: Model-based assessment of what variables impact forecast/prediction skill and level of skill to be anticipated,

Optimization description: Objective measure of agreement between prediction and validating observation.

Optimization followed by: 4) Application: Forecast, Adaptation, Mitigation.

[Slide 85]:

Heading 1: NASA Earth System Model Example:

Heading 3: NASA AGCM for climate and Weather (components):

NOAA/GFDL dynamics, NASA/GMAO physics, NOAA/GEDI ocean model, DOE/LANL sea ice model, GMAO LSM Land Surface Model,

GEOS-5 AOGCM integrates components from different sources using ESMF: a systems engineered structure, allowing collaborative exchange of model elements.

Heading 3: GMI Chemistry:

GEOS-5/GOCART aerosols, GMAO ocean biology.

With assimilation components and satellite data right-hand arrow science plus future mission design,

[Slide 86]:

Heading 1: High-End Computing (HEC) Program:

Mission Objective: Plan and provision high-end computing systems and services to support NASA’s mission needs. Operate and manage these HEC resources for the benefit of Agency users, customers and stakeholders.

Key Science Products:

– Production of reanalysis products,

– Modeling and analysis products;

System Components:

– Compute: Modeling and data processing:

• Columbia – 89 TFlopsSGI Altix, • Pleiades – 516 TFlops SGI Altix-ICE, • explore – 7 TFlops SGI Altix BX2, • Dscover – 77 TFlopsIBM & Linux Networx;

– Storage: Model data archives,

– Networks:Transportation of science data,

– Services: Data visualization, computational performance tuning, & code scaling and porting.

Component examples (with provided illustrations): ‘Pleiades’ and ‘Columbia’ ARC/HECC; ‘Explore’ and ‘Discover’ GSFC/NCCS.

Mission Description:

Mission Life: Ongoing/Upgrade and refresh routinely and also scheduled to changing requirements.

Projects: ARC/HECC Cost: (Fiscal Year 09) $42M, GSFC/NCCS Cost: (Fiscal Year 09) $19M.

HECC project is an Agency investment managed by SMD.
[Slide 87]:

Heading 1: High Speed Network:

High Speed Network map (United States):

Peering Points: ARC/CIEF Bay, California; CIEF Midwest; DC-CIEF, Washington, DC; CIEF Southeast; CIEF Southcentral, Texas; NASA Sites: JPL (California), JSC (Texas), KSC (Florida), LRC (Virginia), GSFC (Maryland), GRC (Ohio), MSFC (Alabama),

HEC and NISN paths indicated, for further assistance, contact [e-mail],
[Slide 88]:

Heading 1: High-End Computing Budget:

Table:

Row 1: Column headings (left to right): Category; Fiscal Year 06, Fiscal Year 07, Fiscal Year 08, Fiscal Year 09, Fiscal Year 10, Fiscal Year 11, Fiscal Year 12, Fiscal Year 13,

For each of the following rows, values are provided in order for Category and for Fiscal Year 06, Fiscal Year 07, Fiscal Year 08, Fiscal Year 09, Fiscal Year 10, Fiscal Year 11, Fiscal Year 12, and Fiscal Year 13:

Row 2: Scientific Computing; 15.3; 18.9; 18.5; 18.9; 18.4; 18.6; 19.4; 19.9,

Row 3: High-End Computing Capability; 35.7; 38.9; 38.9; 41.9; 42.8; 43.8; 44.8; 45.9,

Row 4: Total; 48.8; 57.9; 57.4; 60.8; 61.2; 62.3; 64.2; 65.8;

End table.

Fiscal Year 05 - Fiscal Year 07 Actuals // Fiscal Year 08 Current Op Plan // Fiscal Year 09 through Fiscal Year 13 President’s Budget Submit:

Budget is approximately: one-third operations, one-third maintenance, one-third system refresh;

High-end computing @ ARC, Scientific computing is @ GSFC;

SMD PI-led projects late-2008 snapshot:

268 projects: 136 with allocation only at ARC/NAS, 84 with allocation only at GSFC/NCCS, 42 with allocation at both;

131 Earth Science, 43 Heliophysics, 41 Planetary Science, 48 Astrophysics.
[Slide 89]:

Heading 1: Earth Science Technology Development:

Science driven, competed, actively managed, dynamically communicated.

Competitive, peer-reviewed proposals enable selection of best-of-class technology investments.

Risks are retired before major dollars are invested: a cost-effective approach to technology development and validation.

This approach has resulted in:

• a portfolio of emerging technologies that will enhance and/or enable future science measurements,

• a growing number of infusion successes:

– technologies are infused into: science campaigns, instruments, ground systems and missions,

– infusion is by competitive selection by science investigators ormission managers, not the technology program.

[Slide 90]:

Heading 1: Implementation - Program Elements:

(Illustrative graphics for Observational, Informational Systems, and UAVSAR technologies accompany following subheads)]:

Heading 3: Observational Technologies: 9 Solicitations (5-Two P, 4-ATI/ACT):

• Advanced Technology Initiatives (ATI) – provides for concept studies and development of component and subsystem technologies (Advanced Component Technology (ACT) Program) for instruments and platforms.

• Instrument Incubator Program (I I P) – provides new instrument and measurement techniques, including lab development and airborne validation.

Heading 3: Information Systems Technologies: 5 Solicitations:

• Advanced Information Systems Technologies (AIST) – provides innovative on-orbit and ground capabilities for the communication, processing, and management of remotely sensed data and the efficient generation of data products and knowledge. Includes data manipulation, and visualization of very large, highly distributed remotely sensed data sets consistent with modeling needs.

Heading 3: Directed Technology Efforts:

• NASA Laser Risk Reduction Program (LRRP) and Airborne Repeat Pass Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR).

[Slide 91]:

Heading 1: Progress to Date:

In the ten years ESTO has existed, fourteen competitive researchsolicitations have been developed and issued, requesting everything from components and information technologies to instruments:

• Over 440 Projects Completed to Date (through Fiscal Year 08):

- Principal Investigators from more than 100 different organizations – academia, industry, national labs, and NASA centers – located in 32 states,

- More that 69% advanced at least 1 technology level (TRL) over their course of funding,

- Over 33% of projects have been infusedinto missions/campaigns,

- Over 41% of projects have a path identified for infusion;

• Current portfolio contains 132 active / recently awarded research projects, with more than 350 co-investigators.

• Many new measurement capabilities have been enabled.

[Slide 92]:

Heading 1: Earth Science Technology Funding:

Table:

Row 1: Column headings (left to right): Program, Fiscal Year 08, Fiscal Year 09, Fiscal Year 10, Fiscal Year 11, Fiscal Year 12, Fiscal Year 13,

For each of the following rows, values are provided in order for Program and for Fiscal Year 08, Fiscal Year 09, Fiscal Year 10, Fiscal Year 11, Fiscal Year 12, and Fiscal Year 13: