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### Richard D. Rosen, Ph.D. Senior Advisor fo r Climate R esearch NO AA Climate Program Office Mar ch 24, 2011 NOAA’s plans for improving the delivery of climate services2 **THE CLIMA**

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## DOC **– NOAA**  **A nnouncement**  **February 8**  **, 2010**

- Joint press conference with Secretary Gary Locke and Under Secretary Jane Lubchenco 

### “...NO AA ’sinte nt to establish a new office called the NOAA Climate Ser vice. This would create a single office for climate science and service bringing together the climate assets and capabilities that are currently dispersed in multiple units across the agency

.” “W e are announcing the intent to reorganize existing assets to mak e NO AA ’s Climate Services more responsive to the needs of those who use our services. While additional funds will be needed to increase NO AA ’sco re climate capabilities going forward to meet growing demands, the proposed reorganization is independent of new resources. ” http://w ww .noaa.gov/climate **- Joint press conference w**  **ith Secretary**  **Gary Locke and Under Secretary**  **Jane Lubchenco**3 **THE CLIMA**

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## Climate Service

**Vi sion and Strategic Framework** 

• Ve rs ion 9 is now a va ilable at noaa.gov/clima te • 

## Incorpor ate s comments fr om o 

## A formal public r eview o 

## 10 W ebinar Briefings o 

## National Academ y of Public Adminis tr ation o 

## NO AA ’s Science Advisory Boar d, Climate Working Gr oup o 

## Numer ous pr esen tations at meetings with stakeholder s4 **THE CLIMA**

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## Climate Service

**Vi sion and**  **Mission Vision**  Bypr oviding science and services, the Climat e Service en visions an informed society capable of anticipating and r esponding to climate and its impacts. **Mission** Impr ove u nder sta nding and pr ediction of changes in climate and pr omote a climate re silient society by: • Monitoring climate tr ends, conducting r esear ch, and developing models to str engthen our knowledge of the changing climate and its impacts on our physical, economic, and societal systems • Pr oviding authoritative and timely information pr oducts and services about climate change, climate variability

, and impacts • Informing decision making and management at the local, state, r egional, national, and international levels The Climate Service deliv er s pr oducts and services in collabor ation with public, priv ate, and academic partner s t o maximiz e social, economic, and en vir onmental benefits.5 **THE CLIMA**

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## Climate Service

**Strategic Objectives**

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## Impr ove d scien tific under sta nding of the changing climate sy ste m and its impacts • 

## Assessmen ts of curr en t and futur e s tate s of the climate sy ste m that identify potential impacts and inform science, ser vice, and s tewardship decisions • 

## Mitig ation and adaptation choices supported by sustained, re liable, and timely clima te s ervices • 

## A climate - lit er ate p ublic that under sta nds its vulner abilities to a changing climate and makes informed decisions6 **THE CLIMA**

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## Climate Service Core Capabilities

**Address Societal Challenges** 7 **THE CLIMA**

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## FY **2012 President’ s Budget** 8 **THE CLIMA**

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## Proposed **Climate Service FY**  **2012 President’ s Budget** 

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## Regional **Climate Services Partnership: A**  **Conceptual Pearl** 10 **THE CLIMA**

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## Regional **Climate Service Directors Doug Kluck**  **Kansas City** 

**, Missouri**  **DeW ay**  **ne Cecil Salt Lake City** 

**, Utah Ellen Mecray**  **Bohemia, New Y** 

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**David Brow n**  **Fort Worth, T**

**exas John Marra**  **Honolulu, Haw**  **aii Ja**  **mes Partain**  **An chorage, A**  **laska**11 **THE CLIMA**

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## North **American Monsoon Experiment**  **2004 Field Campaign**12 **THE CLIMA**

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### • Developing a Regional Drought Early Warming System (DEWS) • Extend Upper Colorado pilot to California with its highly - managed water system13 **THE CLIMA**

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## Data in the Border **Region: Examples** 

• NOAA uses a variety of in situ and remotely sensed datasets along the border that support climate change monitoring • Exam ples include river gauges in the Rio Grande Basin (below) and the modernized Historical Climate Network (right) • Sustaining NOAA’s observational networks is crucial to future climate change detection14 **THE CLIMA**

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## For More Information... www .noaa. gov/climate • Vision and Str ategic Fr amework, FY12 “Blue Book” highlights, Q&As, ev ents, links to resources www .climate. gov • NOAA ’s C limate P ortal: Climate W atch Mag azine, Data & Services, Under sta nding Climate, Ed ucation www .sr cc.lsu.edu www .w rc c.dri.edu • NOAA ’s R egional Climate Center s (6 in t otal) o Applied Climate Information S ystem (ACIS), real - time and historical climate information www .climas.ariz ona.edu • Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) o Supported by NOAA’s Regional Integr ate d Sciences and Assessments (RISA) progr am o Source of information about observed climate changes, the Southwest Climate Change Network, data sources