NCAR Overview NSF Review of ACD October 24-26, 2001 Tim Killeen NCAR Director Presentation Outline NCAR Overview Some Metrics NCAR Strategic Plan Budgets ACD within NCAR.
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NCAR Overview NSF Review of ACD October 24-26, 2001 Tim Killeen NCAR Director Presentation Outline NCAR Overview Some Metrics NCAR Strategic Plan Budgets ACD within NCAR Trustees UCAR NCAR at a Glance 41 years; 850 Staff – 135 Scientists $128M budget for FY2001 9 divisions and programs Research tools, facilities, and visitor programs for the NSF and university communities NCAR Peer-Reviewed Publications 500 400 300 285 145 214 209 206 182 172 170 1997 1998 1999 2000 200 100 0 NCAR Authors Joint with outside authors NCAR Visitors 800 700 95 600 500 400 45 17 134 38 300 90 200 129 100 42 80 73 133 169 31-90 8-30 1-7 Days 318 310 1999 2000 141 0 1998 180+ 91-180 Productivity and Citations NCAR ranks 3rd (behind NASA and NOAA) in total number of published papers in the Geosciences NCAR ranks 4th out of 764 institutions in citations per paper in the field of Engineering NCAR ranks 9th in overall number of average citations per “high impact” geosciences papers (127.4)* * Figures based on ISI reports NCAR at the Nexus Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences Information Technologies Integration of Research and Education Priorities for the Institution Developing the human capital Expanding the intellectual envelope and building new capacities Expanding partnerships and creating new collaborations Priority Areas Fundamental Research Understanding and Predicting the Earth System Advanced Scientific Facilities Human Dimensions and Societal Impacts Education and Training Applications and Technology Transfer 2001 Strategic Plan “NCAR as an Integrator” The integration of disciplinary knowledge to create interdisciplinary synthesis and develop new knowledge; The integration of research and education; The integration of different tools and methods to attack new problems; The integration of different points of view and personal experiences to create teams. Strategic Planning Values and First Principles Creativity and excellence Valuing our People Addressing Societal Needs Broadening the Intellectual Envelope Supporting the Community Contributing to Education Innovation and Renewal Strategic Planning Process 1 year, grass roots process Bob Harriss Associate Director for Strategic Planning Scientific staff, management, NSF and UCAR Board of Trustees reviewed Approved by UCAR Trustees October 8 Web site with draft plan, initiative abstracts and working groups CONTEXT INITIATIVES ONGOING INTEGRATING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TOOLS DISCIPLINARY STRENGTHS UCAR/NCAR Mission Vision Chemistry Climate Computing Society Models Theory Values Integrated Research for Applications INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH Solar Weather Observations Instruments Interdisciplinary Research Goals Computing Synthesis of Ideas Integration of Tools and Methods Education Diverse Workforce Integrating Research and Education Focus for Community Research Programs DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH New Integrative Initiatives Themes Integrating Interdisciplinary Scientific Initiatives Applying the Benefits of the IT Revolution Across Research and Education Projects Strategic Plan Integrating Chemistry Climate Connections A Biogeosciences Initiative Advancing the Science of Weather and Climate Impact Assessment A Knowledge Environment for the Geosciences Enhanced Capabilities for Data Management and Sharing A Common Modeling Infrastructure for Earth System Science A Geographic Information Systems Initiative Advancing Tools and Methods Data Assimilation Initiative Remote Sensing Initiative Integrating Models A First-Generation Earth System Model A WholeAtmosphere Community Climate Model Supercomputing for the ESM Era An Atmospheric Observing System Proposed New Facilities Initiatives Integrating Research and Education Please refer to the E&O Strategic Plan for a list of suggested programs and initiatives Understanding Sun-Earth Connections and Planetary Atmospheres A “World-Class Web” Presence Water Cycle Across scales Advancing Weather and Climate Research and Prediction Fundamental Issues in geophysical Turbulence UCAR Education & Outreach Strategic Plan Mission Statement: “In partnership with the university community, UCAR promotes scientific literacy and advances all levels of education and training in subjects related to the Earth’s atmosphere” Goals • Develop infrastructure to support an effective coordinated education program • Support students and professionals: from pre-K through post graduate • Foster an informed public through science literacy • Build diversity in the geosciences Undergraduates at NCAR In 2001, NCAR hosted a total of 85 undergraduate students 35 Student Assistants 34 Student Visitors 16 SOARS Protégés High Performance Simulation Plan Themes 1. Provide high performance computational capabilities. 2. Adopt software engineering practices that promote high performance and efficient development of models. 3. Provide data services and tools to manage and condense large data sets. 4. Structure the management of major software development projects to accommodate interdisciplinary team efforts. 5. Augment efforts in computer and computational science and software engineering in an end-to-end simulation environment. 6. Investigate, develop, adapt and implement the infrastructure needed to support and facilitate collaborations across distributed environments. NCAR Facilities C130 newly refurbished High altitude jet Radars, lidars, etc. 1 teraflop peak (#20) x2 this fiscal year x8 over next three years Two-thirds peta byte The Climate – Chemistry Connection Tropospheric carbon monoxide NASA-TERRA-MOPITT University of Toronto And NCAR 15,000 ft Red: 450 ppb Blue: 50 ppb Earth System Models CCSM June, 2001 Workshop in Breckenridge: 260 participants, 34 universities, 51 institutions Minutes-To-Hours Components Of Terrestrial Biogeoscience Chemistry Temperature, Precipitation, Radiation, Humidity, Wind CO2, CH4, N2O ozone, aerosols CO2 CH4 N2O VOCs Dust Heat Moisture Momentum Biogeochemistry Aerodynamics Water Energy Biogeophysics Carbon Assimilation Decomposition Mineralization Microclimate Canopy Physiology Days-To-Weeks Years-To-Centuries Climate Phenology Intercepted Water Snow Soil Water Hydrology Leaf Senescence Species Composition Ecosystem Structure Nutrient Availability Water Evaporation Transpiration Snow Melt Infiltration Runoff Gordon Bonan Bud Break Gross Primary Production Plant Respiration Microbial Respiration Nutrient Availability Watersheds Ecosystems Surface Water Subsurface Water Geomorphology Hydrologic Cycle Species Composition Ecosystem Structure Vegetation Dynamics Disturbance Fires Hurricanes Ice Storms Windthrows National Wildland Fire Research Program Provides for a national integrated wildfire R&D program Builds bridges between operational and research organizations with focus on the National Fire Plan Combines modeling, observations, theory, and decision support systems Industry & Environmental - Nature Conservancy - Paper/wood mfr - Insurance companies Universities Federal - DRI EPA - U of Mont NOAA NCAR -U of Arizona - NWS - Colorado - NESDIS Governing - SDSM&T - OAR Board - CSU OFCM - UCSB NSF NWCG NASA State International Collaboration - Canada - Australia - France LANL LLNL Land Management Agencies - Fire Labs - GACC’s - NIFC County Municipal - policy planning - Air quality - Fire mitigation - Western Governors’ Assoc Water Cycle Across Scales Cloud Systems Water Vapor and Convective Initiation Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation GOAL International H2O Project (IHOP) May – June 2002 To understand how water vapor, precipitation and land surface hydrology interact across scales to define the hydrological cycle, and to use this information to improve weather prediction models and climate models Surface Hydrology Snowmelt Environmental and Societal Impacts Group Weather and Climate Assessment Biogeoscience Initiative Water Cycle Initiative Regional Climate Modeling Initiative Extremes Uncertainty Climate / Health SCD Data Initiative Cities and Air Quality Initiative Demographic Challenges 70 25 40 Senior Scientist Scientist III 20 Scientist II 15 Scientist I 30 10 20 5 60 50 Female Minority 10 0 1993 2000 2001 0 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 NCAR Scientist I Hires 9 new early career scientist hires through special funding 4 women, 5 men Interdisciplinary Focus of planned research, mapping into NCAR strategic plan: solar magnetism climate assessment, biogeosciences, advanced data assimilation, solar coronal magnetic fields atmospheric observing systems, weather and society, chemistry and climate. Cumulative Changes in NSF Budget (relative to FY 1993) 170% 160% 150% 140% 130% 120% 110% 100% 2002 is President's Request for GEO, R&R; prelim target for NCAR FY 1994 FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 Research and Related 117% 123% 124% 131% 137% 152% 159% 169% 168% GEO Appropriation 106% 110% 110% 117% 120% 126% 128% 138% 137% NCAR Base 102% 102% 103% 106% 103% 111% 112% 118% 123% NCAR Target w/ CSL, NSF Special 105% 119% 118% 120% 120% 128% 126% 135% 140% Annual Budget Review Relates sources and uses of funds to sectional, divisional, center-wide and agency priorities Program and budget review of each division’s NSF and non-NSF projects. Is done on an annual basis early in the fiscal year prior to receiving NCAR’s final operating budget from NSF Determines divisional annual targets EPA 0.4% FAA 7% DOE Other 2% 8% DOD 5% NOAA 3% NASA 8% NSF Regular 62% NSF Special 5% FY 2000 Funding Distribution NCAR FY 2000 Expenditures/Commitments Total FY2001 funding: $128M Future Role of ACD within NCAR Balanced program covering lower and upper atmosphere chemistry, laboratory kinetics, instrumentation, theory, modeling and field campaigns. Community models Partnership with other NCAR/UCAR divisions and programs Central role in NCAR strategic plan Important scientific areas: biogeosciences, water cycles, urban metabolism, etc. Long heritage of leadership and service