NASA Earth Science: The View from HQ

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NASA Earth Science The View from HQ
Jack A. Kaye Associate Director for Research,
SMD/ESD May 4, 2009
Ocean Color Research Team Meeting
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Overview

• The Nation
• Administration
• Congress
• The Interagency World
• NASA
• Leadership and Organization
• FY09 Budget (approved!)
• Stimulus
• FY10 Budget still embargoed!
• NASA Earth Science
• Flight
• Research
• Technology
• Applied Science

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NASA Operating Research Missions (15)
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Missions in Formulation and Implementation
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NPP 1-6/2011 EOS Continuity
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Decadal Survey Missions Next Generation
Decadal Survey Missions Next Generation




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ROSES Statistics

• ROSES is the SMD omnibus solicitation for
  competed research
• ROSES generates significant proposal traffic
• 2006 1048 proposals from 13 elements
• 2007 1125 proposals from 22 elements
• 2008 1163 proposals from 17 elements
• Significant attention is given to accelerating
  speed of selections - consider time to
  selection
• 2006 - mean 290 days (median 228)
• 2007 - mean 199 days (median 172)
• 2008 - mean 129 days (median 133)
• Overall success rate is changing slowly
• 2006 37, 2007 34, 2008 29 (based on
  completed selections)
• Success rates between elements can vary
  enormously
• Fraction proposals won by NASA/JPL PIs was 34 in
  07 (last essentially complete year) but varies
  enormously
• Have made limited use of two-step approach to
  reduce number of full proposals

Completed selections - will likely increase as
ones taking longer are announced
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ROSES 2009 Competed Elements

• A.3 Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (6/1)
• A.4 Terrestrial Ecology (6/12)
• A.5 OCO Science Team (TBD)
• A.6 Studies with ICESat and CryoSat II (5/15)
• A.7 Physical Oceanography (6/30)
• A.8 Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (10/30)
• A.14 Precipitation Science (8/17)
• A.15 Atmospheric Composition Modeling and
  Analysis (5/1)
• A.16 Atmospheric Composition Mid-Latitude
  Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment (6/15)
• A.17 Atmospheric Composition Tropical
  Photochemistry and Aerosol Airborne Campaign
  (TBD)
• A.18 CloudSat and CALIPSO Science Team Recompete
  (7/24)
• A.19 Glory Science Team (6/1)
• A.20 Hurricane Field Experiment (5/14)

• A.22 Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science
  (9/10)
• A.23 Airborne Instrument Technology Transition
  (11/16)
• A. 24 Remote Sensing Theory (TBD)
• A.25 Space Archaeology (5/1)
• A.27 Science Definition Team for the CLARREO
  Mission (TBD)A.28 Science Definition Team for
  the DESDynI Mission (TBD)
• A.29 HyspIRI Preparatory Activities Using
  Existing Imagery (5/7)
• A.32 Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (TBD)
• A.33 New Investigator Program in Earth Science
  (8/31)
• A.34 Advancing Collaborative Connections for
  Earth System Science (6/26)
• A.36 Instrument Incubator (TBD)