STAR Enterprise Introduction and Overview

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STAR EnterpriseIntroduction and Overview

• Presented by
• Alfred M. Powell, Jr

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Where STAR Fits Among the Goals

• STAR falls under Mission Support Goal / Satellite
  Sub-goal / Satellite Services Program
  (MS/SSG/SSV/PDRA)
• As Mission Support, STARs work cuts across the
  goals
• Ecosystems
• Climate
• Weather Water
• Commerce Transportation
• As NESDIS, STAR seeks to crosscut and maximize
  exploitation of satellite information for
  science, operations, and societal benefits
• Within the 5 Goals, all NOAA activities are
  allocated among 47 Programs
• STAR participates in the (1) Satellite Sub-Goal
  and the (2) Modeling, Observations and
  Integration Sub-Goal.

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Science Questions

• NOAA Research Questions

• US / IEOS Societal Benefits

1. What factors, human and otherwise, influence
   ecosystem processes and impact our ability to
   manage marine ecosystems and forecast their
   future state?
2. What is the current state of biodiversity in the
   oceans, and what impacts will external forces
   have on this diversity and how we use our oceans
   and coasts?
3. What are the causes and consequences of climate
   variability and change?
4. What improvements to observing systems, analysis
   approaches, and models will allow us to better
   analyze and predict the atmosphere, ocean, and
   hydrological land processes?
5. How are uncertainties in our analyses and
   predictions best estimated and communicated?
6. How can the accuracy and warning times for severe
   weather and other high-impact environmental
   events be increased significantly?

1. Improve Weather Forecasting
2. Reduce Loss of Life and Property from Disasters
3. Protect and Monitor Our Ocean Resource
4. Understand, Assess, Predict, Mitigate, Adapt to
   Climate Variability and Change
5. Support Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry and
   Combat Land Degradation
6. Understand the Effect of Environmental Factors on
   Human Health and Well-Being
7. Develop the Capacity to Make Ecological Forecasts
8. Protect and Monitor Water Resources
9. Monitor and Manage Energy Resources

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Satellite Mission Program SupportThe
Enterprise

• Enterprise section discusses highlights from
  working with satellite systems
• Their transition into operations
• Calibrating the data
• Integrating satellite systems
• Use of the data
• Satellite research output

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STAR Foci

• The focal points for the Enterprise section
• Highlights core programs representative of our
  work
• Research to operations approaches
• Partnerships and collaborations
• Seamless integration of missions and systems
• Life cycle product enhancements
• Education and outreach

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STAR Challenges

• Research to operations
• Limited or no transition funding circumstance
  dependent
• Collaborative partnerships
• Diversity of mission and priorities
• Mission Integration
• Future home of the most accurate products and
  services
• Examples of shoe string management
• With good results and positive outcomes

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