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SAMOS: How One Dataset Helps Improve Weather Predictions
Jessica Mkitarian
January 26, 2016
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SAMOS: How One Dataset Helps Improve Weather Predictions
NOAA Joins with Princeton and Other Institutions in Six-Year Study to Help Public Better Understand Southern Ocean
Did you watch the weather forecast today? Do you ever wonder where meteorologists get the information that helps them predict the weather?
Every day, ships, buoys, and coastal platforms take millions of surface temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind measurements from across the ocean.  Although these measurements help meteorologists predict the weather each day, they also play a key role in calibrating measurements from satellites orbiting the Earth.
Traditionally, marine weather measurements from ships are only taken once an hour.  This hourly sampling proved to be inadequate to calibrate satellite sensors–particularly those measuring winds over the ocean because the winds can change in a matter of minutes at any given location. To solve this problem, in 2003, a group of scientists designed a program to collect marine weather observations once a minute from oceanographic research vessels. Because satellites take many more readings than ships or other observation platforms, increasing the number of measurements on ships allowed scientists to better match ship and satellite observations in space and time.  This helped improve the methods used by satellites to measure surface weather conditions. These calibrated satellite data are, in turn, used by the computer models to improve daily weather forecasts.
This program is known as the Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS).  Led by the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies at the Florida State University (FSU), SAMOS started in 2003 with only two research ships in partnership with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, but now has 32 participating ships from institutions around the globe/country.  A cornerstone of the project is partnerships.  Both the National Science Foundation and NOAA–through CPO’s Climate Observation Division–support the operation of these research vessels and the SAMOS project. All of the SAMOS data undergoes quality evaluation at FSU and is sent to the National Centers for Environmental Data (NCEI). This ensures it is readily discoverable and available to researchers and the public.
While other programs collect surface marine measurements, their vessels traditionally use established shipping lanes, one advantage of SAMOS is that the research vessels recruited to the program travel well outside commercial shipping routes.  This means SAMOS collects observations in extreme environments, including the Southern and Arctic Oceans, which are valuable to those working to calibrate satellite sensors in these regions to further improve subsequent model forecasts.
SAMOS data also helps evaluate ocean models. Several groups used SAMOS to evaluate surface ocean salinity in the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM). SAMOS data will also appear in the 2016 release of the International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set–A NOAA led project that represents the most complete marine weather database in the world.
The future of SAMOS looks very bright as it continues to add ships and seeks support from other countries.  Currently an ongoing project is working to increase the number of contributing vessels. This program has grown with international support from Australia and New Zealand. The most recent addition was the RV Falkor from the Schmidt Institute of Oceanography. SAMOS is working to recruit the RV Investigator from Australia and the SAMOS team met with a delegation from South Korea last month to develop ties with the Korean research vessel fleet. Partnerships are essential and the program would not work without the commitment from the vessel operators and the dedicated marine technicians that ensure the instrumentation is working properly at sea.
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NOAA contributes key carbon dioxide data to global carbon assessment
Jessica Mkitarian
October 6, 2014
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NOAA contributes key carbon dioxide data to global carbon assessment
The release of Global Carbon Budget 2014 coincided with the UN Climate Summit in New York on Sept. 23, 2014.  The global report measures carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land environment draws heavily from data and observations by NOAA research scientists and their partners.
For the first time, the Global Carbon Budget report uses data obtained from autonomous instruments on
ships of opportunity
and moorings that measure carbon dioxide at the surface of the ocean.
NOAA research scientists and academic collaborators with sustained funding from the Climate Observations Division of NOAA’s Climate Program Office have been on the forefront of developing a global surface ocean carbon dioxide observing network to measure ocean carbon dioxide sources and sinks. NOAA and partners have contributed over half of the data in open access international global databases.
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CPO Highlights Milestones and Achievements in 2015 Annual Report
Jessica Mkitarian
March 11, 2016
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CPO highlights milestones and achievements in 2015 Annual Report
Every day, communities and businesses in the United States and around the world grapple with environmental challenges stemming from changing climate conditions and extreme events.
The NOAA Climate Program Office has made it its mission to help people, businesses, and the environment thrive in the face of a changing climate and its impacts.
To this end, CPO released its 2015 Annual Report on March 11, 2016. The report gives an overview of CPO’s achievements  in FY15 and highlights the great work done by the Office’s Divisions and Programs to advance scientific understanding of climate and improve society’s ability to plan and respond.
The visually-rich report offers highlights from this year, what’s next for the future, and quick stats of resources and achievements, including: new projects funded by CPO in FY15, high-visibility reports and publications, newsletters, and workshops.
To download a PDF of the report, visit:
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Jessica Mkitarian
January 12, 2015
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A look back at 2014: NOAA Climate Program Office articulates roadmap for future progress in climate science
In 2014, NOAA’s Climate Program Office, led by Director Wayne Higgins, went through the process of rearticulating its mission, vision, and unique value through the development of the
CPO Strategic Plan
. The office also made major progress on an Implementation Plan that provides a roadmap to achieving important outcomes in climate science.
These accomplishments were just one of the highlights of a productive year for NOAA CPO, which continued to make advances in climate observation, research, modeling, and decision support activities for society. We also moved forward with global observations, advanced modeling and prediction capabilities, coastal resilience, drought monitoring and decision-support services, and so many other activities that will help people, businesses and ecosystems thrive in the face of climate and its impacts.
Observing the Climate System
NOAA JOINS WITH PRINCETON AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN SIX-YEAR STUDY TO HELP PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND SOUTHERN OCEAN
Princeton University, NOAA and eight other partner institutions now seek to make the Southern Ocean better known scientifically and publicly through a
$21 million program
that will create a biogeochemical and physical portrait of the ocean using hundreds of robotic floats deployed around Antarctica and an expanded computational capacity. The Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling program, or SOCCOM, is a six-year initiative headquartered at Princeton and funded by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Polar Programs, with additional support from the NOAA and NASA. The U.S. Argo program will play a major role in the project.
DEEP ARGO FLOATS DEPLOYED IN PACIFIC
In mid-June, the Research Vessel Tangaroa, operated by New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, set off from Wellington, New Zealand, for the
Deep Argo Development cruise
. The primary objectives of the cruise were (1) to deploy two prototype Deep Argo (6,000 meter plus) floats and (2) undertake deep (~5500m) CTD casts for sensor testing and development.  In addition, 6 SOLO2 Argo (2,000 meter) floats were deployed in transit, finally, to make a “virtual field trip” for school uptake. The SOLO2 floats and the Deep Argo floats were provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography as part of NOAA’s Argo Program.
Advancing our Understanding of the Climate System
DEVELOPING THE NEXT-GENERATION CFS
NOAA’s Climate program Office continued to move forward with advancing modeling and prediction capabilities. Along with the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), the office co-organized a topical
collection of papers
presented at a 2012 workshop held to evaluate progress in Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2) performance.  CFSv2 is a couple global climate model used to simulate intraseasonal-to-interannual climate variability. CPO sponsored research significantly contributed to the development of CFSv2. This collection of papers should provide insight for the development of the next generation CFS.
RESEARCHERS OFFER NEW INSIGHTS INTO PREDICTING FUTURE DROUGHTS IN CALIFORNIA
A
report
from the NOAA Drought Task Force, organized by the Modeling, Analysis, and Predictions, and projections (MAPP) Program of NOAA’s Climate Program Office, contributed to a growing field of science-climate attribution–where teams of scientists aim to identify the sources of observed climate and weather patterns. According to the study, natural oceanic and atmospheric patterns are the primary drivers behind California’s ongoing drought. Further studies on these oceanic conditions and their effect on California’s climate may lead to advances in drought early warning that can help water managers and major industries better prepare for lengthy dry spells in the future.
UNDERSTANDING AEROSOL PROCESSES USING MEASUREMENTS COLLECTED FROM FIELD CAMPAIGNS
A
paper
published in the Journal for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics quantified the performance of the Weather Research and Forecasting regional model with chemistry (WRF-Chem) in simulating the spatial and temporal variations in aerosol mass, composition, and size over California using the extensive meteorological, trace gas, and aerosol measurements collected during the California Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Experiment (CalNex) and the Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) conducted during May and June of 2010. The scientists concluded that the combined CalNex and CARES data sets are an ideal test bed that can be used to evaluate aerosol models in great detail and develop improved treatments for aerosol processes.
Informing Society
PRESIDENT SIGNS NIDIS REAUTHORIZATION ACT
NOAA’s Climate Program Office played major roles in flagship climate programs, including the reauthorization of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). On March 6, President Barack Obama
signed
the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act into law in order to ensure that the federal government can provide timely, effective drought warning forecasts and vital support to communities that are vulnerable to drought. States, cities, towns, farmers, and businesses rely on tools and data from the National Integrated Drought Information System to make informed decisions about water use, crop planting, wildfire response, and other critical areas.
CPO SUPPORTS MAJOR ASSESSMENT REPORTS RELEASED IN 2014
CPO’s funded scientists, projects, and program managers contributed to several major assessment reports released over the past year. Among these, the Arctic Research Program in the NOAA Climate Program Office supported the
2014 Arctic Report Card
. The latest update confirmed that Arctic air temperatures continue to rise at more than twice the rate of the planet as a whole. Earlier in the year, NOAA and the American Meteorological Society released the
2013 State of the Climate report
. The report, a 24-year tradition encompassing the work of 425 authors from 57 countries, uses dozens of climate indicators to track patterns, changes, and trends of the global climate system. Scientific research funded by CPO was also foundational to advancing the
2014 Third National Climate Assessment Report
and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.
CLIMATE.GOV WINS TWO WEBBY AWARDS AND A PEOPLE’S VOICE AWARD
With 12,000 entries from all 50 US states and 60 plus countries and two millions votes in the Webby People’s Voice Awards, the 18th Annual Webby Awards was the biggest yet. NOAA Climate.gov was selected by the International Academy of the Digital Arts & Sciences to receive
two Webby Awards
in the “Government” and “Green” categories.  The cross-agency team of world-class scientists, data visualizers, web developers, and science writers also garnered a People’s Voice Award in the “Green” category (placing second overall in the “Government” category).
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COD Scientists provide input on Ocean Today video
Jessica Mkitarian
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COD Scientists provide input on Ocean Today video
Two scientists supported by the NOAA Climate Observation Division, Mark Merrifield (University of Hawaii Sea Level Center) and Stephen Gill (NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS), served as the lead scientists providing input to the new Ocean Today video,
Global vs. Local Sea Level
, with a theme that “Rising global sea level is one of the most commonly cited consequences of climate change, but it’s often unclear how it might affect people living on the coasts.”
Ocean Today videos are available for download (for free) on the
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CPO contributes to Happening Now: State of the Climate 2013 video
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October 20, 2014
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The Climate Program Office contributed to one of Ocean Today’s latest videos: Happening Now: State of the Climate 2013. CPO’s Diane Stanitski, Ned Gardiner, and Frank Niepold helped suggest reviewers for the video and the Climate Program Office is listed as a contributor.
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