CIRA NOAA RESEARCH
	CONNECTING NOAA'S CROSS-CUTTING PRIORITIES  WITH CIRA'S RESEARCH THEMES
CIRA Research Themes/Priorities	Global and Regional Climate Studies	Local Area & Mesoscale Weather Forecasting and Evaluation	Cloud Physics	Applications of Satellite Observations	Air Quality and Visibility	Societal and Economic Impacts	Numerical Modeling	Education, Training, and Outreach
NOAA's Cross-Cutting Priorities
1.  Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research				43
-  Modeling advances and improved accuracy of weather	34,  36, 42	5, 6, 8, 24, 32		24, 31, 37	1, 37	34	14, 15
and air quality prediction models				42, 44, 53			16, 34
- Increased use of observation data for verification and	23, 24, 25, 34,	6, 7, 9, 23, 25,	11, 49, 55	24, 29		34	26, 30
assimilation into weather, ocean and climate models	36, 39, 49	28, 30, 39, 47, 55		37, 40			34, 44
- Increased volume of forecast & warning information	23, 25, 34,	25, 28, 30		31, 40, 44, 54			30	18
formatted to clarify uncertainty	36, 39, 49	39, 44, 54	44
- Increased reliability, frequency, and use of aviation and	34, 36	7, 9, 32		40
surface transportation-related observations
- Increased number of new mapping and assessment tools	3, 42	50		40, 42		45		18, 19, 21
-Increased efficiencies and accuracy of GPS through				12
application of innovative technologies
- Increased capabilities of data acquisition technologies,	4, 35, 36, 42	7, 44, 47	44	13, 31, 35	37		35	3, 4, 18,
processing, and analysis				37, 40, 42, 44				19, 20
- Increased accuracy and use of weather forecasts to	24, 36	7, 32		24, 40			7	19, 20
increase efficiency of transportation systems
- Increased transfer of NOAA models, forecasts, products,	34, 42	7, 8, 28, 30, 32,		31, 37, 38, 47	37, 41, 46	1, 3, 7	30, 46	3, 22,
and services from research into operations and		47, 50, 51						41 46
ecosystem management
- Increased number & accuracy of forecasts of significant	1, 23, 25,	25, 28	49	37, 53	46	1, 34	30, 34	46
ecological events & trends (e.g. coral bleaching) and	34, 39, 49	30, 39					46
reduced uncertainty in the estimation of US carbon sink
2.  Environmental Literacy, Outreach and Education
- Educate Nation's youth about the changing Earth and its				17, 56		48		8, 17, 56
processes and inspire them to pursue scientific careers
- Ensure decision makers have access to information they	49	28, 32, 33	49	27, 33, 37	37, 41	28, 45	46	8, 33, 41
need to reduce human impact on the environment and		54, 55		38, 54, 56		46		46, 56
to respond to storm warning and environmental change
3.  International Cooperation and Collaboration
- Increased number of NOAA technical assistance initiatives	35, 42	33, 35		27, 31, 33,		48	35 50	8, 26
and capacity building transfers		50, 54, 55		35 38, 42, 43				33, 48
4.  Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data
Management System
- Decreased uncertainty in observational measures and	2, 4, 24, 36, 42	33, 47, 50		13, 24, 27, 31	37, 52	48	52	33
elimination of observation gaps and losses to achieve				33, 37, 42, 54
better coverage and timeliness of observations for users
5.  Homeland Security
- Improved forecast capabilities for atmospheric dispersion		10		24	1, 3, 41 52		52	41
- Enhanced responsiveness to Federal, state and local				31, 54	41 52	3, 19, 20	52	41
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