Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR)
Alexander E. MacDonald, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Administrator for Labs & Cooperative Institutes Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric ResearchNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Research:Serving Society through Science
NOAA Research
To conduct environmental research, provide scientific information and research leadership, and transfer
research into products and services to help NOAA meet
the evolving economic, social, and environmental
needs of the Nation.
VisionVision
MissionMission
A society that uses the results of our research as the scientific basis for more productive and
harmonious relationships between humans and the
environment.
Future Opportunities: Phased Array Radar
Non-Cooperative TargetsNon-Cooperative Targets
Efficient Multi-BeamSurveillance
Efficient Multi-BeamSurveillance
ADS-B Complement to Support ATC
ADS-B Complement to Support ATC
Rapid Hazardous Weather DetectionRapid Hazardous Weather Detection
High Quality Polarization Diverse
Weather Data
High Quality Polarization Diverse
Weather Data
Flexibility to Support New UASMissions & TaskingFlexibility to Support New UASMissions & Tasking
• Multi-Mission • High Availability, Low Maintenance• Open Architecture reduces lifecycle costs• Power Adaptive Scan• Multiple Simultaneous Beams• Low cost COTS Components
Non-Cooperative TargetsNon-Cooperative Targets
Lockheed Martin proprietary