2021 Science Review

Purpose of the Review

Laboratory science reviews are conducted every five years to evaluate the quality, relevance, and performance of research conducted in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) laboratories. This review is for internal NOAA/OAR use for planning, programming, and budgeting, and external interests, and it helps the Laboratory in its strategic planning of future research directions. These reviews are also intended to ensure that OAR laboratory research is aligned with NOAA’s Research mission and priorities and other relevant strategic plans, is of high quality as judged by preeminence criteria, and is carried out with a high level of performance.

Additional resources about our 2021 Science Review can found our legacy site.

Summary Report of the 2021 Science Review of the NOAA Global Systems Laboratory (Final PDF)

GSL 2021 Review Report Aug 9

GSL Charge Reviewers 2021

GSL’s four thematic areas for this review are:

Organizational Excellence
Advanced Technologies
Earth System Prediction
Decision Support

Our Mission

Lead research and directed development through the transition of environmental data, models, products, tools, and services to support commerce, protect life and property, and promote a scientifically literate public.

Research Areas

Organizational Excellence, Earth System Prediction, Advanced Technologies, and Decision Support are the foundation to achieving the GSL Grand Challenge: Deliver actionable global storm-scale prediction and environmental information through advanced technologies to serve society.