Division of Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Program Ronald Lai Program Coordinator of Physical Sciences Environmental Studies Program Environmental Studies Program Develops and oversees applied scientific studies required for making responsible decisions for managing energy and marine mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental ShelfDevelops and oversees applied scientific studies required for making responsible decisions for managing energy and marine mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Applied Science for Informed Decisions on Ocean Energy Environmental Studies Program Studies Program Pollutant Transport (air & water) Biological Resource Characterization (habitat & behavior) Marine Environmental Monitoring Fates and Effects Socioeconomic Effects Biotechnology Invasive Species LeasingExploration Production ProductionDecommissioning BOEM-Funded Research Environmental Studies Program Funding Research Competitive Contracts Competitive Contracts Inter-Agency Agreements Inter-Agency Agreements Partnering NOPP; NOAA; ONR; NASA; NSF; USGS; FWS; NPS; DOE; etc. Cooperative Agreements Cooperative Agreements Coastal Marine Institutes (CMI) Coastal Marine Institutes (CMI) Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Environmental Studies Program Determining Priorities Mission relevanceMission relevance Scientific meritScientific merit Technically feasibleTechnically feasible TimingTiming ApplicabilityApplicability AffordableAffordable National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) a.Improving Wind Waves Prediction: Global to Regional Scales b.Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting BOEM Information Needs (Oil and Gas, Sand and Gravel, and Alternative Energy Programs) Modeling output shall be used to guide the environmental mitigation and control measures and safe operation in offshore environment. Validated full coupled atmospheric-wave-ocean models in multi-model systems provides valuable tools to assess short and long terms environmental impacts. Questions?