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COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS

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COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS

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    1. COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS

    3. WHAT METEOROLOGICAL DATA IS COLLECTED? Air temperature Barometric Pressure Wind speed Wind direction

    4. WHAT PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA IS COLLECTED? Current Water levels Wave height Visibility Water temperature

    5. HOW IS THIS DATA COLLECTED? Instrument packages mounted on buoys platforms moorings

    6. WHY IS THIS DATA COLLECTED? Improve predictions of climate change Mitigate effects of natural hazards Improve the efficiency and safety of marine operations

    7. Protect and restore healthy coastal marine ecosystems Sustain living resources

    8. Improve national security Reduce public health risks

    9. WHO USES THIS DATA? Commercial mariners Scientists & Educators Coastal resource managers Search and rescue teams Emergency response teams Public health officials

    10. GoMOOS IOOS SCCOOS SEACOOS GOOS Ocean.US

    11. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

    12. ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING COOS Gulf of Maine Coastal Ocean Observing System Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observing System Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System Global Ocean Observing System Ocean.US

    13. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

    14. IOOS Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observing Systems

    15. WHY? Coordinated effort Efficient use of resources Communicate effectively

    16. HOW? IOOS SUBSYSTEMS The measurement (monitoring system) The data management and communication system The data analysis-modeling system

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