Collaboration among WC IOOS Regional Associations & with the WCGA:

1. Collaboration among WC IOOS Regional Associations & with the WCGA: Applying Ocean Observing Systems (OOS) capabilities at the West Coast scale SCCOOS Julie Thomas (Director), Darren Wright (DMAC), Chris Cohen (Institutional Liaisons) CeNCOOS Leslie Rosenfeld (Director), Jennifer Patterson (DMAC) NANOOS Jan Newton (Director), Emilio Mayorga (DMAC) West Coast Ocean Data Network Meeting Costa Mesa, CA Nov. 19-20, 2013

2. West Coast IOOS Three RAs span continental U.S. West Coast: NANOOS NW Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems Oregon and Washington CeNCOOS Central and Northern CA Ocean Observing System Point Conception north to Oregon border SCCOOS Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System Point Conception south to Mexico border

3. West Coast Connections Shared responsibility for large scale ocean processes on the West Coast (Calif. Current LME): Seven goals, one system: • climate / weather • maritime safety • natural hazards • homeland security • public health • coastal ecosystems • marine resources CCLME (Washington to Baja CA) Climate Maritime safety Harmful Algal Blooms Hypoxia Ocean Acidification Common Data Management and Interoperability Goals, Network Credit: Lubchenko / Menge, OSU

4. West Coast Governance, Collaboration WC OOS/RA's: SCCOOS + CeNCOOS + NANOOS MOU • MOU September 2011 • Not isolated regions (CCLME) • Connected by oceanographic applications, policy and data systems WCGA and WC OOS/RA's MOU • MOU September 2012 • “to advance effective management of coastal and ocean resources for the benefit of current and future generations, with a specific focus on using ocean observing systems to help address harmful algal blooms and ocean acidification as well as advancing surface current mapping and a regional data framework.” • “to build on existing structures of governmental and scientific cooperation to ensure that ocean users, managers and researchers on the West Coast have access to the most timely and relevant ocean observation based information” • “identifying regional coastal and ocean management priorities, share information among the two entities and with others in the region, jointly support projects of shared interest, and document progress in achieving mutual goal”

5. OOS Participation in WCODP Activities Last 2 years or so • Assisted with NOAA proposals and work plan, and project execution • RA representatives on WCGA Ocean Data Portal Action Coordination Team (NANOOS: Jan Newton, Emilio Mayorga) • Lead coordinator (E. Mayorga) of WCGA IT working group • SCCOOS (Chris Cohen): outreach, general coordination • Fellowship: Strategizing, planning, selection, coordination, mentoring, hosting, … (C. Cohen, E. Mayorga, SCCOOS' Julie Thomas) • WC RA common vision and presentations (CeNCOOS' Jennifer Patterson and Leslie Rosenfeld, and others)

6. Climate West Coast Models Each West Coast RA supports local ocean models. CeNCOOS supporting both CA-wide & West Coast-wide ROMS (Regional Ocean Modeling System) Buoys and Shore Stations Weather, currents, temperature, salinity HF Radar - Surface Currents Long term trends/Assimilation into models Waves Surface current streamlines derived from two-year averaged HF radar observations along the west coast. Red lines indicate areas with higher average current speeds.S. Y. Kim, E. Terrill, B. Cornuelle, et. al.

7. Maritime Safety, Efficiency, Operations Surface Currents 50+ high-frequency (HF) radars from Mexico to Canada spatial resolutions: 500m, 2km, 6 km extending 100 - 150 km from coast Waves travel length of West Coast Impact large coastline sections, span RAs CDIP: 30 directional wave buoys on West Coast Ocean Forecasts/Hindcasts

8. Harmful Algal Blooms Shared ecosystem + water quality issues Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia events RAs monitor water quality indicators: dissolved oxygen, pH, pCO2, chlorophyll, turbidity, potentially harmful algae species Shellfish growers, natural resource managers, desalination and wastewater treatment plants

9. Ocean Acidification (“OA”) • Pacific Ocean showing signs of ocean acidification from long-term atmospheric increases in CO2being partially absorbed by ocean • CCLME (West Coast) acidification from upwelled, corrosive waters • Impact on shellfish industry: Shellfish larvae losses, sustaining shellfish resources, supporting relevant science and monitoring • RA's provide OA observation platforms and serve data from regional partners • A focus area for new WCGA-OOS SeaGrant Fellow • California Current Acidification Network (C-CAN) • 1-year West Coast IOOS & NOAA OA Program funding to enhance shellfish growers monitoring and develop WC monitoring data portal February 2013

10. West Coast O.A. Monitoring Inventory

11. IOOS DMAC: Standards-based, Interoperable, National Data Integration 11

12. WCGA Ocean Data Portal

13. WCGA / OOS / SeaGrant Fellow Laura Lilly: Working with WCGA WCODP and WC OOS/RA's teams to adapt oceanographic data into data products useful for marine planning and resource management communities. 13

14. Thank You • IOOS: http://www.noaa.ioos.gov • NANOOS: http://nanoos.org • CeNCOOS: http://cencoos.org • SCCOOS: http://sccoos.org 14