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Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network

Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network. Dr. Patrick R. Michaud December 12, 2001. TCOON Overview. Started 1988 Over 50 stations Primary Sponsors General Land Office Water Devel. Board US Corps of Eng Nat'l Ocean Service. Gulf of Mexico. TCOON Overview. Measurements

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Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network

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  1. Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network Dr. Patrick R. Michaud December 12, 2001

  2. TCOON Overview • Started 1988 • Over 50 stations • Primary Sponsors • General Land Office • Water Devel. Board • US Corps of Eng • Nat'l Ocean Service Gulf of Mexico

  3. TCOON Overview • Measurements • Precise Water Levels • Wind • Temperature • Barometric Pressure • Follows NOAA/NOS standards • Real-time, online database

  4. Wind anemometer Radio Antenna Satellite Transmitter Solar Panels Data Collector Water Level Sensor Water Quality Sensor Current Meter Typical TCOON Station

  5. Uses of TCOON Data • Tidal Datums • Littoral Boundaries • Oil-Spill Response • Navigation • Storm Preparation/ Response • Research

  6. Data Management • Automated Acquisition, Archive, Processing, Retrieval • 10-year Historical Database • Most processing takes place via Internet • Infrastructure for other observation systems

  7. Data ManagementDesign Principles • Preserve source data • Annotate instead of modify • Automate as much as possible • Maintain a standard interchange format • Avoid complex or proprietary components • Emphasize long-term reliability over short-term costs

  8. Other Real-Time Systems • Real-time Navigation • Port of Corpus Christi • Port Freeport • NOAA PORTS • Water-Quality • Nueces Bay Salinity • Oso Creek Dissolved Oxygen • Offshore Weather

  9. Research • Real-time Automated Data Processing • Tidal Datum Processing • Web-based Visualization and Manipulation of Coastal Data • Neural-Network-based forecasts from real-time observations • Specialized sensor and data acquisition system development • Support for other research efforts

  10. Neural Network Forecasting • Reliable short-term predictions of effects of storm events

  11. Conclusions • Long-term, data-rich observation network • Web-based infrastructure for automated collection and processing of marine data • Research in datum computation and coastal forecasting

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