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Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA)

Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) and Regional Association OVERVIEW Parker Lumpkin, Special Project Manager SECOORA. An Update on Ocean Observing.

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Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA)

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  1. Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) and Regional Association OVERVIEW Parker Lumpkin, Special Project Manager SECOORA

  2. An Update on Ocean Observing • Sustained and Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS) are analogous to the weather observing and forecasting network • IOOS has been endorsed by the Pew Commission, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and in the Administration’s Ocean’s Action Plan (Dec ’04)

  3. Pacific Northwest Great Lakes Northeast Central California Mid-Atlantic Southern California Southeast Gulf of Mexico Hawaii Alaska Caribbean Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (RCOOS) Population Density In 2000, 53% of the U.S. population lived in coastal counties

  4. SECOORA SE region is linked oceanographically, experiences similar forcing (winds and river runoff) and has a shared biogeography. A merged information system for the region will help address scientific and societal issues. III Loop Current/ Florida Current/ Gulf Stream III Nick Shay, RSMAS

  5. SECOORA – SEACOOS Data Assets

  6. Observing the Coastal Ocean in many ways, with varying tools

  7. HF-radar either deployed or funded and examples of data products using two different radar systems off of Miami and the Outer Banks.

  8. Satellite remote sensing products: Sea surface temperature, color, height and derived currents, plus value added enhancements using optimal interpolation techniques to fill in cloud gaps.

  9. Nowcast/Forecast System Implementation UNC Quoddy South Atlantic Bight USF POM West Florida Shelf UM POM Florida Straits East Florida Shelf

  10. Inundation Modeling Examples • Caro-COOPs (USC,UNCW,NCSU) Scenarios for coast of Carolinashttp://nautilus.baruch.sc.edu/hurricane/latest/ • University of South Florida - Wiesberg and Zheng - Hurricane Storm Simulations for Tampa Bay (FVCOM) • University of North Carolina - Luettich - ADCIRC circulation model; widely used for modeling tides and storm surge, including those caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita

  11. Gulf of Mexico observations

  12. Overview of SECOORA Status • Terms of Reference established in 2005 Governance approved by Steering Committee 2006 Membership meeting June 2005 Membership meeting Sept 2006 • Currently 46 signatories to the Terms of Reference • Business Plan completion scheduled for April 2007 • New Governance and Board elections scheduled Membership Meeting; May 2007

  13. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) U.S. EEZ Source: USGS http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gazette/html/regions/gm.html

  14. Overview of GCOOS Status • Formal MoA established in January, 2005 • Currently 47 signatories to the MoA • Board of Directors elected in June, 2005 • First BoD meeting in Houston in August, 2005 • Business Plan under Review by Board • First Stakeholder Council Meeting in Jan. 2006 • Other Council and Committees met April 2006

  15. http://www.gcoos.org

  16. CONNECTING USERS WITH SCIENCE

  17. GCOOS Office Contact Information Worth D. Nowlin, Jr. Ann E. Jochens Project Principal Investigator Regional Coordinator wnowlin@tamu.edu ajochens@tamu.edu (979) 845-3900 (979) 845-6714 Matthew K. Howard Susan R. Martin DMAC Coordinator Research Assistant and Webmistress mhoward@tamu.edu srmartin@tamu.edu (979) 862-4169 (979) 845-3900 SECOORA Contact Information Parker Lumpkin Jennifer Dorton SECOORA Special Projects SECOORA Regional Coordinator (interim) parker.lumpkin@scseagrant.org dortonj@uncw.edu (843) 240-4672 Susannah Sheldon SECOORA Regional Coordinator susannah.sheldon@scseagrant.org (843) 727-6497

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