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Integrated Ocean Observing System -- IOOS --

Integrated Ocean Observing System -- IOOS --. United States Contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System. Kurt Schnebele Ocean.US Deputy of Data Management. A Sea of Acronyms. International organizations IOC / Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

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Integrated Ocean Observing System -- IOOS --

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  1. Integrated Ocean Observing System-- IOOS -- United States Contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System Kurt SchnebeleOcean.USDeputy of Data Management

  2. A Sea of Acronyms • International organizations • IOC / Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission • WMO / World Meteorological Organization • JCOMM / Joint Commission on Oceanography and Marine Meteorology • International Programs • GOOS / Global Ocean Observing System • GCOS / Global Climate Observing System • GEOSS / Global Earth Observing System of Systems • GOOS Regional Alliances • EuroGOOS • Mediterranean GOOS • Black Sea GOOS • NEAR (North-East Asian Regional)-GOOS • Pacific Islands GOOS • Indian Ocean GOOS • IOCARIBE-GOOS • GOOS-Africa • US GOOS/ IOOS • Other regional alliances: • Southeast Asian GOOS (SEA-GOOS) • OCEATLAN • GRASP • Arctic GOOS • US Regional Components • PacIOOS - NANOOS • ACOOS - CENCOOS • SCCOOS - GLOS • GCOOS - CaRA • SECOORA - MACOORA • NERA - GoMOOS • … and I left out a bunch

  3. To Navigate this Sea in the US anyway Look to the office of Ocean.US at www.ocean.us

  4. Why Organize All This? • Ocean & coastal regimes are vitally important to • Sustainable economic activity • Quality of life • Seven Societal Benefits targeted • Improve the safety & efficiency of marine operations • Mitigate effects of natural hazards more effectively • Improve predictions of climate change & their effects • Minimize public health risks • Protect & restore healthy coastal marine ecosystems • Sustain living marine resources • Improve homeland security

  5. Why Organize All This? • Challenge: too little information available-- and lack capacity to use it wisely • Hence IOOS focuses on building • Observations capacity • Modeling and analysis capacity, and • Data management & communicationsto connect and deliver to applications • While also making investments toward • Research(smarter use & refresh technology) • Education and Outreach(pubic use & operators)

  6. Fiscal Challenge in USA • CHALLENGE – • Prove new investment is worthwhile • Manage it for best results

  7. Broad Participation of US Government • ‘White House’-level Committee on Ocean Policy • 14 Departments and independent agencies • Multiple policy offices • Tasked to implementUS Ocean Action Plan • -- includes IOOS

  8. Regional Association Participation GCOOS CarIOOS PacIOOS

  9. One Conceptual View • USERS • Public • Private Producers: Federal, Regional, Private • Link ~365 Systems • Observation Systems • Modeling Centers • Data Centers Observers: Federal, Regional, Private

  10. Global Component • Buoys – moored and drifting • Sea Level network • Ships of Opportunity • Satellites

  11. Coastal Component (partial) • Sample of coastal observations stations • Buoys & Platforms • Tide & River Gages • Waves & Currents • Water Quality stations • Operated by multiple federal, state, and regional entities http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/

  12. ADCP Stations from Gulf of Mexico Data provided by platform operators under terms of lease with US Minerals Management Service http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/ADCP_WestGulf.shtml

  13. Data Management Service Oriented Architecture to link a System of Systems • Standards & Protocols for: • Metadata • Discovery • On-Line Browse • Transport • Access • Archive • IT Security

  14. DMAC Organization

  15. Modeling and Analysis The 1st IOOS Development Plan calls for a modeling effort that will Improve, develop, test & validate operational models for all seven societal goals; Produce more accurate & comprehensive estimates of current states of the marine environment, ecosystems & living resources; Improve, develop & apply data assimilation techniques to initialize & update models for more accurate forecasts of state changes; & Optimize the observing subsystem to achieve these objectives MAST formed in Fall 2006

  16. To What Purpose Make BetterDecisions!

  17. What Should You Do? • Relax, take it easy • Government will give it all to you! • Just Kidding! • Tell us what you need • Explain how you’ll benefit • The ‘value proposition’ is not yet accepted

  18. Suggested Reading • What is IOOS?http://www.ocean.us/what_is_ioos • The IOOS Development Planhttp://www.ocean.us/documents/docs/IOOSDevPlan_low-res.pdf • The IGOS Coastal Theme Reporthttp://www.igospartners.org/Coastal.htm

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