Coastal Ocean Observations Panel

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Coastal Ocean Observations Panel
2000 - 2002
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Terms of Reference

• Integrate refine the design plans of the HOTO,
  LMR, the C-GOOS panels consistent with GOOS
  Design Principles.
• Formulate an implementation plan that is
  coordinated with the OOPC plan for climate
  services, research marine services with due
  emphasis on
• integrated observations, data and information
  management, data assimilation modelling for the
  purposes of prediction and product development
• criteria procedures for selecting observing
  system elements
• procedures for ongoing evaluation of system
  components, reliability of data streams, access
  to data, and applications
• capacity building
• national, regional, global promotion of
  objectives and benefits of the observing system.
• Develop mechanisms for more effective and
  sustained involvement of user groups in the
  design implementation of the coastal module of
  GOOS.
• Develop mechanisms that enable effective synergy
  between research the development of the coastal
  module.

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• Physical Oceanography/Meteorology
• Lauro Calliari, Johannes Guddal, Hiroshi
  Kawamura, Validimir Smirnov, Keith Thompson
• Biological Oceanography
• Bodo von Bodungen, John Cullen, Julie Hall, Tom
  Malone, Mohideen Wafar
• Fisheries
• Mike Fogarty, Coleen Moloney
• Contamination/Human Health
• Alfonso Botello, Mike Depledge,, Tony Knap,
  Hillel Shuval, Rudolph Wu
• Data Management
• Savi Narayanan
• Socio-Economics
• Bob Bowen

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The Integrated, Strategic Design Plan for the
Coastal Ocean Module of GOOS http//ioc.unesco.or
g/goos/gsc6/COOP-Design-Plan.doc

• Executive Summary
• Prologue (Conventions, IGOS, ToR)
• BACKGROUND (Goals, Scope Rationale)
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Coastal Ecosystems The Human Dimension
• DESIGN OF THE GLOBAL COASTAL NETWORK
• 3. Conceptual Design
• 4. The Initial Subsystem for Observations
• 5. Combining Observations Models
• 6. Data Management Communications
• IMPLEMENTATION
• 7. Preliminary Guidelines for Implementation

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Coastal Phenomena of Interest
Globally ubiquitous, Local Expressions of Large
Scale Changes

• Climate, Marine Ops, Natural Hazards
• Surface currents, Waves
• Sea level
• Coastal flooding erosion
• Public Health Risk
• Seafood contamination
• Ambient levels of pathogens
• Ecosystem Health LMRs
• Loss of habitat, Biodiversity
• Nutrient pollution, Anoxia
• HABs, Invasive species
• Mass mortalities
• Chemical contamination
• Declines in living resources

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GOOSOne System - Six Goals

• Improve predictions of climate change their
  effects
• Improve the safety efficiency of marine
  operations
• More effective mitigation of natural hazards
• Minimize public health risks
• Protect restore healthy coastal marine
  ecosystems more effectively
• Sustain restore living marine resources

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Basic Implementation Considerations

• The 6 goals encompass a broad spectrum of
  phenomena
• Local expressions of global/basin scale forcings
• Common requirements for data, data management,
  analysis
• The observing system must be integrated
  sustained
• Priorities vary among nations/regions
• National regional programmes provide most
  effective venue for interfacing with user groups
  product development
• National regional programmes have common
  requirements for data, data management, analysis
• Many building blocks of GOOS already exist
• Operational capabilities are most advanced for
  marine services, natural hazards, and climate
• Capacity to contribute to benefit from GOOS
  varies enormously among nations and regions

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Basic Elements

• Regional and National Coastal GOOS programmes
• Global Coastal Network

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• Regional Alliances
• National and Global programmes

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Implementation Plan will provide

• A tool kit for developing Regional Alliances and
  National programmes
• Methodology for evaluation of component
  programmes (seven step process)
• Methodology for assessment of variables required
  for programme
• Simple methods for assessing changes in ecosystem
  health

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RAMP - the NEW way

• To develop and validate a suite of inexpensive,
  easy to use chemical and biological markers of
  pollution
• To apply the markers in assessments of pollution
  in coastal ecosystems
• To facilitate and improve the cost effectiveness
  of environmental management in developing and
  developed countries

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Cardiac Activity
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THE ATLANTIS MOBILE LABORATORY An Environmental
and Public Health Tool

• Self-sufficient, mobile laboratory
• 3 laboratory modules and 3 support modules
• Standard size containers
• Dedicated to
• Environmental health research
• Environmental monitoring
• Educational outreach and technology transfer
• Access remote areas
• Integrated and standardized data acquisition

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• Global Coastal Network

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GOOS Regional Alliances (GRAs)
GRA 1
GRA 2
GRA 3
Spatial Scale
GRA 4
Global Network
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Selecting the Common Variables
Minimum No./Maximum No. Phenomena

• Comprehensive list of variables for all 6 goals
• Detection
• Weight variables based on
• No. of phenomena of interest
• No. of user groups
• Prediction
• Weight variables based on
• data requirements of models for each goal
• No. of user groups

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Global Coastal NetworkProvisional Common
Variables
PHYSICAL Sea level, Temperature, Salinity,
Currents, Surface waves, Bathymetry, Shoreline
position
CHEMICAL Sediment grain size/organic content,
Dissolved inorganic N-P-Si, Dissolved O2
BIOLOGICAL Benthic biomass, Phytoplankton
biomass, Attenuation of solar radiation Fecal
Indicators
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
GCN TECHNICAL GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
JCOMM implements
Develop Operational Observing Elements
Develop DMAC Systems
Develop GCN Products and Services
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
Specify requirements. Evaluate effectiveness. Deve
lop standards and protocols. Working closely
with research, pilot projects, and
pre-operational elements, facilitate transition
to operational status. When standards are
established, pass on to JCOMM.
GCN MEMBERS GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
Develop DMAC systems
Development of GCN Products and Services and
transition to operational status under JCOMM
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
GCN TECHNICAL GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
JCOMM implements
Develop Operational Observing Elements
Develop DMAC Systems
Develop GCN Products and Services
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
Develop standards and protocols for data
exchange. Coordination the development of data
exchange infrastructure. Encourage free and open
exchange of data.
GCN MEMBERS GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
Specify requirements. Evaluate effectiveness. Deve
lop standards and protocols. Working closely with
research, pilot projects, and pre-operational
elements, facilitate transition to operational
status. When standards are established, pass on
to JCOMM.
Develop DMAC systems
Development of GCN Products and Services and
transition to operational status under JCOMM
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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GOOS Data Communications Management Subsystem
Satellite Sensors
User - 1
In Situ Sensors

User - 2
GLOSS
User - 3
Data Management Communications
Ships
User - 4
HF Radar
User - 5
Laboratory Networks
User - n
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
GCN TECHNICAL GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
JCOMM implements
Develop Operational Observing Elements
Develop DMAC Systems
Develop GCN Products and Services
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
Work with users to identify products. Coordination
of product development. Build capacity for
product development and delivery.
GCN MEMBERS GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
Specify requirements. Evaluate effectiveness. Deve
lop standards and protocols. Working closely with
research, pilot projects, and pre-operational
elements, facilitate transition to operational
status. When standards are established, pass on
to JCOMM.
Develop DMAC systems
Development of GCN Products and Services and
transition to operational status under JCOMM
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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COOP requests applications for membership in the
GCN group
GRAs Nations Programs
GCN TECHNICAL GROUP Representatives of elements
measuring common variables charged with
facilitating the transition to operational status
JCOMM implements
Develop Operational Observing Elements
Develop DMAC Systems
Develop GCN Products and Services
Research gt Operational
GCN Members Group Reviews Products, Evaluates
System and Makes recommendations for enhancements
and changes.
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Linking Observations to Products
Groups that Use, Depend on, Manage or Study
Marine Ecosystems
GOOS
Analysis, Modeling
End To End
Data Communications Management
Monitoring In Situ Remote Sensing
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Implementing the Coastal Module Key
Recommendations

• GOOS Regional Alliances (GRAs) are the building
  blocks of the Global Coastal Network
• RD incubators
• Provide a venue for involving user groups
  product development
• Implement sustained Capacity Building
• A Global Coastal Network
• Manage variables required by most GRAs The
  Common Variables
• Establish and co ordinate a network reference
  sentinel stations
• Begin by
• Selectively linking existing elements through
  integrated data management on national, regional
  global scales

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Building An Integrated System

Living Resources
RD Requirements
Public Health
Ecosystem Based Adaptive Management
Ecosystem Health
Climate, Marine Ops, Natural Hazards
Degree of Difficulty, TIME
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Coastal Peoples Ocean Food Chain