MACOORA Annual Meeting

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MACOORA Annual Meeting October 22-23,
2008 Dartmouth, Massachusetts Presenters Scott
Glenn Josh Kohut
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U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

• NOAA-Led IOOS Components
• International Component
• National Component
• a) 17 Federal Agencies
• b) 11 Regional Associations

Observing, Data Management, Modeling, Products
Regional Components
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• Regional Associations (RAs)
• Building IOOS Partnerships - 480 and Growing.
• Business and Industry (66)
• Shipping (18)
• Researchers and
• Universities (149)
• State agencies (59)
• NGOs (58)
• International Organizations
• (11)
• Local and Tribal
• Governments (8)
• Federal Agencies (106)

National Federation of Regional Associations 11
IOOS Regional Associations
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National Investments in Ocean Observing Systems
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
IOOS NSF Ocean Observing Initiative - OOI
Contributors Scott Glenn, Oscar Schofield, John
Orcutt, Josie Quintrell, John Wilkin
IOOS OOI
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A Framework for Research Investments in Ocean
Science for the coming Decade

• Theme 1 Stewardship of Natural and
• Cultural Resources
• Theme 2 Increasing Resilience to Natural
• Hazards
• Theme 3 Enabling Marine Operations
• Theme 4 The Oceans Role in Climate
• Change
• Theme 5 Improving Ecosystem Health
• Theme 6 Enhancing Human Health

• Three Central Elements
• Ocean Observing System
• Forecast Models for Key Ocean and
  Ocean-Influenced Processes
• Scientific Support for Ecosystem Based Management

http//ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_prioritiespla
n.html
Deploying an ocean-observation system will
revolutionize the access to and view of the ocean
and increase the pace, efficiency, and scope of
ocean research.
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Sustained by the growing coalescence of
scientific and societal goals
IOOS Societal Goals
Ocean Research Priorities
Deploying an ocean-observation system will
revolutionize the access to and view of the
ocean and increase the pace, efficiency, and
scope of ocean research.
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Co-location of OOI Coastal Components IOOS
Regional Associations
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Leveraging NSF OOI Data Management
CyberInfrastructure Development Team interviews
science users to enable the system engineering.
Over 47 recommendations from the MARCOOS
scientists at the first workshop.
Semantic based CI domain model Rutgers, July
2007 Scripps, Jan 2008
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The National Test-beds
Process Understanding New Technologies
A WELL SAMPLED OCEAN
OOI
IOOS
Sustained Regional Context Societal Impact
Forward Deployed Areas
Maritime Domain Awareness
Business Applications
Energy Industry
Homeland Security
Defense