COOP AND GLOSS

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COOP AND GLOSS

• Keith R. Thompson
• Dalhousie University, Canada
• What is COOP?
• Its status
• Importance of GLOSS to COOP
• Requirements and collaboration

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WHAT IS GOOS?

• GOOS Global Ocean Observing System
• a global network that systematically
  acquires, integrates and distributes ocean
  observations, and generates analyses, forecasts
  and other useful products

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TWO GOOS MODULES
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OOPC open ocean services (including weather) and
climate. SST,SSS, surface fluxes, sea level, sea
ice, dissolved CO2, upper ocean T and S COOP
coastal focus (includes LMR and HOTO). Concerns
50 live within 200km of coast, rising to 66
within 50 years, loss of wetlands, coral reefs
and mangroves.
Ocean Observations Panel for Climate Role of the
oceans in climate variability
Coastal Ocean Observations Panel Provision of
goods and services, changes in coastal
ecosystems, and societal impacts
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COOP THEMES

• PRESERVE (habitat loss nutrient enrichment
  algal blooms pollution)
• PROMOTE (ecosystem-based management aquaculture)
• MITIGATE (storm surges tropical storm damage
  coastal erosion sea-level rise)
• MARINE OPERATIONS (navigation spills ballast
  water)

• Coastal Marine Services and Hazards
• Living Marine Resources
• Ecosystem Health
• Public Health

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COOP CONCERNS

• Marine observations
• Models and their predictions
• Generation and distribution of products
• Data Management and Communications
• Enabling research and Pilot Projects
• Training and transfer of technology

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GLOBAL ? REGIONAL

• Global observing system with regional
  enhancements
• Global system initially existing observing
  elements (e.g. satellites, GLOSS)
• Global network will monitor large-scale changes,
  provide background for regional changes, set
  standards and controls, help validate satellite
  observations,

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OBSERVING SYSTEM DESIGN
Observations will be used to predict and detect
change in response to user needs
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RANKED CORE VARIABLES
Prediction Detection

• Water temperature
• Currents
• Salinity
• Sea level
• Surface waves
• Sediment characteristics
• Benthic biomass
• Changes in bathymetry
• Dissolved oxygen
• Shoreline position

• Sea level
• Changes in bathymetry
• Currents
• Extent of submerged vegetation
• Salinity
• Water temperature
• Sediment characteristics
• Shoreline position
• eH in sediment
• Dissolved oxygen

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DISCUSSION

• The Coast Ocean Observations Panel
• Strongly supports an expanded GLOSS core network
  (more stations and variables).
• Anticipates the need for regional densification,
  and a critical role for regional alliances.
• Has requirements beyond those of OOPC (e.g.
  extremes, tides, higher spatial resolution).
• Plans to collaborate strongly with GLOSS as its
  implementation plan is written, and beyond.
  Mutual benefit.