-101MACOORA Annual Meeting

October 22-23, 2008Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Presenters:Scott Glenn & Josh Kohut

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

NOAA-Led IOOS Components1) International Component2) National Component a) 17 Federal Agencies b) 11 Regional Associations

Observing, Data Management, Modeling, Products Regional Components

National Federation ofRegional Associations

11 IOOS Regional Associations

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 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

http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_prioritiesplan.html

• Theme 1: Stewardship of Natural and Cultural Resources

• Theme 2: Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards

• Theme 3: Enabling Marine Operations

• Theme 4: The Ocean’s Role in Climate Change

• Theme 5: Improving Ecosystem Health

• Theme 6: Enhancing Human Health

“A Framework for Research Investments in Ocean Science for the coming Decade”

Three Central Elements:1) Ocean Observing System2) Forecast Models for Key Ocean and

Ocean-Influenced Processes 3) Scientific Support for Ecosystem Based

Management

“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.”

“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.”

7) Enable the sustained use of ocean and coastal resources

Theme 1: Stewardship of Natural and Cultural Resources

3) Allow more effective mitigation of the effects of natural hazards

Theme 2: Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards

2) Improve the safety and efficiency of maritime operations

Theme 3: Enabling Marine Operations

1) Improve predictions of climate change and weather and their effects on coastal communities and the nation

Theme 4: The Ocean’s Role in Climate Change

6) Allow more effective protection and restoration of healthy coastal ecosystems

Theme 5: Improving Ecosystem Health

5) Reduce public health risks Theme 6: Enhancing Human Health

4) Improve national and homeland security

IOOSSocietal Goals

Ocean Research Priorities

Sustained by the growing coalescence of scientific and societal goals

Co-location of OOI Coastal Components& IOOS Regional Associations

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 modelRutgers, July 2007Scripps, Jan 2008

Leveraging NSF OOI Data Management

Defense

OOI

Process UnderstandingNew Technologies

IOOS

Sustained Regional ContextSocietal Impact

A WELL SAMPLED

OCEAN

The NationalTest-beds

Energy Industry Homeland Security

ForwardDeployed Areas

BusinessApplications

Maritime Domain Awareness