The STAMP Project…..

in a larger context

Molly McCammon, AOOS Executive Director

April 6, 2012

IOOS (National)

Vision & Goals

VISION: To better detect, assess & predict effects of large-scale changes in oceans on coastal ecosystems, resources & human populations by seamlessly linking observations, models & data, in order to:

Improve prediction of climate change impacts

Improve safety & efficiency of marine operations

More effectively protect & restore healthy coastal ecosystems

Sustain marine resources

Mitigate effects of natural hazards

Reduce public health risks

Improve national security (adapted from: An Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observing System, Ocean.US 2002)

U.S. IOOS

Multi–Scale System

Global Ocean

Climate Component

GOOS/GCOS

Cen

Calif Carrib

Mid-Atlantic

Great

Lakes NorthEast

Southeast

Gulf of

Mex S

Calif

Pac

Islands

NW

ALASKA

Coastal Ocean

Component

National

Backbone

Regional

Observing

Systems

3

AOOS is User-Driven Stakeholder

concerns

Climate change

impacts

Increased coastal

erosion

Changing marine

ecosystems

Unstable sea ice and

uncertain

freeze/thaw dates

Fewer subsistence

resources

More shipping =

more oil spill

potential

Changing sea state:

more fog, storms,

winds, waves

Information

Products

Needed

Nowcasts Warnings &

bulletins

Forecasts Weekly, monthly

& seasonal

outlooks

Futurecasts Scenarios &

projections

Satellites

Fixed

platforms

Ships

Drifters

Floats

AUVs

Observations

Standards

Data

discovery

Data

transport

Online

browsing

Data

archive

Data

Management

Integration &

Analysis

Outcomes: Meeting Societal Goals

AOOS Founding Board Members

State

- Fish and Game

- Environ Conservation

- Natural Resources

Research

- Univ of AK

- Sea Grant

- AK SeaLife Center

- Prince William Sound Science

Center/Oil Spill Recovery Inst.

- US Arctic Research Commission

- North Pacific Research Board

- Barrow Arctic Science Consortium

- NOAA AK Fisheries Science Center

Federal

- USGS

- NOAA

- Coast Guard

- BOERME (MMS)

Other

- Marine Exchange of Alaska

2011-2012

AOOS Officers

Chair –Ed Page, Marine Exchange

Vice-chair – Ed Fogels, ADNR

Secretary – Glenn Sheehan, BASC

Treasurer – Amy Holman, NOAA

Ex officio EXCOM – ASLC rep

PROJECTS & PROGRAMS

What We fund – (examples):

Marine Operations •Circulation and wind modeling, providing daily forecasts in Gulf of AK

•Wave modeling (SWAN)

•Wave buoy in Cook Inlet

•Snotel stations in Prince William Sound & CI

•AIS & weather sites

Coastal Hazards •Alaska Harbor Observation Network

•Sea Ice Atlas

Ecosystems, Fisheries & Climate Trends •Seward Line (long-term data series)

•Glider for Arctic research

•Ocean Acidification Sensors

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10 year AOOS build out

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4 themes:

- Marine operations

- Coastal Hazards

- Climate trends

- Ecosystems/fisheries &

water quality

3 Large Marine

Ecosystems

7 Sub-regions

15 (or more) Areas

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Primary funding sources

National Science Foundation*

BOEM(RE), former MMS*

Industry: Shell, CP, Statoil, BP*

Other federal agencies: USGS, NOAA, EPA,

USFWS

State agencies: ADF&G, ADEC

North Pacific Research Board

Other (e.g., North Slope Borough, AOOS,

NGOs)

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Primary coordination/collaboration

entities…many w/stakeholder advice

North Slope Science Initiative

Alaska Ocean Observing System

North Pacific Research Board

US Arctic Research Commission/Interagency Arctic Research and

Policy Committee (IARPC)

DOI LCCs, DOI Climate Center, NOAA Climate Service

AK Climate Change Executive Roundtable

ACCAP

Co-management groups: whaling, walrus, beluga

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

AK Marine Ecosystem Forum

ARCUS

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BOEM

2007-2011, about $10-15m a year:

$50-60m

Studies focus on info needed to

assess potential environmental

problems w/O&G activities

Ocean circulation, baseline

chemistry, physics & biology,

habitat, fate & effects of oil,

protected species, subsistence

Identified need for more synthesis:

physics & marine mammal

synthesis underway

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Industry Offshore work: primarily Shell, ConocoPhillips,

& Statoil, some BP

$20-40m a year, including ship time

Joint environmental studies in Chukchi

Individual companies: weather buoys & sea ice

SAR images: to aid research & exploration

vessels

Shell: $4-5m/yr to NSB for science studies

Joint Industry Program (JIP): industry

cooperative to fund studies important to entire

international industry (cleanup of oil in ice)

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North Pacific Research Board

2007-2012: $52m joint study in Bering Sea w/NSF

FY 11: $400k in data rescue, Arctic cod, algal toxins in marine

mammals

FY 12 RFP: $400k for specific work in Arctic cod, fish, fish

habitat, lower trophic levels & primary production, walrus,

belugas & ice seals; additional $400k to non-specific Arctic

FY 12 RFP w/NSF: $1.5m for synthesis & gap analysis (industry

funded)

Product will help inform joint NPRB/NSF/plus others major

integrated research program beginning 2014

NPRB Arctic funding commitment planned: $3m min

(plus staff time)

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US Arctic Observing Coordination Mtg,

March 2012: meet mgmt needs

Sea Ice Forecasting Workshops

NPRB/NSF synthesis & proposed

ecosystem studies

Sikuliaq launch 20123-14

Coast Guard study of Bering Strait

NOAA Arctic Vision & Strategy

AK Sea Grant workshop in Bering Strait

Natl Ocean Policy: Arctic Strategic Action

Plan

Arctic Research & Monitoring: a mix of players

3 major data portals:

NSSI, AOOS & ACADIS

AOOS Arctic Assets Map

Where do you go for information?

AOOS Data Portal

Geographic Information Network of Alaska:

GINA

Arctic Observing Network: ACADIS

Ocean.data.gov

Marine Cadastre

Arctic ERMA