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Integrated Ocean Observing System -- IOOS -- United States Contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System Kurt Schnebele Ocean.US Deputy of Data Management A Sea of Acronyms • International organizations – IOC / Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission – WMO / World Meteorological Organization – JCOMM / Joint Commission on Oceanography and Marine Meteorology • International Programs – GOOS / Global Ocean Observing System – GCOS / Global Climate Observing System – GEOSS / Global Earth Observing System of Systems • GOOS Regional Alliances – – – – – EuroGOOS Mediterranean GOOS Black Sea GOOS NEAR (North-East Asian Regional)-GOOS Pacific Islands GOOS To Navigate this Sea in the US anyway Look to the office of Ocean.US at www.ocean.us Why Organize All This? • Ocean & coastal regimes are vitally important to – Sustainable economic activity – Quality of life • Seven Societal Benefits targeted – – – – – – – Improve the safety & efficiency of marine operations Mitigate effects of natural hazards more effectively Improve predictions of climate change & their effects Minimize public health risks Protect & restore healthy coastal marine ecosystems Sustain living marine resources Improve homeland security Why Organize All This? • Challenge: too little information available -- and lack capacity to use it wisely • Hence IOOS focuses on building – Observations capacity – Modeling and analysis capacity, and – Data management & communications to connect and deliver to applications • While also making investments toward – Research (smarter use & refresh technology) – Education and Outreach (pubic use & operators) Fiscal Challenge in USA US Federal Budget Discretionary Part (FY2008) Ocean Data/Information Spending Today New Spending Need US Commission on Ocean Policy (2004) New IOOS Spending Today FY 2007 proposed $929,800,000,000 ~$2,600,000,000 ~$600,000,000 ~$150,000,000 CHALLENGE – • Prove new investment is worthwhile • Manage it for best results Broad Participation of US Government ‘White House’-level Committee on Ocean Policy • 14 Departments and independent agencies • Multiple policy offices Tasked to implement US Ocean Action Plan -- includes IOOS Regional Association Participation PacIOOS GCOOS CarIOOS One Conceptual View Producers: Federal, Regional, Private USERS • Public • Private Link ~365 Systems •Observation Systems •Modeling Centers •Data Centers Observers: Federal, Regional, Private Global Component • • • • Buoys – moored and drifting Sea Level network Ships of Opportunity Satellites Coastal Component (partial) Sample of coastal observations stations • Buoys & Platforms • Tide & River Gages • Waves & Currents • Water Quality stations Operated by multiple federal, state, and regional entities http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/ ADCP Stations from Gulf of Mexico Data provided by platform operators under terms of lease with US Minerals Management Service http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/ADCP_WestGulf.shtml Data Management Service Oriented Architecture to link a System of Systems • Standards & Protocols for: • Metadata • Discovery • On-Line Browse • Transport • Access • Archive • IT Security DMAC Organization Steering Team Structure Transport & Access Expert Team Metadata & Discovery Expert Team Archive Expert Team Private Sector Caucus Regional Caucus International Caucus Modeling Caucus Education Caucus Systems Engineering Working Group Interagency Oversight Working Group Modeling and Analysis The 1st IOOS Development Plan calls for a modeling effort that will Improve, develop, test & validate operational models for all seven societal goals; Produce more accurate & comprehensive estimates of current states of the marine environment, ecosystems & living resources; Improve, develop & apply data assimilation techniques to initialize & update models for more accurate forecasts of state changes; & Optimize the observing subsystem to achieve these objectives MAST formed in Fall 2006 To What Purpose Make Better Decisions! What Should You Do? • Relax, take it easy • Government will give it all to you! • Just Kidding! • Tell us what you need • Explain how you’ll benefit • The ‘value proposition’ is not yet accepted Suggested Reading • What is IOOS? http://www.ocean.us/what_is_ioos • The IOOS Development Plan http://www.ocean.us/documents/docs/ IOOSDevPlan_low-res.pdf • The IGOS Coastal Theme Report http://www.igospartners.org/Coastal.htm