Transcript Caribbean Regional Association for Coastal Ocean Observing (CaRA/CarICOOS) 2009 Regional Coordination Workshop Seattle, WA August 25, 2009

Caribbean Regional Association for
Coastal Ocean Observing
(CaRA/CarICOOS)
2009 Regional Coordination Workshop
Seattle, WA
August 25, 2009
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Part 1: Project Status Report
Support to the Caribbean Regional Association for
Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing
(05/01/2008 – 04/30/2011)
Implementation of the Caribbean Regional Integrated
Coastal Ocean Observing System
(08/01/2008-07/31/2011)
Project Investigators
Julio M. Morell, Jorge E. Corredor, Aurelio Mercado,
Jorge E. Capella, Luis Aponte, Miguel Canals – UPRM
Roy A. Watlington, Naseer Idrissi – UVI
Project Status Report: Project Schedule and Milestones
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Enhancing proactive participation and diversity within the Governance Structure and strengthening
the Regional Association.
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Continued revision and refinement of CaRA’s draft business plan.
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Continued and expanded exchange with stakeholders to provide for further development of CaRA’s
needs assessment.
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Continued refinement and prioritization of CaRA’s observing system design and ensure
interoperability of data and information products.
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Enhancement of stakeholder recognition and trust through rapid development of appropriate,
effective avenues of access to useful integrated data products that meet expressed CaRA
stakeholder needs.
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Emplace and maintain core coastal observing assets for near real time observations of coastal
circulation, waves, winds and water quality in Atlantic and Caribbean coastal zonal bands.
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Implement an operational modeling program that will generate coastal wind, wave and circulation
forecasts providing an integrative regional context to observational data and generate improved
storm surge driven coastal inundation maps and surface tidal elevation products.
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Develop regionally focused coastal water quality products derived from remotely sensed data and
validated using in situ observations.
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Maximize usefulness and availability of the above data streams by implementing DMAC standards
and procedures assuring data availability to the IOOS community.
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Assure usefulness to all stakeholder sectors by implementing a tailored product design and delivery
strategies.
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Keys to Success
o Sustained stakeholder engagement through web page presence, press interviews &
releases, workshops and meetings (sector focused in particular), one-on-one visits, new
observing assets/data products
o Intern Program (sustained development of regional expertise)
o Visiting expert program (technology transfer)
o Strategic Alliances and Leveraging
 Buoy program – University of Maine
 Modeling:
 ADCIRC Circulation – PennState
 ADCIRC/inundation – PR DNRE Renaissance Institute & UNC
 ROMS/HYCOM – RSMAS
 SWAN (UniNorte)
 UPRM Alliance for Coastal Modeling
 Surface currents
 CODAR program: DHS-funded “National Center for Secure and Resilient
Maritime Commerce and Coastal Environments” (CSR)
 Water Quality
 Partnerships with remote sensing specialists: NOAA CoastWatch, European
Space Agency, USF
NOAA Atlantic Test Bed for CO2 monitoring
 Coastal Weather
 ICON/CREWS
 PR Seismic Network
 Coastal weather mesonet – WeatherFlow
o Liaisons for needs assessment (NWS, PR Sea Grant Program, USGS, USCG, DNRE)
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Potential Challenges
Challenges:
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Institutional (UPRM, UVI) – cumbersome purchasing, contractual & accounting
procedures
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Maintaining stakeholder interest with few unique data streams
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Lack of understanding by public of graphical products (ie: NWS GF)
Resolving challenges:
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Under consultation with CaRA Board
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Increased observing system products
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Outreach & Education, sustained product improvement
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Current Status: Products
Level One
Level Two
Minimal processing
Products
Model
RT Decision
RT Data Outputs Satellite Data Support
Ecosystem/Climate
Trends
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Water Quality
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Marine Operations
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x
Coastal Hazards
Value-added
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Maps
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x
Time
Series
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x
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Current Status: Product Examples
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“one-stop-shopping” for government, commercial & recreational stakeholders on ocean and
weather conditions
Existing data streams (NOAA, USGS, Navy)
Real-time Buoy data
Real-time Meteo
Model data
Imagery
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storm-driven coastal inundation products for local government for emergency management
& planning (PR State Emergency Management Agency)
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Coastal weather data & products to NWS-San Juan for improved forecasting capability
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Outreach to stakeholder groups to assure appropriate product use
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Current Status: Observations
Variables/
Platforms
Fixedin water,
multipurpose
Fixedin water
single
purpose
Fixed –
on land
Physical
1 buoy
2 CSR
Meteorological
1 buoy
2 buoy,
CRP
3 WF
Chemical
Biological
Remote
Transects Sensing
1 CW
1 CRP
1 CW
2 ESA,
USF
Geological
Code: CW = NOAA CoastWatch, ESA = European Space Agency,
USF = U. of South Florida, CSR = DHS CODAR Project, CRP = NOAA Coral Reef
Program
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Map 1a: Existing Observing Assets
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Map 1b: Leveraged Assets
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Current Status: In Water Assets
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CarICOOS Data Buoy A
Current Status: In Water Assets
• NOAA MAPCO2 Buoy
– NOAA PMEL, NOAA CRP
– CariCOOS
Current Status: On Land Assets
Current Status: On Land Assets
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CSR – CODAR HF Radar
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Equipment on loan from:
– Rutgers COOL
– TAMU
Current Status: Modeling and DMAC subsystems
Modeling*
Region-wide**
Atmospheric
Sub-region
Not at all
WRF
WRF
Circulation
HYCOM/ROMS
ADCIRC
Inundation
ADCIRC
ADCIRC
SWAN
SWAN
Wave
Hydrological
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Sediment transport
x
Water Quality/Ecosystem
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Fisheries
x
DMAC
Complete
In-progress Not at all
RA Website that serves data
x
DIF - working to ensure
interoperability
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Regional Data Portal
x
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Coastal Currents ADCIRC (J. Capella-CaRA, Dave Hill,- Penn State)
CURRENT STATUS - MODELING ASSETS (NOWCASTS AND FORECAST)
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PR DNER contracted CaRA – UPRM
Alliance for Coastal Modeling to perform
Coastal Zone inundation modeling using
ADCIRC, SWAN and COULWAVE.
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Coastal Winds
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WRF J. Gonzales-CaRA/UPRM, S.
Strippling NHC
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Coastal Waves
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SWAN ( C. Anselmi, CaRA-UPRM, J. C.
Ortiz –UniNorte)
MODELING ASSETS (cont.)
• storm surge-inundation ADCIRC
• (J. Gonzalez, CaRA-UPRM, A. Mercado-
UPRM, B. Blanton-Renaissance Institute ),
collaboration DRNA
• offshore currents (HYCOM/ROMS)
L. Cherubin-RSMAS, N. Idrissi-UVI),
IAS/NCOM (D. Ko-NRL)
Part 2: Looking Forward:
Future Plans
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Future Plans: Major Products
Level One
Products
Level Two
Model
RT Decision
RT Data Outputs Satellite Data Support
Ecosystem/Climate
Trends
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x
Water Quality
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x
x
Marine Operations
x
x
Coastal Hazards
x
x
x
x
x
Maps
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Time
Series
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X
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x
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x
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Future Plans: Observations
Variables/
Platforms
Physical
Meteorological
Fixedin water,
multipurpose
4 buoys
8 HF
Radar
6
hardened
meteo
2 buoys
Chemical
3 WQM
Biological
3 WQM
Geological
Fixedin water
single
Fixed –
purpose on land
MAPCO2
Remote
Transects Sensing
2 ship &
2 glider
SST
2 ship
10 inshore CDOM,
sta.
turbidity
Chl a
Shoreline
erosion
profiles
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Future Plan: Modeling and DMAC
Modeling*
Atmospheric
Region-wide
Sub-region
WRF
Circulation
Not at all
WRF
HYCOM/ROMS
Inundation
ADCIRC
HYCOM/ROMS
PADCIRC SWAN
BOUSSINESQUE
SWAN
Wave
SWAN
Hydrologic
TBI
TBI
Sediment transport
USACE CMS
USACE CMS
Water quality/ecosystem
Fisheries
HYCOM/ROMS
DMAC
RA Website that serves data
DIF - working to ensure
interoperability
Regional Data Portal
Yes
In-progress No
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(caricoos.org)
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X
(dm1.caricoos.org)
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CariCOOS Future Plans
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Funding Scenario
Funding Scenarios
Modeling
Observing
$3 million
$1 million
Reduce:
infrastructure support
Infrastructure
Hardware
Personnel
CODAR
Glider transects
CODAR
Glider transects
Reduce:
Further reduce:
ship operations
Coastal weather
ship operations
Coastal weather
Personnel
Reduce:
Buoys
DMAC and Product
Development
RA Management and
Outreach
Reduce:
Personnel
Further reduce:
Personnel
Outreach activities
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