Transcript MACOORA The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean

MACOORA
The Mid-Atlantic Coastal
Ocean Observing Regional Association
Annual Membership Meeting
and Luncheon Address
October 28, 2010
Carolyn Thoroughgood
[email protected]
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MACOORA
The Mid-Atlantic Coastal
Ocean Observing Regional Association
Our mission:
To seek, discover, share and
apply new knowledge and
understanding
of our coastal ocean
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MACOORA
Diverse Regional Needs
From Cape Cod, MA to Cape Hatteras, NC
•1000 km alongshore
•5 urban estuarine systems
•10 states and DC
•76 million people (25% of US
population)
•23% of total US waterborne
commerce
•Commercial and sports fishing
•MACOORA coordinates
and facilitates ocean
observations.
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MACOORA
Theme Areas
MACOORA Weather Mesonet
Themes
1. Maritime Operational input to
USCG SAROPS
Safety
HF Radar
Network
Operational input
to USCG
SAROPS
Circulation and
2. Ecological
divergence maps
Decision
for habitat
Support
Winds for transport, Surface currents
3. Water
river plumes, &
for floatables,
Quality
upwelling
bacteria, spill
response
Weather forecast
Current forecast
4. Coastal
Inundation ensemble validation model validation
5. Offshore Historical analysis Historical current
& wind model
analysis & wind
Energy
validation
model validation
MARCOOS
Capabilities
MARCOOS Capabilities
Statistical STPS Satellite
Forecast
Imagery
Operational input
to USCG
SAROPS
SST & Color
for habitat
Surface currents
for floatables,
bacteria, spill
response
Ocean color for
river plumes
Glider Surveys Dynamical
Ocean Forecasts
Subsurface
T & S for
habitat
Nearshore
dissolved
oxygen surveys
3-D Fields of T, S,
circulation for
habitat
Surface currents for
floatables, bacteria,
spill response
Nested forecast
ensembles
Historical
Historical
Coupled oceananalysis surface analysis
atmosphere models
fronts & plumes subsurface
for resource
for siting
fronts & plumes estimates
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MARCOOS
•MARCOOS is the operational arm of
MACOORA.
•MARCOOS deploys and operates the Regional
Coastal Ocean Observing System, a complex
array of hardware— gliders, radar, buoys, and
software— data, data bases, and models
•It is a joint effort, comprising 30 Principal
Investigators from 20 academic,
governmental and
private institutions
across the region.
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MACOORA + MARCOOS = MARACOOS
Starting June 1,
2011, MARCOOS
and MACOORA
will be merged as a
single entity,
MARACOOS.
Funding awarded
to MARACOOS will
support the
regional
association and its
operational arm.
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MARACOOS
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MARACOOS
MARACOOS = MACOORA + MARCOOS + Enhancements
Regional Association
Met
Stations
5. Education &
Outreach
Drifters
Gliders
MARCOOS
2007-Present
Data Management
Thredds
QA/QC
Asset Map
Assimilation
Nested Weather
Forecasts
4. Modeling &
Analysis
Technological Capabilities
HFRADAR
Satellites
Assimilation
Nested Ocean
Forecast Models
UConn STPS
NOAA-WRF
Weatherflow
RAMS
Weather
Forecast
Ensemble
Stevens
NYHOPS
SUNY
UMass
HOPS
WWW
Ocean
Forecast
Ensemble
RU ROMS
RU-WRF
Visualization
MACOORA
2004 - Present
Scientific Understanding
Adaptive Sampling
3. Data
Management
3)
User Needs
Defines regional themes
Designs, constructs & operates a Regional
Coastal Ocean Observing System
Engages stakeholders
Validation
2. Observing
Subsystem
1)
2)
Validation
1. Regional
Management
Google Maps
Leveraged
Regional
Weather
Forecasts
Enhancements
2011
Google Earth
MAYA 3-D
User Defined Regional Themes
Maritime Safety
Ecosystem Mgmt
Water Quality
Inundation
Energy
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Thank you to our many
members
ASA
Battelle
Beacon Institute, Clarkson University
CARIS USA, Inc.
Center for Chesapeake Bay Observation and
Modeling, U. S. Naval Academy
Center for Innovative Technology
Chesapeake Bay Observing System
Chesapeake Research Consortium
CODAR Ocean Sensors
College of William and Mary, Virginia
Institute of Marine Science
Delaware River Basin Commission
Delaware Sea Grant College Program
East Carolina University
Fugro Atlantic
Fugro Earthdata
Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing
Hudson River Foundation
Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Sea Grant College
Millersville University
Monmouth University ,Urban Coastal Institute
New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
NOAA Coastwatch - East Coast Node
Old Dominion University
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (NEP)
SAIC
Sonardyne
Stevens Institute of Technology,
Stony Brook University
Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc.
U.S. Geological Survey
New Jersey Water Science Center
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Virginia Maritime Association
Weatherflow, Inc.
Woods Hole Group, Inc.
YSI, Inc.