Presenter: Edward Kearns, UMiami/RSMASPresenter: Edward Kearns, UMiami/RSMAS

Key Elements of these Programs:Key Elements of these Programs:

• Instrumentation DeploymentInstrumentation Deployment• Realtime Data Telemetry and Distribution Realtime Data Telemetry and Distribution • Ocean Modeling and PredictionOcean Modeling and Prediction• Ties to Management and Policy MakingTies to Management and Policy Making

Part 2: Regional/Coastal Part 2: Regional/Coastal Ocean Observing SystemsOcean Observing Systems

The Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS)

Jim Hendee, Ph.D.Ocean Chemistry Division AOML/NOAA

Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) Network

Coral Reef Watch collaboration with NESDIS, NOS and NMFS

A CREWS station is a suite of meteorological and oceanographic monitoring instruments, plus the expert system software for data screening and interpretation, which provides hourly in situ data and information synthesis products.

The CREWS software deployed:

* A new station is now being installed in John Brewers Bay, St. Thomas; USVI* A new station is now being installed in John Brewers Bay, St. Thomas; USVI* Next station after that will be near La Parguera, Puerto Rico* Next station after that will be near La Parguera, Puerto Rico

•Florida Keys (SEAKEYS Network), •Great Barrier Reef (AIMS Weather Station Network), •Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas, and •Salt River Bay National Historical Park and •Ecological Preserve, St. Croix; US Virgin Islands

Reef Ecosystem Expedition for Fisheries (REEF) 2002

Jerry Ault, RSMAS

Remote station provides data storage, power systems, telecommunications

Data telemetry by GOES satellite to mainland

Online expert system examines data streams

Integrate into Sensor Network for Near Real-Time Detection of Planktonic Species

Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean InternationalInternationalUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MiamiONR NSFONR NSFNOAA NASANOAA NASA

RSMAS-ONR PIs:RSMAS-ONR PIs:

Dr. Ed KearnsDr. Ed KearnsDr. Otis BrownDr. Otis BrownDr. Peter MinnettDr. Peter MinnettDr. Bruce AlbrechtDr. Bruce AlbrechtDr. Hans GraberDr. Hans Graber

Other Investigators:Other Investigators:Dr. Hal MaringDr. Hal MaringDr. Peter Ortner Dr. Peter Ortner Dr. Rik WanninkhofDr. Rik WanninkhofMr. Doug WilsonMr. Doug WilsonDr. Bill JohnsDr. Bill JohnsDr. Molly BaringerDr. Molly Baringer

Goals:Goals:

Ocean ObservationsOcean Observations•TransportsTransports•RS ValidationRS Validation•Air-Sea FluxAir-Sea Flux

Met ObservationsMet Observations

•Wind ProfilesWind Profiles•Aerosol SamplingAerosol Sampling

Data DistributionData Distribution

OutreachOutreach

Sustained, High Sustained, High Quality Time SeriesQuality Time Series

ExplorerExplorer Data FlowData Flow

Real time Subset

Weekly Archived Full Set

Currently, only a Currently, only a very small subset of very small subset of data are delivered data are delivered in real time to in real time to science users via science users via the NWSTG: the NWSTG:

FM-13, FM-62 FM-13, FM-62 (FM-36X, FM-64)(FM-36X, FM-64)

TOO LIMITED!TOO LIMITED!Need to develop Need to develop new distribution new distribution model with new web model with new web site, DODS & site, DODS & SEA-COOS.SEA-COOS.

Explorer of the Seas is Explorer of the Seas is the South-East the South-East

extension of the extension of the continental SEA-COOS continental SEA-COOS

networknetwork

……so what is SEA-COOS?so what is SEA-COOS?

SouthEast Atlantic Coastal Ocean SouthEast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS)Observing System (SEA-COOS) UNC-CH Skidaway UNC USCUNC-CH Skidaway UNC USC

UMiami/RSMAS USF NCSC SCDNRUMiami/RSMAS USF NCSC SCDNR

SeaGrants: UF, SC, NCState SeaGrants: UF, SC, NCState

Collaborators : AOML, NDBC, NOS, NCEP, NCDDCCollaborators : AOML, NDBC, NOS, NCEP, NCDDC

Realtime coastal ocean (EEZ) observing and Realtime coastal ocean (EEZ) observing and data assimilation/modeling system, with ties to data assimilation/modeling system, with ties to both science and management activitiesboth science and management activities

Funded by ONR for 2003Funded by ONR for 2003

HF Radar Test BedHF Radar Test Bed for SEA-COOS for SEA-COOS Nick Shay (RSMAS)Nick Shay (RSMAS)

Wellen Radar (red dots)Wellen Radar (red dots) CODAR (gray area)CODAR (gray area) RCCL Explorer Ship RCCL Explorer Ship

Tracks (solid blue)Tracks (solid blue) NCORE ocean moorings NCORE ocean moorings

(black dots)(black dots) WERA: FMCW system, WERA: FMCW system,

100km range, ~750 m 100km range, ~750 m resolution.resolution.

Time Evolution of a Time Evolution of a Coherent Surface Coherent Surface Current Vortex over Current Vortex over a 4-hr period from a 4-hr period from OSCR in June 1999.OSCR in June 1999.

Black Line Depicts Black Line Depicts Time-Latitude Time-Latitude Section to Determine Section to Determine Translation Speed Translation Speed (lower panel).(lower panel).

Chris Mooers, Inkweon Bang (RSMAS)Chris Mooers, Inkweon Bang (RSMAS)SEA-COOS Modeling & ProductsSEA-COOS Modeling & Products

Implementation of operational NFS for each domain at NCSC

Daily 24-hour nowcast/72-hour forecast

Surface fluxes from NCEP operational Eta (12 km resolution)

In the future- Data assimilation- Coupling with regional atmospheric model- Coupling with a larger domain model- Ecosystem/biogeochemical model

To systematically understand the variety of scales and processes affecting the different SEACOOS regions

SEACOOS region-wide coastal ocean response to the passage of significant winter-time extra-tropical storms in March 2001

SSRA experience will provide initial verification information for the SNFS

SNFS SEA-COOS Nowcast/Forecast System

SSRASEA-COOS Storm Response Analysis

SEA-COOS – NFS Model Domains

International SeaKeepers International SeaKeepers Society Autonomous VOS fleetSociety Autonomous VOS fleet

Rod Zika (RSMAS)Rod Zika (RSMAS)

Tom Houston (SK)Tom Houston (SK)

Edward Kearns (RSMAS)Edward Kearns (RSMAS)

Christine Caruso (NCEP)Christine Caruso (NCEP)

Geoffrey Morrison (GO/SK)Geoffrey Morrison (GO/SK)

Autonomous Autonomous Measurement typesMeasurement types• Wind speed and directionWind speed and direction• Air temperatureAir temperature• Barometric pressureBarometric pressure• Sea surface temperature Sea surface temperature • Sea surface salinity Sea surface salinity • Oxygen and redox levelsOxygen and redox levels• pCOpCO22 • pH pH • eHeH• CDOMCDOM• turbidity turbidity • fluorescencefluorescence

Since June 2001,Since June 2001,

FM-13 and FM-62FM-13 and FM-62

delivered in realtime todelivered in realtime to

NWS/NCEP/NWSTG NWS/NCEP/NWSTG

and then to the GTSand then to the GTS

SK Observations, June 2001 - December 2002SK Observations, June 2001 - December 2002

Data are:Data are:•High VolumeHigh Volume•High QualityHigh Quality

% SK of total % SK of total “good” VOS obs “good” VOS obs

Wind SpeedWind Speed

62%62%

KSXXXKSXXX

Wind DirWind Dir

9%9%

SSTSST

35%35%

Primary Variables

1. Sea Surface Temperature

2. Winds

3. Sea Height Anomaly

4. Color

In-Situ Data• XBT, CTD, Drifter, ...

• Cable Data

Joaquin A. Trinanes Gustavo J. Goni

CIMAS/University of Miami NOAA/AOML

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IOCARIBE-GOOSIOCARIBE-GOOS is isTHE Intergovernmental GOOS Regional GOOS THE Intergovernmental GOOS Regional GOOS Alliance for the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Alliance for the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico Region.Mexico Region.

Doug Wilson, USA/NOAA and Guillermo Garcia, CubaDoug Wilson, USA/NOAA and Guillermo Garcia, Cuba• IOCARIBE-GOOS was initiated in 1999IOCARIBE-GOOS was initiated in 1999• Strategic Plan was completed in 2002 (GOOS Report No Strategic Plan was completed in 2002 (GOOS Report No 115, UNESCO, 2002)115, UNESCO, 2002)• support sustainable economic development, welfare, and support sustainable economic development, welfare, and safetysafety• conduct systematic observations and associated conduct systematic observations and associated researchresearch• past/present/future state of the marine and coastal past/present/future state of the marine and coastal environmentenvironment• marine ecosystems and biodiversitymarine ecosystems and biodiversity• weather and climate variabilityweather and climate variability

A tool for the integrated management of the coastal A tool for the integrated management of the coastal zonezoneImplementation of the Strategic Plan to begin in 2003Implementation of the Strategic Plan to begin in 2003

CONCLUSION: This Partnership of Government CONCLUSION: This Partnership of Government and Academia has resulted in:and Academia has resulted in:• the the scientific understandingscientific understanding for developing sustained ocean for developing sustained ocean

observing systems, both global and regionalobserving systems, both global and regional• the the ability toability to develop and testdevelop and test instrumentation, measurement instrumentation, measurement

techniques, data telemetry/ storage systems, and data techniques, data telemetry/ storage systems, and data

assimilation/modeling capabilitiesassimilation/modeling capabilities• the the maintenancemaintenance of these systems of these systems• cooperative projects with academia, government laboratories, cooperative projects with academia, government laboratories,

international organizations, and private industryinternational organizations, and private industry• the the continued scientific vigilance for improving existing continued scientific vigilance for improving existing

networksnetworks and adaptation of new technologies for the scientific and adaptation of new technologies for the scientific

understanding of the ocean and climate systemunderstanding of the ocean and climate system