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MACOORA The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon Address October 28, 2010 Carolyn Thoroughgood [email protected]. www.macoora.org. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MACOORA The Mid-Atlantic Coastal
Ocean Observing Regional Association
Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon Address
October 28, 2010
Carolyn [email protected]
Our mission:To seek, discover, share
and apply new knowledge and understanding
of our coastal ocean
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MACOORA The Mid-Atlantic Coastal
Ocean Observing Regional Association
•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
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MACOORA Diverse Regional Needs
•MACOORA coordinates and facilitates ocean
observations.
From Cape Cod, MA to Cape Hatteras, NC
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MACOORA MARCOOS Theme Areas Capabilities
MARCOOS Capabilities MACOORA Themes
Weather Mesonet HF Radar Network
Statistical STPS Forecast
Satellite Imagery
Glider Surveys Dynamical Ocean Forecasts
1. Maritime Safety
Operational input to USCG SAROPS
Operational input to USCG SAROPS
Operational input to USCG SAROPS
2. Ecological Decision Support
Circulation and divergence maps for habitat
SST & Color for habitat
Subsurface T & S for habitat
3-D Fields of T, S, circulation for habitat
3. Water Quality
Winds for transport, river plumes, & upwelling
Surface currents for floatables, bacteria, spill response
Surface currents for floatables, bacteria, spill response
Ocean color for river plumes
Nearshore dissolved oxygen surveys
Surface currents for floatables, bacteria, spill response
4. Coastal Inundation
Weather forecast ensemble validation
Current forecast model validation
Nested forecast ensembles
5. Offshore Energy
Historical analysis & wind model validation
Historical current analysis & wind model validation
Historical analysis surface fronts & plumes for siting
Historical analysis subsurface fronts & plumes
Coupled ocean-atmosphere models for resource estimates
•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 PrincipalInvestigators from 20 academic, governmental andprivate institutions across the region.
MARCOOS
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MACOORA + MARCOOS = MARACOOSStarting 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.
MARACOOS
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MARACOOS
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Met Stations
1. Regional Management
2. Observing Subsystem
3. Data Management
4. Modeling & Analysis
5. Education & Outreach
Visualization WWW Google Maps Google Earth MAYA 3-D
GlidersSatellites DriftersHF-RADAR
Data ManagementThredds QA/QC Asset Map
Nested Weather Forecasts
Nested Ocean Forecast Models
Ocean Forecast
Ensemble
NOAA-WRF
WeatherflowRAMS
RU-WRF
UConn STPS
RU ROMS
Stevens NYHOPS
Assimilation Assimilation
Valid
ation
Valid
ation
Adap
tive
Sam
plin
g
SUNYUMass HOPS
Weather Forecast
Ensemble
User Needs
Scientific Understanding
Technological Capabilities
MARACOOS = MACOORA + MARCOOS + Enhancements
MACOORA 2004 - Present
MARCOOS2007-Present
Leveraged Regional Weather Forecasts
Enhancements2011
Regional Association1) Defines regional themes2) Designs, constructs & operates a Regional
Coastal Ocean Observing System3) Engages stakeholders
User Defined Regional ThemesMaritime Safety Ecosystem Mgmt Water Quality Inundation Energy
Thank you to our many
membersASABattelleBeacon Institute, Clarkson UniversityCARIS USA, Inc.Center for Chesapeake Bay Observation and Modeling, U. S. Naval AcademyCenter for Innovative TechnologyChesapeake Bay Observing SystemChesapeake Research ConsortiumCODAR Ocean SensorsCollege of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceDelaware River Basin CommissionDelaware Sea Grant College Program
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (NEP)SAICSonardyneStevens Institute of Technology,Stony Brook UniversityTeledyne RD Instruments, Inc.U.S. Geological SurveyNew Jersey Water Science CenterUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DelawareUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Massachusetts at DartmouthVirginia Maritime AssociationWeatherflow, Inc.Woods Hole Group, Inc.YSI, Inc.
East Carolina UniversityFugro AtlanticFugro EarthdataHudson River Environmental Conditions ObservingHudson River FoundationInstitute of Marine & Coastal Sciences, Rutgers Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesMaryland Sea Grant College
Millersville UniversityMonmouth University ,Urban Coastal InstituteNew Jersey Marine Sciences ConsortiumNOAA Chesapeake Bay OfficeNOAA Coastwatch - East Coast NodeOld Dominion University