U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS ® ) Zdenka Willis Director, US IOOS Program Office 4 October 2011 Improve safetyEnhance our economyProtect our environment A tool that enables the Nation to track, predict, manage and adapt to changes in our marine environment and delivers critical information to decision makers to… EUROGOOS Plenary – Sopot, Poland

U.S. IOOS: Program Overview 12 Global Component Coastal Component (EEZ to the head of tide) 2 Enhances science and improves decision making 7 Goals, 1 System Improve predictions of climate change and weather Improve the safety and efficiency of maritime operations Improve forecasts of natural hazards Improve homeland security Minimize public health risks Protect and restore healthy coastal ecosystems Sustain living marine resources

87% Total in situ networks61% 59% 81% 62% 73% 34%48% 100% Global Component: Global Ocean Observing System for Climate 3

Coastal Component Comprised of federal agencies (National level) and non-federal (Regional level) Geographic extent: EEZ to the head of the tide Supports multiple societal benefits; 7 goals; 1 System Based on 26 variables Data Management and Communications (DMAC) is a major focus that is intended to be enterprise wide from National to Regional scales 4

Examples of National Observing Networks 5 Stakeholders > 30 institutions operate HF Radars; represents a Federal/State investment of $55M in last 15 years Used by >40 government/private entities Partnership with Industry: US-based CODAR Ocean Sensor Who Depends on it USCG Search and Rescue: Oil spill response Water quality; Criminal forensics Commercial marine navigation Offshore energy; Harmful algal blooms Marine fisheries Emerging - Maritime Domain Awareness Emerging – Tsunami Decreases search area by 66% in 96 hours

Examples of National Observing Networks 6

OOI – Research and Development Component 7

U.S. IOOS ® : Regional Component Meeting National missions through… –Expanded observations and modeling capacity –Connections to users and stakeholders –Implementation of national data standards –Products transitioned to other regions and to National operations IOOS Regional Component Focused on: Marine Operations Coastal Hazards Climate Variability & Change Ecosystems, Fisheries, Water Quality Comprised of State, Local Tribal governments; Academia; Private Sector 8

U.S. IOOS ® : Regional Component (cont) Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT)  Sensor Validation and Verification  Partners: academic research institutions with coastal and ocean science and technology expertise  Broad range of environmental conditions for instrument testing. 9

U.S. IOOS ® : Regional Component (cont) 10 Coastal Inundation Rick Leuttich, UNC-CH Gulf & Atlantic Coast Shelf Hypoxia John Harding, USM Gulf of Mexico Estuarine Hypoxia Carl Friedrichs, VIMS Chesapeake Bay Cyber Infrastructure Eoin Howlett, ASA Testbed Advisory Rich Signell, USGS Evaluation Group US IOOS Costal Ocean Ecosystem Modeling Testbed 5 teams, 64 scientists/analysts SURA is overall lead for execution Began in June 2010; now in the second year Multi-sector engagement (federal agency, academia, industry) Goals: L ess about model than process Focus is on stable infrastructure (testing environment, tools, standard obs) and transition to operations Enable Modeling and Analysis subsystem

The value of NANOOS 1.Washington Dept of Ecology 2.Oceanic Remote Chemical-optical Analyzer (ORCA) 3.USGS 4.University of Washington – Applied Physics Lab 5.NOAA National Data Buoy Center 6.King County 7.NOAA National Ocean Service 8.IntelliCheck Mobilisa 9.Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program 1.Washington Dept of Ecology 2.Oceanic Remote Chemical-optical Analyzer (ORCA) 3.USGS 4.University of Washington – Applied Physics Lab 5.NOAA National Data Buoy Center 6.King County 7.NOAA National Ocean Service 8.IntelliCheck Mobilisa 9.Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program NANOOS is a community of people that provides data through one place for quicker decision-making. Data Integration - Community

Data Integration – Regional to National 12 U.S. National Data Buoy Center

Responding to Crisis: Deepwater Horizon U.S. IOOS partnership demonstrated ability to: Quickly deploy technologies: Gliders and HF radar, saving resources/improving safety Models/Imagery ingested into NOAA/Navy models Data assimilation improved spill response decision-making and public understanding USM HFR USF HFR TS Bonnie Web Portal 13 HFR data informed NOAA trajectory forecasts Briefing Blog HFR validation of SABGOM Forecast with satellite detected oil slicks

Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) Buoys The peak tsunami wave at DART Station located 470n mi northeast of Tokyo. At 1.8m, this is the largest peak wave recorded by DART. Graphic courtesy NOAA / PMEL / Center for Tsunami Research

Responding to Crisis: Japan Tsunami Response 15 CeNCOOS: Recorded the tsunami passage with U.S. IOOS sensors Five-fold increase in web traffic NANOOS: Featured “Tsunami Evacuation Zones for the Oregon Coast” application NANOOS Visualization System provided easy access to current and water height data Four-fold increase in web traffic PacIOOS: Provided the only real-time water level and turbidity measurements for Waikiki Ten-fold increase in web traffic

For the tsunami event, we provided information via Facebook in three groupings: a) Initial info including link to tsunami portal; b) graphs of water level for various locations; c) synthesis information NANOOS and the use of Social Media Visits to the NANOOS Facebook page showed heightened interest about the tsunami. Yellow stars indicate posts by staff to the NANOOS FB page, and the red star indicates the day of the tsunami. NANOOS joined Facebook in April 2010 to augment our traditional outreach methods.

Selected Products: Marine & Coastal 17 Reducing Distress Calls Harmful Algal Bloom NWS portal based on IOOS Regional Project

Selected Products: Climate Variability & Change 18 Observations: Single system; multiple uses - NOAA PMEL working with RAs to deploy CO2 sensors Ocean Acidification Partnership with shellfish growers Validating Sensors Integrated Coral Reef Monitoring % of living coral Puerto Rico

Selected Products: Ecosystems, Fisheries & Water Quality 19 Gliders: Dissolved Oxygen water quality monitoring

U.S. IOOS ® : Education and Outreach 20

Web Portal Interactive Data Interface Google Earth, Glider GUI Briefing Blog Social networking tools developed to enable collaboration between scientists and students in the U.S., Canada, Spain and Portugal on the RU15, RU17, and RU27 long-duration glider missions. Trans-Atlantic Education

Rutgers Plan for the Challenger Mission: International Education Program for Sustained at-Sea Robotic Global Omni-Presence HMS Challenger Mission 100 days at sea Rutgers University/IOOS Partner

U.S. IOOS ® : A National Endeavor but in a Global Context Comprehensive system Data Integration critical Sustaining the enterprise requires engagement by all 23