1. Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network
Dr. Patrick R. Michaud
December 12, 2001

2. TCOON Overview Started 1988 Over 50 stations Primary Sponsors
General Land Office
Water Devel. Board
US Corps of Eng
Nat'l Ocean Service
Gulf of
Mexico

3. TCOON Overview Measurements Follows NOAA/NOS standards
Precise Water Levels
Wind
Temperature
Barometric Pressure
Follows NOAA/NOS standards
Real-time, online database

4. Typical TCOON Station Wind anemometer Radio Antenna
Satellite Transmitter
Solar Panels
Data Collector
Water Level Sensor
Water Quality Sensor
Current Meter
These are the typical sensors associated with a TCOON station.

5. Uses of TCOON Data Tidal Datums Littoral Boundaries Oil-Spill Response
Navigation
Storm Preparation/ Response
Research

6. Data Management Automated Acquisition, Archive, Processing, Retrieval
10-year Historical Database
Most processing takes place via Internet
Infrastructure for other observation systems

7. Data Management Design Principles
Preserve source data
Annotate instead of modify
Automate as much as possible
Maintain a standard interchange format
Avoid complex or proprietary components
Emphasize long-term reliability over short-term costs
These are the data management design principles that have been used to develop our data management and communications systems.

8. Other Real-Time Systems
Real-time Navigation
Port of Corpus Christi
Port Freeport
NOAA PORTS
Water-Quality
Nueces Bay Salinity
Oso Creek Dissolved Oxygen
Offshore Weather

9. Research Real-time Automated Data Processing Tidal Datum Processing
Web-based Visualization and Manipulation of Coastal Data
Neural-Network-based forecasts from real-time observations
Specialized sensor and data acquisition system development
Support for other research efforts

10. Neural Network Forecasting
Reliable short-term predictions of effects of storm events

11. Conclusions Long-term, data-rich observation network
Web-based infrastructure for automated collection and processing of marine data
Research in datum computation and coastal forecasting