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1 Coastal Ocean Observation Lab Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
A Recent (and Likely Incomplete) History of the Personnel and Education Requirements for the Evolving Profession of Operational Oceanographer Scott M. Glenn Oscar M. E. Schofield Robert J. Chant J. Frederick Grassle Coastal Ocean Observation Lab Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University marine.rutgers.edu/cool

2 A Recent (and Likely Incomplete) History Operational Oceanographer
of the Personnel and Education Requirements for the Evolving Profession of Operational Oceanographer January, Almanac for Seapower Admiral Richard West Navy's Operational Oceanography Program comprised of more than 3,000 military and civilian personnel. 430 Oceanography officers (2 year M.S. degree) 1600 Enlisted METOC Specialists (10 week introduction, 28 week weather forecasting) 1400 civilian personnel in the naval oceanographic community forecasts for weather, aviation flight, amphibious assault beach, electromagnetic, ocean acoustic, electro-optic, specific weapon systems and special operations warfare. New littoral emphasis while maintaining deep water proficiency January, Oceanography Scott Glenn, Tommy Dickey, Bruce Parker and Bill Boicourt Long-term Real-time Coastal Ocean Observation Networks Training a new generation of science support staff Masters level Cross trained in oceanography and computer science, electronics, or engineering Sole purpose of graduate education should not be to produce another Ph.D.

3 March, EOS Chris Mooers Operational Oceanography: Shall We Dance? Supported by a highly educated workforce to maintain, evaluate and upgrade the observing, modeling and telecommunications systems. Skilled regional forecasters to combine numerical guidance with local observations and knowledge Current operational oceanographers: Navy between 100 to 4000 (depending on definition) and about 100 at NOAA. June, EOS Richard Spinrad Comment on Operational Oceanography: Shall We Dance? U.S. Navy operational oceanographic community comprises approximately 2800 individuals worldwide. Development of new operational oceanography capabilities, data acquisition, and product dissemination. Includes remotely sensed, in situ and predictive data from a multitude of sources July, Physics Today Toni Feder Argo Begins Systematic Global Probing of the Upper Oceans Howard Freeland (leader of Canadian Argo effort) - the primary result of Argo will be the identification of a new profession - operational oceanography. Purely scientific gains pale into insignificance. Success measured by the quality of the product supplied, not research papers. Data centers will process the data and release it in 12 hours, followed by a second release a few months later.

4 November, EOS Stan Wilson and Muriel Cole Comment on "Operational Oceanography: Shall We Dance?" 1317 NOAA FTEs in operational oceanography. Collect data, derive products, produce analyses and generate forecasts. Chris Mooers Reply Sticking with 4,000 individuals and assuming a 40 year work career, 100 new graduates are needed each year. Professional and educational needs should become planning factors. Meteorological paradigm is one model January, Letter from Naval Oceanographic Office to the Office of Navel Research Landry Bernard, James Rigney Oceanographic Education Requirements - Scientists in all of the subspecialties of oceanic sciences, engineers and computer scientists. Challenges in operational oceanography - due to rapid changes in PO in the last 10 years, including satellite data and dynamical forecast models. Greatest challenge - setting up models in new areas and assessing forecast quality. Target candidates - Masters degree in PO and experience in numerical models and data assimilation. Current recruiting problems - PO Ph.D. candidates are interested in R & D, not operations, and M.S. graduates are in other fields. Sponsor traineeships at top oceanography institutions for M.S. degrees. NAVOCEANO could provide summer employment in operational oceanography.

5 October, 2001 - Letter to James Rigney at NAVOCEANO.
Robert Lorens Operational Oceanography Curricula Personal Communication Skills- written and oral Computer Communication Skills - Fortran, C++, scripting Statistics - data errors and limitations Numerical Analysis - numerical recipes, analysis libraries, Matlab, GIS - ARCVIEW Descriptive and Dynamical Oceanography Applied Ocean Modeling - model is a black box and operations are emphasized. Data Analysis - time series and spectral Ocean Acoustics Field Experience October responses Chuck Weigand, NLMOC Core oceanography courses - physics, chemistry, biology and geology. Basic meteorology At sea experience Richard Hodur, NRL Monterey understand computers and how to apply them script languages, manipulate large databases, debug programs. Numerical modeling Dynamics and physics of the ocean Ability to relate ones understanding of the ocean to numerical model output

6 Operational Oceanography Program Requirements
Rutgers Requirements for Masters without Thesis: 30 Credits of Course Work (typically ten 3-credit courses) Expository Essay Defense Typical Course Load Summer Fall Spring Year 1 Field Experience Courses Courses Year 2 Field Experience Courses + Essay Courses + Essay Year 3 Field Experience

7 Potential Operational Oceanography Courses
Introductory Core Courses Physical Oceanography Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Marine Geology Advanced Physical Oceanography & Meteorology Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics Atmospheric Boundary Layers Waves, Currents & Sediment Transport Transport Processes in Geophysical Environments Graduate Seminar Observations & Modeling Remote Sensing Geophysical Data Analysis Ocean Modeling 1 & 2 Engineering Coastal Engineering Robotic Systems Engineering Computer Graphics Virtual Reality Technology Interdisciplinary Courses Synoptic Meteorology Ocean Optics Ocean Acoustics Computer/Math Tools Statistics Numerical Analysis Techniques Data Visualization Computer Language - Fortran, C++, Java 3 (PO + 2) 2 1 ______ 10

8 Practical Training in an Operational Environment
What’s Missing? Practical Training in an Operational Environment How do we fix this? Change in academic philosophy Education program linked to an Operational Observatory Internships at Government Labs Co-ops with Industrial Partners

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