1. Ups & Downs for Oceanography

2. I.Summary This series is directed at Establishing importance of oceanographic data in everyday life Exploring instrumentation/platforms available, focusing on gliders Discussing examples of data collected Practicing applying such data

3. II. Objectives After this series, you will be Able to provide a suite of examples of oceanographic data that impact ‘day-to- day’ life Able to discuss the various tools available to collect such data Able to navigate various web sites to obtain and use such data

4. III. Materials Computer lab with internet access Handouts: 1.URL maps 2. “Ideas” sheet

5. IV. Procedure A.Lecture on the topic B.Consult ‘URL’ map to navigate various relevant sites C.Consult ‘ideas’ sheet or come up with own ideas to complete project

6. Projects (choose 1) “Wow! Fishing at xxx is going to be great today” “Why is the beach water cold today?” “We just lost $xxxx because the captain did not check at prevailing currents”

7. The Plan

8. I. Predicting the Ocean

9. A. Important B. Data needed Beach erosion Shipping

10. Fishing

11. Biological phenomena

13. II.Quest for data

14. A. Dynamic environment

15. B. Real time or near-real time data Why? Collection Storage Analysis

16. 2. Data collection Use assets –Land based –At sea –Satellites

17. 3. Storage Retrieval facilitated

18. 4. Data analysis

19. Data scrutiny – accuracy

20. Data scrutiny – consistency

21. Data scrutiny – artifacts

22. III.Parameters A. CTD B. Backscatter C. DO D. Wave data E. Current vector F. Other

23. IV.Collection methods A. Mission requirements B. Endurance

24. V.Some of the assets A.Satellites B.Cabled seafloor observatory C.Land based radar D.Vehicles 1.Ships 2.Submersibles

25. A. Satellites

26. Chlorophyll

27. Sea surface temperature anomalies – latitude/temperature anomalies

28. True color imagery

29. B. Cabled seafloor observatory

30. http://marine.rutgers.edu/nurp/leo- 15/Node_B_Wave_Plots.htmhttp://marine.rutgers.edu/nurp/leo- 15/Node_B_Wave_Plots.htm

31. C. Land based radar

32. http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/codar/real- time/archiveviewer_lr.phphttp://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/codar/real- time/archiveviewer_lr.php

33. D. Vehicles

34. 1. Ships

37. 2. Submersibles

38. a.Manned b.Un-manned i.ROV ii.AUV

39. Non-autonomous assets have shortcomings comparable to ships

40. ii. An AUV – Glider ‘Unpowered’ vehicle High endurance Adequate payload capacity Programmable Communicates

43. VII. What is a glider? Magic!?

44. Forward motion without power! Takes instructions and reports back

46. VI.Survey of coastal ocean to 200 m

50. VIII. Types of data Real time Discrete/’cleaned’ Archived

51. Uses Real time –Tracking a current event –Can be unwieldy Discrete –Loss of time/event line –Economical

52. Archived –Analyzing changes in parameters –Usually distilled

57. IX. Examples of data available http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/d ata/FS_km14nat00.gif

58. SST: http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/show/?file=../r egions/bigbight/sst/noaa/2006/img/060712.193.0938.n12.jpg

59. Chlorophyll http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/show/?file=.. /regions/bigbight/chlor/fy1d/2006/img/0607 12.193.1217.fyd.jpghttp://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/show/?file=.. /regions/bigbight/chlor/fy1d/2006/img/0607 12.193.1217.fyd.jpg

60. Salinity Ocean salinity http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/ea rth/Water/images/salinity_big_gif_image.ht ml http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/ea rth/Water/images/salinity_big_gif_image.ht ml

61. Questions that combine data sets How do winds influence chlorophyll – plankton? Compare salinity data and temperature data

62. End

64. Mid-Atlantic Bight

67. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ Ocean salinity http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/ea rth/Water/images/salinity_big_gif_image.ht ml http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/ea rth/Water/images/salinity_big_gif_image.ht ml

68. Sea surface salinity http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_nco m/mab.htmlhttp://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_nco m/mab.html

69. Bight A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve.

70. Mid-Atlantic Bight Cape Cod Cape Hatteras

71. Sea surface temperature anomalies – latitude/temperature anomalies

72. Gulf of Maine http://www.gomoos.org/buoy/satellite.html

73. BI106 material http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educat e.shtmlhttp://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educat e.shtml