1. The US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Industry - Technology Andrew M. Clark Ph.D. National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations 7 June 2005 U.S. Capitol Hill Oceans Week, Washington, D.C.

2. National Office for Integrated Sustained Ocean Observations

3. GOOS IOOS IEOS GEOSS

4. Partherships Are Key

5. Regional Associations Involve User Groups Incorporate  Universities  State Agencies  Private Sector Regional Systems

8. Saves Lives and Property

9. Hazard Elements: Detect – Disseminate – Take Action

14. Causes of Tsunamis Earthquake Volcano Landslide Meteorite

15. Tide Stations detect changes in water levels, including anomalies Software provides Tide Station data at greater frequency (every minute) for integration into the Tsunami Warning Network Current Tsunami Tide Stations Expanded Tsunami Tide Stations Wake Island Kwajalein Midway Pago Guam

16. Simulation of a Tsunami Generated in the Puerto Rico Trench

18. Proposed Atlantic DART Buoy Locations

19. Percentage Distribution of Tsunamis in the World’s Oceans Location% Atlantic East Coast1.6 Atlantic West Coast0.4 Mediterranean10.1 Caribbean13.8 Bay of Bengal0.8 East Indies20.3 Oceania25.4 Japan-Russia18.6 Pacific East Coast8.9 40 East Coast USA Tsunami or Tsunami-like Events Since 1600

21. Mediterranean 1999, 2002, 2003 Mediterranean 1999, 2002, 2003

22. CYCOFOS Observatory at the Eratosthenes Seamount South of Cyprus

24. OBS – Ocean Bottom Seismometer

25. Take Away Messages: There presently exist many ocean observing subsystems, operated by many different organizations There presently exist many ocean observing subsystems, operated by many different organizations IOOS is the mechanism whereby all these will be seamlessly integrated IOOS is the mechanism whereby all these will be seamlessly integrated Many of these existing systems (e.g. DART) can be upgraded with new technology developed by Indsutry Many of these existing systems (e.g. DART) can be upgraded with new technology developed by Indsutry IOOS is the mechanism through which Industry can most effectively be engaged in this enterprise IOOS is the mechanism through which Industry can most effectively be engaged in this enterprise