MARACOOS 2011-2016: From Observations to Forecasts

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CapeCod

CapeHatteras

NJ

MACT

VA

DE

NY

NC

RI

MD

PA10 States

111 Congressional

Districts

MIDDLEATLANTICREGIONALASSOCIATION

COASTALOCEANOBSERVINGSYSTEM

1000 kmCape to Cape

MARACOOS 2011-2016:From Observations toForecasts

Carolyn Thoroughgood, Larry Atkinson,

Bill Boicourt, Wendell Brown, Scott GlennPlus >35 Additional Co-PIs from >20Institutions

To seek, discover and apply newknowledge & understanding of our

To seek, discover and apply newknowledge & understanding of our coastal

ocean


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ORGANIZATION


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ASABattelleBeacon Institute, ClarksonUniversityCARIS USA, Inc.Center for Chesapeake BayObservation and

Modeling, U. S. Naval

AcademyCenter for InnovativeTechnologyChesapeake Bay ObservingSystemChesapeake ResearchConsortium

CODAR Ocean SensorsCollege of William and Mary,Virginia

Institute of Marine Science

Delaware River BasinCommission

Delaware Sea Grant CollegeProgram

Partnership for the DelawareEstuary (NEP)

SAICSonardyneStevens Institute of TechnologyStony Brook UniversityTeledyne RD Instruments, Inc.U.S. Geological SurveyNew Jersey Water Science Center

University of ConnecticutUniversity of DelawareUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Massachusetts atDartmouth

Virginia Maritime AssociationWeatherflow, Inc.

Woods Hole Group, Inc.YSI, Inc.

East Carolina University

Fugro AtlanticFugro EarthdataHudson River EnvironmentalConditions ObservingHudson River FoundationInstitute of Marine & Coastal Sciences,Rutgers

Maryland Department of NaturalResourcesMaryland Sea Grant College

Millersville UniversityMonmouth University, Urban CoastalInstitute

New Jersey Marine SciencesConsortium

NOAA Chesapeake Bay OfficeNOAA Coastwatch - East Coast NodeOld Dominion University

MEMBERS

GOV: 15% NGO: 15% B/I: 30%ACAD: 40%


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CarolynThoroughgood

At-Large & PIMARACOOS Board

Chair

Edward KellyBoard - Appointed

MARACOOS Board ViceChair

Larry AtkinsonAt-Large & PI

MARACOOS BoardSecretary

Genevieve Boehm-

CliftonNew YorkBight

Frank Bohlen

Long IslandSound

William

BoicourtAt-Large & PI

Wendell Brown

At-Large & PI

Michael Bruno

Board-Appointed

Scott Glenn

At-Large & PI

Daniel LeatherDelaware Bay James ManningMassachusetts &Rhode IslandBays & Shelf

Fredrika MoserChesapeake Bay Eric VowinkelAt-Large Doug WilsonAt-Large Jeffrey YapalaterBoard-Appointed

Board of Directors

CorporateLeadership


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REGIONALDRIVERS

OceanCirculatio

n

Tropical Storms

Population Ports

Northeasters

Climate Change

CriticalHabitat


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REGIONAL THEMES& SUCCESS STORIES

Maritime Operations Safety at Sea

2) Ecosystem DecisionSupport - Fisheries

3) Water Quality a) Floatables, b) Hypoxia, c) N

4) Coastal Inundation - Flooding

5) Energy Offshore Win

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Regional

PriorityThemes

Regional Observation & Modeling Capabilities

Weather Mesonet HF Radar Network

StatisticalSTPS

Satellite Imagery GliderSurveys

Dynamical OceanForecasts

Theme 1.Maritime Safety

Operational Input toUSCG SAROPS

Operational input toUSCG SAROPS

Operational input toUSCG SAROPS

SST for survivabilityplanning

Assimilation datasetfor forecast models

Surface currents forSAROPS

Theme 2.Ecological

Decision Support

Weather forecastensemble validation Circulation anddivergence maps forhabitat

SST & Color forhabitat Subsurface T & S forhabitat 3-D fields of T, S,circulation for habitat

Theme 3.Water Quality

Winds for transport,river plumes, &

upwelling

Surface currents forflotables, bacteria,

spill response

Surface currents forflotables, bacteria,

spill response

Ocean color for riverplumes

Nearshore dissolvedoxygen surveys

Surface currents forfloatables, bacteria,

spill response

Theme 4.Coastal

Inundation

Weather forecastensemble validation

Current forecastmodel validation

SSTs assimilationinto forecast models

Assimilation datasetfor forecast models

Nested forecastensembles

Theme 5.Offshore Energy

Historical analysis &wind modelvalidation

Historical currentanalysis & windmodel validation

Historical analysissurface fronts &plumes for siting

Historical analysis ofsubsurface fronts &

plumes

Coupled ocean-atmosphere models

for resourceestimates

DATA &PRODUCTS


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SUPPORTINGIOOS

Activities in

the Gulf OilSpillContributed

Assets:

HF Radar Networks USF, USMGliders iRobot, Mote,

Rutgers,SIO, UDel, USF, Navy

Drifters & Profilers Horizon Marine,NavySatellite Imagery CSTARS, UDelOcean Forecasts

Navy, NCSUData/Web Services ASA, Rutgers, SIO


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From ObservationsTo Forecasts


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EPA/IOOS RA Collaborative WaterQuality Project

Probability Maps of BacterialContamination

CTDEPUSEPANERACOOS

Coastal RainfallModels

NJDEP

USEPARutgers U.MARACOOS

Beach and Shellfish Nowcasts

SCDHECU. South CarolinaU. MarylandSECOORA

Objective: develop a decision support tool thatcan facilitate public health officials decisions onissuing beach swimming advisories and

contribute to a real-time notification system thatwill alert the public to beach swimmingconditions.

Task 1: Compare Existing Modeling Efforts toVirtual Beach

in the Same Geography:

- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (SECOORA)

Partnerships & LeveragingIOOS USGS USEPA ASA

NERACOOS MARACOOS SECOORA


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Vessels -

SatelliteSatellite

Ships/

VesselsREMUS

ModelingLeadership

CODARGlider

DataVis.SecurityEducation

RegionallyDistributed Centersof Expertise

Documents

MARACOOS 2011-2016: From Observations to Forecasts