IOOS®: Our Eyes on the Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes

Zdenka Willis, DirectorNOAA IOOS® Program

February 18, 2009

Outline

• Status of IOOS development – particularly Interagency coordination

• IOOS in the NOAA budget• Support for Regions• Plans involving climate change and ocean energy

What is IOOS®?

11 Regional Associations (RAs)/ Regional Coastal

Ocean Observing Systems

National Federation of Regional Associations

(NFRA)

REGIONAL

Spans the Coastal to the GlobalSpans the Coastal to the Global

NOAA (Wayne Ave)

EducationResearch

OAR/ CPO/Climate Observation DivisionNOS/ NOAA IOOS Program

Leveraging existing NOAA-wide capabilities

Modeling & AnalysisData Management & Communications (DMAC)Observations

National Science and Technology Council (NSTC):

U.S. Group on Earth Observations

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ): Committee on

Ocean Policy

NATIONAL GLOBAL

• WMO IOC: Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)

• Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

COASTAL COMPONENTCOASTAL COMPONENT(Regional and Federal)

GLOBAL COMPONENTGLOBAL COMPONENT

Interagency Working Group on Ocean

Observations (IWGOO)

IOOS office in NOAA

• Onboard Feb 09: 11 FTE; 5.5 onsite contractors; funds DMAC ST position located at NOAA/CSC

• Primary functions of the NOAA IOOS Program– Planning, Programming Budgeting and Execution (PPBES):

IOOS Program Manager; includes NOAA’s National Date Buoy Center

– Executing Data Management: Data Integration Framework (DIF)

– Planning for Data Management and Communications (DMAC)– Leading Regional Enterprise– Execute Current Year and Administer an office– Respond to Congressional, FACA, NOAA tasking– Provide Communications and Outreach– Provide International support; GOOS Regional and support I-

GOOS vice chair

87%

Total in situ networks February 200860%

62%

81%

43%79%48%24%

100%

100%

IOOS® : Global Component

Data Integration Framework (DIF)

TemperatureSalinityWater LevelCurrentsWindsWavesOcean Color

Coastal Inundation

Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast

Hurricane Intensity Forecast

Integrated Ecosystem Assessment

Data Standards

Requirements

Month 36

Integration

Months 0-12 Month 18 Month 24

Model Ingest BenchmarkPerformance Assessment

Completed

In Progress

• Regional Implementation of the DIF• Interagency/GEOSS data management collaborations• Documents at www.ioos.noaa.gov

DIF Data Provider Status – end of CY08 N

DB

C

UserRequests

NDBC DAC- buoys,

C-MAN, VOS, NOS NERRS,

etc.

IOOS DAC- Regional

observations

TAO DAC- Tropical

Atmosphere Ocean

DART DAC- Deep-Ocean

Assessment and Reporting of

Tsunamis

Sensor Observation Service

High-Frequency Radar (HFR)

surface currents

Web Coverage Service& OPeNDAP

Data Content & Encoding Standards

Data Integrated from One ProviderC

O-O

PS Sensor Observation Service

National Water Level Observation Network

PORTS®

Data Content & Encoding Standards

Data Integrated from One Provider

Web Coverage Service& OPeNDAP

Satellite Ocean Color (Aqua MODIS, Terra MODIS, SeaWiFS)

Coa

stW

atch

Data Content & Encoding Standards

Data Integrated from One Provider

NDBC Data Assembly Centers (DACs)

IOOS Variables: temperature, salinity, currents,water level, winds, waves, ocean color (chlorophyll)

Sensor Observation Service

Federal, State, Local, and Industry data

Data Content & Encoding Standards

SEC

OO

RA

Data Integrated from One Provider

National DMAC ViewOverview

• Distributed Regional & Federal Data Assembly Centers

• Develops and manages technical design & standards

• Leverages existing Federal and Non-Federal technologies

Functionality• Integrated data #1 request• Standardize, integrate, and

simplify delivery of data from multiple sources

• Access to broader data resources to understand impacts of climate change and improved management decisions

AOOS

PacIOOS

GCOOS CoastWatchMiami, FL

CaRA

SECOORA

GLOS

SCCOOS

CeNCOOS

NANOOSNERACOOS

NWQMN (EPA/USGS)CoastWatch Pacific Grove, CAERDDAP Monterey, CA

OOI (NSF)

OOI (NSF)

OOI (NSF)

CoastWatchAnchorage, AK

CoastWatchAnn Arbor, MI

CoastWatchHonolulu, HI

CoastWatchAnnapolis, MD

Other Partner Agencies

CO-OPSOther NOAA

NDBC

MACOORA

National DMAC View

Data modeling and

products

Ocean Observations

Storage &Access

Within DMAC or existing

NOAA resources

Queries & data accessby modeling activities

Portal Services includingmodeling & analysis tools

Data Discovery Tools

DMAC Functions and Interfaces

Public and other Users

Long-term Archives

Receiving, quality control transformation, Work flow

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DMAC Path Forward

Develop & Deploy

Develop & Deploy

DevelopDetailed

Requirements

DevelopDetailed

Requirements

ConductAcquisitionConduct

Acquisition

Develop &Socialize

Concept Docs

Develop &Socialize

Concept DocsMarket Research,Alts Analysis &

Acquisition Strategy

Market Research,Alts Analysis &

Acquisition Strategy

Initial DIFDevelopment

4 projects

FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12-15

AddAdditional

Projects

InitialRegional Projects

ImplementGrant

Support

DMACFull Operating

Capability (FOC)

DMACFull Operating

Capability (FOC)

We are here

DIF to DMAC Initial OperatingCapability (IOC)

PartnerInput

IOOS® DMAC Standards

• Strong DIF-DMAC connection; Interagency buy-in critical to successful development of national DMAC

• Interagency & non-Federal, community-based process– Approach: Adopt, Adapt, Build new– Multiple standards per variable increases complexity

• 1 Oct 2007, DMAC Steering Team: Re-initiated and resourced by NOAA: – Developed web-based, collaborative tools – 270 day review process; 2 formal cycles per year

• STATUS: 3 Recommended; 9 “submitted”

Technical Review Public Comment Testing/

EvaluationAdministrative

ReviewStandards Submitted Submit Propose Recommend

<http://ioosdmac.fedworx.org>

Interagency/Partnership

• National Operational Waves Plan: At print for publication• National HFR Plan: First Round of Comments collected• Model Standards: Rich Signell USGS detail• IOOS and National Water Quality Monitoring Network

– Discrete measurements/sensor network – Regional Pilots

• IOOS and Marine Protected Area (MPA) FACA: White paper written, interagency group being formed; NOAA, EPA on the IOOS side

• IOOS and IOCM: working with IWG-IOCM for RA activities and requirements

• IWGOO: April 09 Industry Workshop• Coastal Inundation Meeting: FL 10-12 Feb – bringing

Federal and Regional together on end to end plan

Interagency/Partnership - cont

• IOOS and Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS): Sharing data standards; monitoring mode with departure of Becky Shuford

• IOOS and Hydrographic Services Review Panel:– Waves (Army Corps) into PORTS® – MOU in work– Working to get IOOS Regional data/models into

PORTS• IOOS and OOI: Separate brief• Shell Oil/NOAA Agreement• EPA: support to NERACOOS – through USGEO• DMAC ST• West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health –

HAB summit: NOAA IOOS, 3 RAs participated

NOAA IOOS Funding

• 2 Budget Lines in NOAA Budget: NOAA ICOOS and Regional IOOS• ACT Earmark in FY08; FY09 House Mark

Regional Partnership

• FY09: No FFO. Funding allocation philosophy– Fully fund RA planning agreements– Fund to FY08 levels– If Additional funding:

• FY07 Focus 2/3• RCOOS/ACT

• FY10: Limited geographical FFO • FY11: Define core capabilities for national competition• Coordination of products and services to Federal

Agencies• Alliance for Coastal Technology• Upcoming Event: 4 Mar Congressional

15

IOOS Regions Supporting IOOS Missions

Sensor Validation and Verification Services

Climate • Coastal observations to monitor local

impacts of global climate change• Observations and data support state/CZM

climate change adaptation plans:• LiDAR collection for hi-res topography • State Sea Level Rise plans (2 RAs)• Lead PI for 5-year NSF climate project

• Coastal Inundation modeling projects (4)

Ecosystems and Oceans Human Health• Larval Sampling• Harmful Algal Bloom monitoring: 4 RAs• IEA data collection and support: 4 RAs• Benthic habitat and species mapping (NEBO)• Extension of CalCOFI transects • Fisheries stock information and products support

recreational and commercial fishing: 4 RAs • Aquaculture: Data/products for shellfish growers

(northwest); abalone (CA); lobster (northeast)

Transportation/ Homeland Security• Surface current data from >100 High

Frequency Radar stations • Improved tools for port pilots and ships

entering major harbors • High-resolution coastal mapping (funded by

CA and Pacific NW) to NOAA standards• Oil spill trajectory tracking (Cosco Busan)• Delivering models of nearshore waves

Natural Hazards/Weather Prediction• SE Marine Weather Portal – single site for

marine weather data • Providing data and products to WFOs:

• New York City; Philadelphia; Boston; Wakefield, VA; Newport & Wilmington, NC; Honolulu, HI; and San Juan, PR

• Water Quality projects: 4 RAs

Energy

• Regional Associations leading IOOS effort• 2 February meeting: NERACOOS, MACOORA,

SECOORA– Permitting issues– Environmental Collection– Support to/from wind developers

• West Coast: wave energy• Many meetings, which are the best ones to attend• Follow up IOOS led energy meetings

Questions?

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