Status of IOOS and AOOS

Molly McCammon, NFRA Board Chair and AOOS Director

Anchorage, AK

April 7, 2008

U.S. IOOSTwo Interdependent Components

Global Ocean Ocean Observing System

CeNCOOS

CaRA

MACOORA

GLOS

NERA

SECOORA

GCOOSSCCOOS

PacIOOS

NANOOSAOOS

Coastal OceanComponent

NationalIOOS

11 Regional AssociationsServing user needs along the entire US coastline, the Great Lakes and

the territories

PacIOOS

NERACOOS

11 regions formNational Federation

of Regional Associations (NFRA)• Founded in February, 2005• A non-profit association dedicated to:

– Representing the needs of the 11 Regional Association to IOOS partners and others

– Developing “one voice” for the regional perspective– Educating through communication of lessons learned, success

stories• At this time, NFRA is not a lobbying organization• Funded through dues, $50K grant from NOAA and project contracts• Staff: ¾ Executive Director• Board of Directors – 2 members appointed by RAs; 1 vote per RA• Officers: Molly McCammon, Chair; David Martin, Vice-Chair; Rick

DeVoe, Treasurer; Christine Manninen, Secretary

Benefits of regional component

• Coordinate stakeholder/user needs at regional level

• Facilitate federal/state/local synergies

• Held fulfill federal agency missions at regional implementation level

• Can be more immediately responsive, agile & flexible

• Integrate regional data – leads to regional decision-making tools

IOOS Funding History …in $ millions

FY00

FY01

FY02

FY03

FY04

FY05

FY06

FY07

FY08

FY09

Pres Req

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1411.5/ 2.5RA/DMAC

2114.5/ 6.5RA/NOAA

Cong 6 ? 13.04 16.26 36 42.4 33.8*

21.4 27.220.4/6.8RA/NOAA

* Last year of IOOS earmarks from Navy

RAs showing successes

• 11 RAs formed

• Represent all regions of US coastline

• User needs identified or in process

• Conceptual designs of optimal observing systems in development

• Pilot projects underway

• Several regional data integration centers

• Regional component in President’s budget FY08 and FY 09

• Now demonstrating proofs of concept

IOOS Legislation

• First introduced in 2002

• Passed Senate twice; now facing two holds

• Passed House last year as part of Energy Bill; reintroduced this year as stand-alone bill & passed last week

• Hopeful for final passage by Congress this year

Administration & Planning Funding

• 6/05 – 5/06: $397,423

• 6/06 – 5/07: $398,185

• 6/07 – 5/08: $398,000

• 6/08 – 5/09: $400,000 approved

Program Funding

• 9/05 – 8/06: $1,921,854

• 9/06 – 8/07: $1,592,780

• 10/07 – 9/08: $750,000

• 8/08 – 7/11: 3 year proposal approved – highest ranked; $2.1m requested in year 1, receiving $1m; $3.5m requested in years 2 and 3, funding depends on authorizations

Conceptual Design Process • Over 100 stakeholder workshops and meetings to id

user needs• Board agreed to preliminary priorities in 2004• National meetings & workshops provide input• Staff develops draft conceptual designs – spring 2007• Scientific/technical workshop – August 2007• Socioeconomic team workshop – Sept 2007• AOOS board meeting Oct 2, 2007• NFRA workshop on conceptual designs: Oct 23-25, 2007• Priorities included in FY08-10 proposal• Ongoing review & refinement

Statewide AOOS• Establish data clearinghouse & archive & project, metadata & data

browsers

• Develop AOOS website for data delivery w/visualization tools & user products

• Expand remote sensing capacity in Alaska

• Develop education & outreach program

• Begin developing modeling capacity in AK in conjunction with Arctic Region Supercomputer Center

• Maintain data clearinghouse & archive & continue development of project, metadata & data browsers FUNDED

• Continue to develop data visualization tools & user products FUNDED

• Expand remote sensing capacity in Alaska – 1 FTE manipulating satellite derived products FUNDED 1/3 TIME

• Continue to develop education & outreach activities w/ASLC & ASG NO NEW FUNDING

• Provide for regional coordination & facilitation: Arctic, BSAI, GOA NO NEW FUNDING

• Develop Alaska Modeling Center BEGIN PLANNING

Arctic Region Observing System• Maintain AOOS website for data delivery & info products from existing

data

• Continue Sea Ice Working Group

• Monitor IPY efforts – provide links

• Provide real-time sea ice conditions: Barrow ice radar & web cam & SAR satellite products

• Improve sea ice models with partners to improve sea ice thickness measurements NOT FUNDED

• Improve nearshore sea ice monitoring: (Track large sea ice floes for whaling & safety & assess utility of ice radar system at Barrow & expand to selected sites if feasible) NOT FUNDED

• Map & predict erosion events; determine risk scenarios; real-time wave conditions & forecasts NOT FUNDED

• Monitor ocean conditions with real-time updates: ice, winds, temp, acidification, etc. NOT FUNDED

• Add more monitoring stations NOT FUNDED

Bering Sea/Aleutians Observing System• Collect and display existing Bering Sea data sets • Develop BSAI ocean circulation model (AOOS supports Aleutian passes

moorings, assumes NOAA/NPRB/NSF support of N-S mooring array & Bering Strait array for near term)

• Increase precision of sea ice forecasts - thickness & real-time conditions NOT FUNDED

• Complete Aleutian passes circulation model NOT FUNDED• Assess establishing HF radar at Unimak Pass as part of Aleutian marine

safety– pending risk assessment NOT FUNDED• Assess benefits of Little Diomede Harbor Net NOT FUNDED• Determine wind & wave info needed for coastal erosion forecasts NOT

FUNDED

Gulf of Alaska Observing System• Develop AOOS demonstration project in Prince William Sound which

includes addition of new observing platforms & 4 models that could be expanded to other regions: ROMS, WRF SWAN, and NPZ

• Complete development of PWS, add hatchery moorings, complete models, ensure HF radar system is in operational status, conducts field experiment in 2009, evaluate FUNDED

• Expand PWS pilot effort to Cook Inlet (most partners ready to go) including new observing platforms & models NOT FUNDED

• Develop prototype Harbornet site: Seward, Whittier or Cook Inlet FUNDED W/OTHER FUNDS

• Begin preliminary data collection for ocean circulation model for SE Alaska NOT FUNDED

• Improve the HF radar system in PWS to operational status POWER SYSTEM FUNDED W/OTHER FUNDS

• Upgrade additional NDBC buoys with ocean sensors, deploy additional HF radars, ocean moorings, Harbornets, and tide gauges throughout GOA (real-time as much as possible) NOT FUNDED