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The Future of NOAA Coastal and The Future of NOAA Coastal and Ocean Services in the GOES-R EraOcean Services in the GOES-R Era
Mary CulverNOAA Coastal Services Center
NOAA VisionNOAA Vision
• Customer serviceCustomer service• Continuous operational observing Continuous operational observing
capabilities capabilities • Reliable assessments and predictionReliable assessments and prediction• Integrated approaches to Integrated approaches to
environmental managementenvironmental management• PartnershipsPartnerships• New technology developmentNew technology development
19961996
Tools and Technology - 1996Tools and Technology - 1996
• Installing NEXRAD DopplersInstalling NEXRAD Dopplers
• Moving to GPS-based reference stations Moving to GPS-based reference stations
• Analog camerasAnalog cameras
• Awaiting SeaWiFS launchAwaiting SeaWiFS launch
• International GOOS in its 5International GOOS in its 5thth year year
• Limited Internet and e-mailLimited Internet and e-mail
• GOES-9 recently launchedGOES-9 recently launched
NOS Priority ThemesNOS Priority Themes
• People
• Observations
• Modeling
• Watersheds
• Partnerships
• Technology
• Customer serviceCustomer service• Continuous operational Continuous operational
observing capabilities observing capabilities • Reliable assessments Reliable assessments
and predictionand prediction• Integrated approaches Integrated approaches
to environmental to environmental managementmanagement
• PartnershipsPartnerships• New technology New technology
developmentdevelopment
NOS Customer ContinuumNOS Customer Continuum
• Super-users– Fewer numbers, heavy data users, often
redistribute data in value-added products– Interested in data quality and accessibility– More likely to have specific
recommendations for enhanced system coverage
• End-users– Recipients of value added products, casual
interest but limited exposure to data– Desire information products rather than
data– Request opportunities to learn about data
applications– Require simple interfaces and single portal
access
NOS CustomersNOS Customers
State and Local Resource State and Local Resource ManagersManagers– Protected areas Protected areas – Regulatory agenciesRegulatory agencies– Wildlife agenciesWildlife agencies– Planning councilsPlanning councils– Research organizationsResearch organizations– State Sea GrantsState Sea Grants– Emergency preparedness officesEmergency preparedness offices
NOS CustomersNOS Customers
Actions:– make day-to-day
decisions– implement proven
methods– conduct limited
research and analyses
Responsibility: To Effectively Manage the Coastal Zone
Hurricane Floyd September 1999
Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms
Manage major fish kills and closure of shellfish harvesting areas Sample coastal waters strategically
End users want:
• Regional data for local interpretation
• All information in one place
• Validation of information
• Expert analysis
Remote Sensing CapabilityRemote Sensing Capability
2002 Coastal Services Center Management Survey
Remote Sensing CapabilityRemote Sensing Capability
Preferences for Remote Sensing Data
Forms of Data Use (%) Prefer (%)
Hardcopy 92 30Derived Products 82 55Geo-rectified Digital imagery 78 59Explanatory Documents 68 27Raw Digital Data 45 8
2002 Coastal Services Center Management Survey
Tools and Technology - 2004Tools and Technology - 2004
• Hand-held GPS units Hand-held GPS units
• Digital camerasDigital cameras
• On-line access to On-line access to – Data Data – ImageryImagery– TrainingTraining
• SeaWiFS, MODIS sensorsSeaWiFS, MODIS sensors
• E-mail and cell phonesE-mail and cell phones
IKONOS - 4 m multispectral
Landsat 7 ETM+ 30-m multispectral
Image processing: NCCOS/CCMA/Remote Sensing
2007 – Full US shallow-water coral mapping
Mapping Coral Reefs at Higher Mapping Coral Reefs at Higher ResolutionResolution
PrioritiesPriorities
2004 Coastal States Organization
ChallengesChallenges
Timeliness vs. Accuracy• End-usersEnd-users
– Fast! - Need to make decisions Fast! - Need to make decisions today or tomorrowtoday or tomorrow
– Absolute accuracy may be Absolute accuracy may be sacrificed for speed of deliverysacrificed for speed of delivery
• Super-usersSuper-users– Slower may be okSlower may be ok– Accuracy is a primary concernAccuracy is a primary concern
ChallengesChallenges
High ResolutionHigh Resolution• High-resolution High-resolution
satellite imagerysatellite imagery– IKONOSIKONOS– Digital GlobeDigital Globe
• Seen on landSeen on land
• Wanted in waterWanted in water
• Needed for Needed for applicationsapplications
Baker Island, Pacific Ocean
ChallengesChallenges
ParametersParameters• Coastal ocean colorCoastal ocean color
– TurbidityTurbidity– ChlorophyllChlorophyll– Phytoplankton Phytoplankton
SpeciesSpecies– Dissolved OrganicsDissolved Organics
• Shallow-water Shallow-water bathymetrybathymetry
• SalinitySalinity
NOS Operational RequirementsNOS Operational Requirements
ObservatioObservationn
Horizontal Horizontal ResolutionResolution
MeasuremenMeasurement Accuracyt Accuracy
Refresh Refresh RateRate
CurrentsCurrents 1 – 10 km1 – 10 km 1 – 2 m/s1 – 2 m/s 60 – 180 60 – 180 minmin
Ocean colorOcean color 30 – 300 m30 – 300 m < 30% error< 30% error 60 – 180 60 – 180 minmin
Sea Surface Sea Surface TemperatureTemperature
30 – 300 m30 – 300 m 0.5 – 1 °K0.5 – 1 °K 60 – 180 60 – 180 minmin
Sea Surface Sea Surface WindsWinds
300 m – 1 km300 m – 1 km 0.3 – 1 m/s0.3 – 1 m/s 6 – 60 min6 – 60 min
GOES-R
Future Data SourcesFuture Data Sources
• Observing systems Observing systems and satellitesand satellites– Federation of Federation of
regional systemsregional systems– NPOESSNPOESS– GOES-RGOES-R
• Commercial sectorCommercial sector– High-resolution High-resolution
satellitessatellites– Airborne sensorsAirborne sensors
ChallengesChallenges
Data FlowData Flow• Daily – DecadalDaily – Decadal repeated and timelyrepeated and timely
measurementsmeasurements for assessments of the for assessments of the status of coastal marine ecosystems and status of coastal marine ecosystems and resources on regional-national scalesresources on regional-national scales
• Real-time – Delayed modeReal-time – Delayed mode – – repeated repeated and timely measurementsand timely measurements for predictions for predictions of changes in the physical environment of changes in the physical environment and ecology of coastal ecosystemsand ecology of coastal ecosystems
Integration is the KeyIntegration is the Key
MBARI, MUSE MBARI, MUSE 20002000
• Integrate offshore, Integrate offshore, coastal, and coastal, and watershed systemswatershed systems
• Integrate local, state, Integrate local, state, regional, national, regional, national, and international and international data data
• Integrate data users Integrate data users and data providers and data providers into process through into process through RAs and backboneRAs and backbone
Major Forces of ChangeMajor Forces of Change
• Natural HazardsNatural Hazards
• Basin Scale Processes Basin Scale Processes in the Oceansin the Oceans
• Global Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Change
• Population Growth & Population Growth & Land-Use Practices in Land-Use Practices in Coastal Drainage Coastal Drainage BasinsBasins
• Integrated, Ecosystem-Integrated, Ecosystem-Based Approach to Based Approach to – Environmental Protection Environmental Protection – Resource ManagementResource Management
• Capacity to tuneCapacity to tune– Rate of data acquisition, Rate of data acquisition,
management & analysis to time management & analysis to time scale of decision makingscale of decision making
• Close the gap between Close the gap between – Development of new scientific Development of new scientific
understanding & technologiesunderstanding & technologies– the formulation & implementation the formulation & implementation
of scientifically sound of scientifically sound environmental policiesenvironmental policies
Now and in the FutureNow and in the Future
“Coasts are never fully saved. They are always being saved through perpetual stewardship. “
Peter DouglasCalifornia Coastal Commission