Jan 13, 2016
Research Needs/Opportunities
Optimization/linkage of watershed, ocean, and atmospheric models
Spatial technology applications in coastal assessment, management
Watershed management – impacts on coastal/marine water quality
Impacts of Best Management Practices on coastal/marine water quality and ecology
Spatial data coordination, data mining
Critical needs in northern Gulf; currently underserved by NOAA
Opportunity for pilot effort to closely link divisions within NOAA
Member institutions: MSU, USM, LSU, FSU, DISL
Integrated Education, Extension, Workforce Development
Concept Northern Gulf Institute
ConceptNorthern Gulf Institute
Anchored at Stennis Space Center Collaborative with other cooperative
institutes and NOAA labs Integrated across divisions of NOAA Strong linkages with state, local partner
agencies Needs-based research, education/ outreach
as goals
Concept Northern Gulf Institute
Fills major research void Provides opportunity for federal,
state, local collaborations Leverage significant in-state expertise Seeks to apply findings and
capabilities from other Joint Institutes, Labs, Data Centers, Science Centers…..
Examples of Relevant Plans – Hypoxia
Applications
Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance
Coastal EcosystemsGoal: Improved watershed-wide decision support for resource management
Tombigbee-Mobile Demo Site
Better Data
Improved Models
System-wide Evaluations
Spatial Technology and High Performance Computing Improving Water Quality
PredictionGoal: Develop and demonstrate advanced technologies to predict water quality impacts.
3-D Models
HPC
GIS
GIS
HPC
3-D Models
Integrated Solutions
Goal: Growing Stewards of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Assessing Needs – Inventory, survey and workshop with federal state & academic partners
Transitioning Research – build on the Extension Service Experience
Building Collaborations – across entire focus area for synergy benefits, complete ecosystem coverage
Reaching out to all sectors – capture the captive audiences, team with proven programs
Northern Gulf Institute Outreach Program