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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