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JCOMM Data Buoy Cooperation PanelJCOMM Data Buoy Cooperation PanelOctober 16, 2006October 16, 2006
National Data Buoy CenterNational Data Buoy Center
2006 Review:2006 Review:
A Year of GrowthA Year of Growth
Paul F. Moersdorf, PhD, Director
National Data Buoy Center
Objective: Build and sustain a global observing system and ensure consistently high quality data responsive to the long-term climate and maritime service requirements.
Part 1 of briefPart 2 of brief
Part 1:
NOOSS
NDBC
Ocean Observing
System of Systems
Observing Growth at NDBC
• NOAA’s major national and international contributions are through its coastal marine and global climate observation initiatives.
• NDBC has collected meteorological data in U.S. coastal waters for over 30 years.
• NDBC now has a global responsibility that includes:
• Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array• Pilot Research Array in the Tropical Atlantic• Tsunami detection network• Hurricane buoy network
IOOS Required Parameters*
Lower Ocean OceanAtmosphere Surface Sub-surface Temperature Temperature TemperaturePressure Salinity SalinityWind Currents CurrentsPrecipitation Wave Height / Period Dissolved OxygenHumidity Wave Direction Carbon DioxideRadiation Sea Height / Level ChlorophyllFluxes Fluxes NutrientsVisibility Radiation Radiation“Air quality” Ocean color Marine monitoring
Sea Ice BathymetryToxins / pollutants Toxins / pollutants
Acoustic Signals* GREEN parameters can be operationally observed by NDBC.
Wind speed / directionAir temp / humidity / pressure
Tracking / communications
Navigational beacon
Solar panels
Magnetometer, compass, computer, batteries, position tracking
Wave height, period, direction*Ocean temperatureSurface currentsSurface salinity
Current profiler
MooringBottom tsunami pressure sensors*
AirWater
* Not on all buoys
Observing System Platforms
C-MAN station
C-MAN station
6-meterNOMAD
DART II
TAO
3-meterdiscus
Coastal Weather Buoys
06-062 (May 2006)
9292
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
06-062 (May 2006)
5555
Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
06-007 Group 7A (Aug 2006)
1919
DART (planned)
1919
11
99
Stations to be EstablishedLocations Conceptual
Stations to be EstablishedLocations Determined
06-007 Group 7A (Aug 2006)
Stations PresentlyEstablished
Hurricane Supplemental Buoy
06-062 (May 2006)
15
Coastal Automated Stations
06-062 (May 2006)
5656
Part 2:
IOOS DAC
Integrated Ocean Observing System
Data Assembly Center
• Occupy a leadership role in developing and setting IOOS standards and protocols through workshops, meetings, etc.
• Obtain marine weather and ocean observations from NDBC and other NOAA platforms, regional observing systems, universities and commercial sites.
• Ensure the consistent, high quality of these observations in a timeframe consistent with needs of forecasters, mariners, modelers, and archive centers.
• Disseminate the data to diverse user communities via multiple U.S. IOOS recommended transmission paths.
Data Assembly Center Activities
PARTNERS
06-062 (May 2006)
271271271271
NDBC IOOS DAC Partners*
• Present data providers and station numbers:– National Water Level Observation Network – 138 stations– Scripps Institute of Oceanography – 26– Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System – 17 – Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System – 10– Long Island Sound Ferry – 10– Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory – 8– Chesapeake Bay Observing System – 7– Carolina Coastal Ocean Observation and Prediction System – 6– LSU Wave-Current Surge Information System for Coastal Louisiana – 5– Texas Automated Buoy System – 5– Weather Forecast Office Green Bay – 4
* Not including oil and gas industry ocean current data sites.
NDBC IOOS DAC Partners(continued)
• Present data providers and station numbers:– University of Connecticut – MYSOUND – 4 stations– Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network – 4– Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium – 4– Stevens Institute of Technology – 4– Skidaway Institute of Oceanography – 3– Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – 3 (includes CIMT)– Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program – 3– Dauphin Island Sea Lab – 3– Shell Oil – 3 – CORIE – 2– Center for Integrated Marine Technology – 1 – North Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing System – 1– University of Southern Mississippi – 1– Forest Oil – 1– SF Beams – 1
Joint Project with Oil & Gas Industry
Real-time ocean current data is transmitted from each of the ~50 platforms to NDBC for standard QA/QC processing and distribution.
North CentralGulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Weekly Platform Count
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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
Date
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NDBC DART IOOS NOS O&G TAO Total
NDBC IOOS Data Assembly Center
Katrina
TAOO & G
Closing Thoughts
This is a good time to be in Ocean Observing!
Long term success depends on technology: Low / No cost maintenance; smaller, power efficient,
economical (but still accurate) sensors;survivable platforms.
Thank YouThank You
photo courtesy of MeteoFrance