Gridded Data Interoperability for the Integrated Ocean Observing SystemGridded Data Interoperability for the Integrated Ocean Observing System
Rich Signell USGS Woods Hole/NOAA Silver Spring USA
USGS CDI Web Meeting: Oct 22, 2009
Rich Signell USGS Woods Hole/NOAA Silver Spring USA
USGS CDI Web Meeting: Oct 22, 2009
US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®)
IOOSIOOS®® Plan defines: Plan defines:• Global ComponentGlobal Component• Coastal ComponentCoastal Component
17 Federal Agencies17 Federal Agencies 11 Regional Associations 11 Regional Associations
IOOS® Subsystems
Observing SystemsObserving Systems Data Management and Communications Data Management and Communications (DMAC)(DMAC)
Modeling and Modeling and AnalysisAnalysis
In-situ & remotely In-situ & remotely sensed ocean sensed ocean
informationinformation
Decision support tools to Decision support tools to aid aid informed and timelyinformed and timely
decision makingdecision making
Effectively & Efficiently links ocean Effectively & Efficiently links ocean information to user applicationsinformation to user applications
DMAC Core PrinciplesDMAC Core Principles
• Adopt open standards & practices
• Avoid proprietary protocols or technologies
• Avoid customer-specific stovepipes
• Adopt open standards & practices
• Avoid proprietary protocols or technologies
• Avoid customer-specific stovepipes
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CustomerCustomer
Web accessWeb accessserviceservice
DataDataProviderProviderObservationsObservations
ModelsModels
Sensor SystemsSensor Systems
In situ observationsIn situ observations
OGC SOSOGC SOS(Sensor(Sensor
ObservationObservationService)Service)
Table ofTable ofContentsContents
MetadataMetadata
Data ValuesData Values
DataDataProviderProvider
MetadataMetadata
QualityQualityControlControl
ObservationsObservations
Maps of DataMaps of Data
OGC WMSOGC WMS(Web(WebMapMap
Service)Service)
Table ofTable ofContentsContents
GeoreferencedGeoreferencedImagesImages
DataDataProviderProvider
satellite satellite
HF radarHF radarmodelmodeloutputsoutputs
In situIn situobservationsobservations
HF radarHF radar
Gridded Data and Model OutputsGridded Data and Model Outputs
Table ofTable ofContentsContents
MetadataMetadata
Data ValuesData Values
DataDataProviderProvider
CF MetadataCF Metadata
QualityQualityControlControl
satellite satellite
griddedgriddedmodelmodeloutputsoutputs
OGC WCSOGC WCS(Web(Web
CoverageCoverageService)Service)
CF+OPeNDAPCF+OPeNDAP
The Problem: Stovepiped Model AccessThe Problem: Stovepiped Model Access
Result: Inability to compare and assess model results & underutilization of model products
Result: Inability to compare and assess model results & underutilization of model products
The GoMOOS Nowcast/Forecast Circulation Model (University of Maine)
Issue: Ocean grids are not regularly spaced!Issue: Ocean grids are not regularly spaced!
Stretched surface and terrain following vertical coordinates
Curvilinear orthogonal horizontal coordinates
NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Conventions provide a solution
NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Conventions provide a solution
Groups using CF:
GO-ESSP: Global Organization for Earth System Science Portal
IOOS: Integrated Ocean Observing System
ESMF: Earth System Modeling Framework
OGC: Open Geospatial Consortium (GALEON: WCS profile)
NcML to the Rescue! (XML markup language for NetCDF)
NcML to the Rescue! (XML markup language for NetCDF)
ROMS
POM
WW3
WRF
ECOM
NcML
NcML
NcML
NcML
NcML
UnidataCommon Data Model
OPeNDAP
OGC WMS
NetCDF Subset Service
THREDDS Data Server
Standardized (CF) & Aggregated Virtual Datasets
NonstandardOutput Files
Web Services
Data Interoperability System DesignData Interoperability System Design
Matlab
Godiva2
Panoply
IDV
ERDDAP
StandardClients
NetCDF-Java
API
NcML, NetCDF-Java and THREDDS Data NcML, NetCDF-Java and THREDDS Data Server built and supported by Unidata Server built and supported by Unidata under NSF-supportunder NSF-support
ArcGIS
OGC WCS
GOMODP THREDDS CatalogGOMODP THREDDS Catalog
Web Mapping Service with ncWMSWeb Mapping Service with ncWMS
3D visualization of data with IDV3D visualization of data with IDV
Comparing Models with Data in MatlabComparing Models with Data in Matlab
Model 1: UMASS-ECOMModel 1: UMASS-ECOM Model 2: UMAINE-POMModel 2: UMAINE-POM Data: SST 2008-Sep-08 07:32Data: SST 2008-Sep-08 07:32
Buoy_comp.mBuoy_comp.m
Web Mapping Service with ncWMSWeb Mapping Service with ncWMS
Working with Data in ArcGIS using the NOAA/ASA Environmental Data Connector
Working with Data in ArcGIS using the NOAA/ASA Environmental Data Connector
Extract to multiple formats using ERDDAP
Extract to multiple formats using ERDDAP
Extracting Bathymetry Data:Step1: Browse http://coast-enviro.er.usgs.gov/thredds
for OpenDAP URL
Extracting Bathymetry Data:Step1: Browse http://coast-enviro.er.usgs.gov/thredds
for OpenDAP URL
Extracting Bathy Data: Step 2: Use cf_subsetGrid.m with OpenDAP URL
Extracting Bathy Data: Step 2: Use cf_subsetGrid.m with OpenDAP URL
bathy_comp.mbathy_comp.m
Using Mirone for BathymetryUsing Mirone for Bathymetry
Exported from Mirone to Iview3DExported from Mirone to Iview3D
SummarySummary
• What did we get through the use of this approach? – Standards-based delivery of aggregated model data
with minimal burden on the data provider – Single point of access for regional model results– Model data interoperability via standard software– Multiple modes of access for users– More eyes on the model results– More usage of model results– Faster feedback to modelers– Improved models!
• We now have an IOOS THREDDS Catalog that points to 17 THREDDS servers running in all 11 IOOS Regions
• This approach can be applied to any gridded data
• What did we get through the use of this approach? – Standards-based delivery of aggregated model data
with minimal burden on the data provider – Single point of access for regional model results– Model data interoperability via standard software– Multiple modes of access for users– More eyes on the model results– More usage of model results– Faster feedback to modelers– Improved models!
• We now have an IOOS THREDDS Catalog that points to 17 THREDDS servers running in all 11 IOOS Regions
• This approach can be applied to any gridded data
Questions, Feedback?Questions, Feedback?
Dr. Richard P. Signell+1 (508) 457-2229
[email protected]@noaa.gov
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Glossary (1/6)Glossary (1/6)
• CF Conventions: NetCDF Climate and Forecast Metadata Conventionshttp://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/(Standards for identifying geospatial coordinates in NetCDF files andgrid relationships)
• DMAC: Data Management And Communications subsystem http://dmac.ocean.us/ (One of three subsystems of IOOS, providing the infrastructure that will link the Observing and the Modeling and Applications subsystems)
• ECOM: Estuarine, Coastal, and Ocean Model. http://www.hydroqual.com/ehst_env_hyd.html(3D ocean circulation model developed principally by Alan Blumberg)
• ERDDAP: Environmental Research Division's Data Access Programhttp://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/index.html(A web service that aggregates data from diverse remote sources and offers a simple, consistent way to access the data)
• CF Conventions: NetCDF Climate and Forecast Metadata Conventionshttp://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/(Standards for identifying geospatial coordinates in NetCDF files andgrid relationships)
• DMAC: Data Management And Communications subsystem http://dmac.ocean.us/ (One of three subsystems of IOOS, providing the infrastructure that will link the Observing and the Modeling and Applications subsystems)
• ECOM: Estuarine, Coastal, and Ocean Model. http://www.hydroqual.com/ehst_env_hyd.html(3D ocean circulation model developed principally by Alan Blumberg)
• ERDDAP: Environmental Research Division's Data Access Programhttp://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/index.html(A web service that aggregates data from diverse remote sources and offers a simple, consistent way to access the data)
Glossary (2/6)Glossary (2/6)
• ESMF: Earth System Modeling Frameworkhttp://www.esmf.ucar.edu/
(Software for building and coupling weather, climate, and related models)
• GO-ESSP: Global Organization for Earth System Science Portal http://go-essp.gfdl.noaa.gov/(Collaboration designed to develop a new generation of software infrastructure that will provide distributed access to observed and simulated data from the climate and weather communities)
• IDV: Integrated Data Viewerhttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/(Java-based software for analyzing and visualizing geoscience data)
• IOOS: Integrated Ocean Observing System http://ioos.noaa.gov/(Multidisciplinary system designed to collect, deliver, and use ocean information)
• IWGOO: Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations
• ESMF: Earth System Modeling Frameworkhttp://www.esmf.ucar.edu/
(Software for building and coupling weather, climate, and related models)
• GO-ESSP: Global Organization for Earth System Science Portal http://go-essp.gfdl.noaa.gov/(Collaboration designed to develop a new generation of software infrastructure that will provide distributed access to observed and simulated data from the climate and weather communities)
• IDV: Integrated Data Viewerhttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/(Java-based software for analyzing and visualizing geoscience data)
• IOOS: Integrated Ocean Observing System http://ioos.noaa.gov/(Multidisciplinary system designed to collect, deliver, and use ocean information)
• IWGOO: Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations
Glossary (3/6)Glossary (3/6)
• MAST: Modeling and Analysis Steering Teamhttp://www.ocean.us/Models(Guide the development of ocean and coastal modeling activities in support of the goals of IOOS)
• NcWMS: Web Map Servicehttp://www.resc.rdg.ac.uk/trac/ncWMS/(ncWMS is a Web Map Service for geospatial data that are stored in CF-compliant NetCDF files. )
• NcML: NetCDF Markup Languagehttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ncml/(Used to standardize and aggregate non-standard NetCDF files)
• NetCDF-Java: NetCDF-Java Libraryhttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/(Library that takes advantage of CF conventions, NcML to facilitatebuilding standards-based clients)
• MAST: Modeling and Analysis Steering Teamhttp://www.ocean.us/Models(Guide the development of ocean and coastal modeling activities in support of the goals of IOOS)
• NcWMS: Web Map Servicehttp://www.resc.rdg.ac.uk/trac/ncWMS/(ncWMS is a Web Map Service for geospatial data that are stored in CF-compliant NetCDF files. )
• NcML: NetCDF Markup Languagehttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ncml/(Used to standardize and aggregate non-standard NetCDF files)
• NetCDF-Java: NetCDF-Java Libraryhttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/(Library that takes advantage of CF conventions, NcML to facilitatebuilding standards-based clients)
Glossary (4/6)Glossary (4/6)
• NSF: National Science Foundationhttp://www.nsf.gov/(independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…“)
• OpenDap: Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocolhttp://opendap.org(allows efficient hyperslabbing of geospatial data)
• POM: Princeton Ocean Modelhttp://www.aos.princeton.edu/WWWPUBLIC/htdocs.pom/(Sigma coordinate, free surface ocean model with embedded turbulence and wave sub-models, and wet-dry capability)
• RCOOS: Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System(Generic term for one of the 11 regional observing systems in IOOS)
• NSF: National Science Foundationhttp://www.nsf.gov/(independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…“)
• OpenDap: Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocolhttp://opendap.org(allows efficient hyperslabbing of geospatial data)
• POM: Princeton Ocean Modelhttp://www.aos.princeton.edu/WWWPUBLIC/htdocs.pom/(Sigma coordinate, free surface ocean model with embedded turbulence and wave sub-models, and wet-dry capability)
• RCOOS: Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System(Generic term for one of the 11 regional observing systems in IOOS)
Glossary (5/6)Glossary (5/6)
• ROMS: Regional Ocean Modeling System
www.myroms.org
(A free-surface, terrain-following, primitive equations ocean model widely used by the scientific community for a diverse range of applications)
• SCCOOS: Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
http://www.sccoos.org/
(Brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight to provide information necessary to address issues in climate change, ecosystem preservation and management, coastal water quality, maritime operations, coastal hazards and national security. One of the 11 IOOS regions.)
• THREDDS (Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services)
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS
(Services for delivering standards-based geospatial data via OpenDAP,
WCS and more, works with NcML)
• ROMS: Regional Ocean Modeling System
www.myroms.org
(A free-surface, terrain-following, primitive equations ocean model widely used by the scientific community for a diverse range of applications)
• SCCOOS: Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
http://www.sccoos.org/
(Brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight to provide information necessary to address issues in climate change, ecosystem preservation and management, coastal water quality, maritime operations, coastal hazards and national security. One of the 11 IOOS regions.)
• THREDDS (Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services)
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS
(Services for delivering standards-based geospatial data via OpenDAP,
WCS and more, works with NcML)
Glossary (6/6)Glossary (6/6)
• WCS: Web Coverage Servicehttp://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wcs(OGC standard for serving gridded information: time series, profiles,hyperslabs of remote sensing data, bathymetry, model output)
• WW3: WaveWatch III
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch/wavewatch.html
(Ocean wave model developed by Hendrik Tolman)• WRF: Weather Research and Forecasting Model
http://www.wrf-model.org/index.php
(Next-generation mesocale numerical weather prediction system designed to serve both operational forecasting and atmospheric research needs)
• WCS: Web Coverage Servicehttp://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wcs(OGC standard for serving gridded information: time series, profiles,hyperslabs of remote sensing data, bathymetry, model output)
• WW3: WaveWatch III
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch/wavewatch.html
(Ocean wave model developed by Hendrik Tolman)• WRF: Weather Research and Forecasting Model
http://www.wrf-model.org/index.php
(Next-generation mesocale numerical weather prediction system designed to serve both operational forecasting and atmospheric research needs)
Path from research to operationsPath from research to operations
Recommendation:- R01 funding, to support (a) Education & Training and (b) Research Grade modeling (broadly defined) activities – open to all academia- R02 funding, to support semi-operational systems at regional associations- R03 funding to support operational systems at federal agencies- R04 funding, to support translation and evaluation
Towards an integrated modeling system for the U.S. coastal margin …
… with clearly delineated roles, responsibilities and sustaining mechanisms
Towards an integrated modeling system for the U.S. coastal margin …
… with clearly delineated roles, responsibilities and sustaining mechanisms
== Draft document == Prepared by A. Baptista with input from D. Schwab
and many others, for discussion by the NFRA modeling sub-committeeVersion 1.0, March 2009
== Draft document == Prepared by A. Baptista with input from D. Schwab
and many others, for discussion by the NFRA modeling sub-committeeVersion 1.0, March 2009
Background: Hot off the press IOOS legislationBackground: Hot off the press IOOS legislation
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, …
(2) improve the Nation's capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, …
(2) improve the Nation's capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
Towards an integrated modeling system for the U.S. coastal margin …
… with clearly delineated roles, responsibilities and sustaining mechanisms
Towards an integrated modeling system for the U.S. coastal margin …
… with clearly delineated roles, responsibilities and sustaining mechanisms
== Draft document == Prepared by A. Baptista with input from D. Schwab
and many others, for discussion by the NFRA modeling sub-committeeVersion 1.0, March 2009
== Draft document == Prepared by A. Baptista with input from D. Schwab
and many others, for discussion by the NFRA modeling sub-committeeVersion 1.0, March 2009
Background: Hot off the press IOOS legislationBackground: Hot off the press IOOS legislation
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, …
(2) improve the Nation's capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, …
(2) improve the Nation's capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
Background: Hot off the press IOOS legislationBackground: Hot off the press IOOS legislation
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, …
(2) improve the Nation's capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
(1) establish a national integrated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication systems, …
(2) improve the Nation's capability to measure, track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and
(3) authorize activities to promote basic and applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal ecosystems.
Anecdotal background: modeling post-doc search
Anecdotal background: modeling post-doc search
Stale e-mailNo responseCourtesy responseSuggested alternative contact/listSuggested candidateApplied
Findings/implications:• There is a significant dearth of expertise:
• most responses knew of no candidates• most of suggested candidates were not own students (several duplicates)• a significant number or responses asked for access to any good “leftover list”
• There is a need for investment in education and training of modelers
Based on 71 direct e-mails
GoalGoal
• Establish the need for a sustainable, integrated U.S. coastal margin modeling system as key technology within IOOS
• Establish the framework for such a system …– … with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for
the federal government and for academia …– … in a partnership effectively facilitated through
IOOS and its Regional Associations
• Establish the need for a sustainable, integrated U.S. coastal margin modeling system as key technology within IOOS
• Establish the framework for such a system …– … with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for
the federal government and for academia …– … in a partnership effectively facilitated through
IOOS and its Regional Associations
Who does ?Who does ?
DAILY FORECASTS
Operational Semi-operational Research grade
Basins Navy N/A N/A
Shelves NOAA RA partnerships RAs, RA partnerships, academia at large
Major estuaries/bays
NOAA RAs RAs, academia at large
Other estuaries/bays
-- RAs RAs, academia at large
Semi-operational
Path from research to operationsPath from research to operations
Research grade
Operational
Education and training
Translation
Moving across operational levelsMoving across operational levels
Research grade
Operational
Semi-operation
al
?
? ??
Need mechanism to make evaluation/review objective , and to
facilitate evolution of modeling technology and strategy.
Open Columbia River benchmarkOpen Columbia River benchmark
Goals
Enablers
Phases
Concept
Color Key
Goals Enable continuous enhancement of multiple models and exploration of diverse modeling strategies Maximize value-added expertise of model developers/expert users, while minimizing their time investment
Illustr
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Think of a
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selecte
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te of interest
Path from research to operationsPath from research to operations
Recommendation:- R01 funding, to support (a) Education & Training and (b) Research Grade modeling (broadly defined) activities – open to all academia- R02 funding, to support semi-operational systems at regional associations- R03 funding to support operational systems at federal agencies- R04 funding, to support translation and evaluation
DefinitionsDefinitions
• Operational– Runs reliably and robustly, at prescribed frequency– Distributes consistent products at scheduled times– Is regularly quality controlled– Has 24/7 maintenance
• Semi-operational– Runs reliably and robustly, at prescribed frequency– Distributes consistent products at scheduled times– Is regularly quality controlled
• Research grade– May run only an ad hoc basis– Has no mandate for product distribution– May be quality controlled, but perhaps only on an exploratory basis– May be bottom-up– …
• Operational– Runs reliably and robustly, at prescribed frequency– Distributes consistent products at scheduled times– Is regularly quality controlled– Has 24/7 maintenance
• Semi-operational– Runs reliably and robustly, at prescribed frequency– Distributes consistent products at scheduled times– Is regularly quality controlled
• Research grade– May run only an ad hoc basis– Has no mandate for product distribution– May be quality controlled, but perhaps only on an exploratory basis– May be bottom-up– …
GoalGoal
• Establish the need for a sustainable, integrated U.S. coastal margin modeling system as key technology within IOOS
• Establish the framework for such a system …– … with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for
the federal government and for academia …– … in a partnership effectively facilitated through
IOOS and its Regional Associations
• Establish the need for a sustainable, integrated U.S. coastal margin modeling system as key technology within IOOS
• Establish the framework for such a system …– … with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for
the federal government and for academia …– … in a partnership effectively facilitated through
IOOS and its Regional Associations
Basic principles / assumptionsBasic principles / assumptions
• Operational systems need a long-term institutional framework– The federal government does this best
• No operational system will be sustainable without an adequate workforce– Academia does this best
• No operational system will be effective without the benefits of regional knowledge and regular innovation– Academia does this best
• A healthy operational system requires an effective and sustained “translation” layer between academia and the federal government– IOOS, specifically through Regional Associations, has the
opportunity to do this best– Note: “Translation” needs definition. It includes more than one-
way export of software and data. It is a funded exchange, of experiences, technologies, and evaluation methods
• Operational systems need a long-term institutional framework– The federal government does this best
• No operational system will be sustainable without an adequate workforce– Academia does this best
• No operational system will be effective without the benefits of regional knowledge and regular innovation– Academia does this best
• A healthy operational system requires an effective and sustained “translation” layer between academia and the federal government– IOOS, specifically through Regional Associations, has the
opportunity to do this best– Note: “Translation” needs definition. It includes more than one-
way export of software and data. It is a funded exchange, of experiences, technologies, and evaluation methods
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