# Presentation: 929993

## Coral Reef Watch (NESDIS & OAR Collaborative)OAR ComponentFY 2002 Pacific Monitoring and Research Goals 

**Dr. Jim Hendee, Program Manager****Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory****Oceanic and Atmospheric Research****National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration****4301 Rickenbacker Causeway****Miami, Florida  33149-1026**

## Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS)Coral Reef Watch collaboration with NESDIS (Dr. Al Strong)CREWS stations are suite of meteorological and oceanographic monitoring instruments,	plus the expert system software for data screening and interpretationResponse to Coral Reef Task Force Monitoring Group’s recommendation for a network	of up to 18 stations at all major U.S. coral reef areas by 2006CREWS stations provide hourly in situ data...	Air temperature, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure,	UV-B above and below the water, PAR above and below water, sea	temperature, salinity, and tide level (optional: pCO2, fluorometry,	transmissometry, nutrients, acoustic monitoring, Web cam, etc.)...and information synthesis products	Ground-truth for NESDIS satellite temps, coral bleaching alerts,	data quality alerts; and matching patterns as proscribed by biologists,	oceanographers and the public (fish & invertebrate spawning,	migration, bloom conditions, good fishing and/or diving conditions, 	etc.

## Total Pacific CRTF/CREWS Stations PlannedHawaii (6)American Samoa (2)Guam  (1)CN Mariana Islands (2)Johnston Atoll (1)Howland/Baker (1)Palmyra/Kingman (1)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~During 2002, stations planned for American Samoa and Hawaii

## New CREWS station design

**Hoistable platforms for safe maintenance**
**WindBird at NDBC 10m standard**
**Tide guage is NOS standard**
**25’ depth (but adjustable)**
**Built for heavy seas and winds**
**Has “give,” rests on stainless steel ball**
**GOES (no cost) satellite transmission**
**Solar-powered**
**10” diameter spar is sleek and unobtrusive**
**USCG approved navigation signal**
**Hourly data and information posted on Web**

## CREWS Goals:Provide long-term meteorological and oceanographic database for 	major US coral reef areas for MPA/Sanctuary decision and 	research support (data will be Web-accessible)Provide coral bleaching (and other) alertsProvide surface-truthing for NESDIS HotSpot sea temperature dataProvide research data and expertise in the role of light (PAR, UV-B) 	and pCO2 in coral bleaching and coral growth dynamics

## OAR/AOML will support: All CoRIS data submission standards	and requirements Development of Coral Disease Web Page in 	collaboration with NOS’s	CDHC project.

## CRTF/CREWS Network Funding History & Plan

**FY 2001 -- ADF, AOML base and NOS funds utilized to get started **
**FY 2002 -- Requested $1.7M in failed SHC initiative for CREWS/CRTF Network**
**	**** ****Requested $1M from OAR to cover FY 2002 costs; however, now**
**	****	****scheduled to get $500K from OAR in FY 2002**
**	****   ****Dependent upon continued NOS and NMFS support to stay on track**
**FY 2003 -- If we can’t get OAR support from $500K back up to $1M level, ****	****	****we will require continued support from NOS and NMFS**
**Under this scenario, we fall short of CRTF plan to install 18 stations by 2006;**
**	****therefore, new plan calls for less stations.**

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