# Presentation: 250909

## Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP)FY 2001 Progress Report:  October 17, 2001 

**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**

## CHAMP Program BackgroundBegan in August, 1994	Started through funding from Office of Global Programs	Continues through funding from OAR, NMFS and NOSConsists of several efforts	Web Page (http://www.coral.noaa.gov)	Coral-list listserver	Near real-time in situ data acquisition and distribution	In situ data quality screening and interpretation,		through artificial intelligence techniquesPartnerships include	NOAA:		NESDIS, NOS, NMFS, NURP, NDBC	Federal:      	NPS, USGS, FWS	Foreign:     	AIMS, GBRMPA	Academic:  	FIO, UM/RSMAS, FIU, NSU, USF	Private:		World Bank/GEF

## CHAMP Web Page BackgroundFirst coral-related Web PageCurrently resides on ancient (1994) IRIX SGI serverStill receives 6,000 to 10,000 “hits” per daySource of information for...	Literature abstracts	Links	Online Researchers Directory	Near real-time data	Coral assessment methods and protocols	Coral reef maps	A bunch more stuff...

## CHAMP Server and Web ProgressCHAMP pages and coral-list migrating to new Beowulf	Linux clusterBeowulf cluster now serving ReefCheck, GCRMN, NURP/CMRC,	RSMAS/AGRRA and RSMAS/NCORE Web PagesAdding new Oracle Server to Beowulf for coral data		Redesigning and improving CHAMP Web Page contentContinually adding new literature abstractsIntegrating with new NOAA/CoRIS Web Page	

## Beowulf Cluster SpecificationsOverview:  8 node Beowulf Class cluster.  3.75GFlops benchmark.1Gigabit networking between nodes.  Switch is a D-Link Gigabitmanaged switch.Master Node: Dual 733Mhz, 1 GB RAM, Single SCSI 160 40 GBdrive, 4 SCSI 160 70 GB Drives configured in a software RAID 5. 1Gigabit NIC and 1 10/100 NIC.Slaves: Dual 733 MHz, 1 GB of RAM, 3 Quantum 20 GB Drives, singlegigabit NIC.Backup: Quantum DLT 40/80 GB Backup.Extremely good security configuration.

## Coral-list ListserverCurrently serves 1,715 subscribers	International in scope 	Researchers, conservationists, laymen (laypeople? laypersons?)		Academicians		Government employees		Politicians				De facto method of mass communication among coral researchers	Research programs	Job listings	Calls for proposals	International meetings	Bleaching, disease & spawning events	Major theme discussions (e.g., “Are coral reefs doomed?”	

## 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.

## Atlantic CRTF/CREWS Stations PlannedLee Stocking Island, Bahamas (test-bed) (1)US Virgin Islands (2)Puerto Rico (2)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)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Permits required!!  CZM, ACOE, F&W, USCG, etc.

## CREWS Station (test bed platform) at Rainbow Gardens Reef, 

**  ****Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas**

**Installed May, 2001**
**NURP/CMRC collaborative facilitates pioneering work **
**Site and design are for testing new instruments**
**Continuous (hourly) output of data**
**Archived & raw data will be available via Oracle server**
**CREWS software screening**
**	****Coral bleaching alerts**
**	****AVHRR ground-truth information products**
**	****Alerts to instrument problems**
**Data of use to large number of researchers who visit**
**Data complement decades of previous studies**
**Data of use in upcoming (proposed) mini-symposium on **
**	****role of UV-B and light in coral bleaching**
**Station was prototype floating design, however...**

**Actual example of instrument alert:**
- “Probable UVB-1m sensor malfunction at cmrc1 on day 287, because readings (about 2319) appear too high around  0300 to 0900 hrs GMT.”

## New station being built for St. Croix, in 

**New station being built for St. Croix, in **
**US Virgin Islands will have newer, sleek design.**
***  Near Salt River NHPEP**
***  NPS has expressd interest for additional stations**
**	****near Buck Island and St. John**
***  UVI expressed interest in site near St. Thomas**

## 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**

## Non-CRTF CREWS StationsSEAKEYS Stations (in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary)World Bank/Global Environmental Facility	Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Project	Three new CREWS stations over next three years (more later)		Jamaica		Belize		BahamasInterest expressed for non-US islands in Pacific and Indian Oceans	French Polynesia		Seychelles	Indonesia	Vietnam

## Other FY 2001 Accomplishments

***  Coral bleaching alerts successful for Sombrero Key and GBR**
***  Collaborated with NMFS (Rusty Brainard) for installation of stations in NWHI**
***  Papers accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals **
***  Presentations made for Senate staff, World Bank/GEF, AMLC, 9ICRS, etc.**
***  Continuing to help make CoRIS a success**
***  Press releases show NOAA/CRTF involvement**
***  Cooperative work with ReefCheck, ReefBase, NCORE, AGRRA, CMRC, etc.**

## 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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