# Presentation: 498616

## Developing a User-Driven, 

**  ****Recent History**
**  ****Conceptual Design**
**  ****Evolution**
**  ****Funding**

**Developing a User-Driven, **
**Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)**

**Tom Malone, Director**
**Ocean.US Office for Integrated & **
**Sustained Ocean Observations**

**National Ocean **
**Research Leadership**
**Council (NORLC)**

## Integrated Ocean Observing System(IOOS)

**IOOS exists in concept only**
**IOOS is not a program**
**Private sector involvement critical to successful development**

## Recent History

**Recent History**

## 1998 NORLC Charged by CongressIntegrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)Provide Data/Info Required for More Rapid Detection & Timely Prediction of State Changes

**Improve the safety & efficiency of **_**marine operations**_
**Improve homeland **_**security**_
**Mitigate effects of natural **_**hazards**_** more effectively**
**Improve predictions of **_**climate**_** change & their effects**
**Minimize **_**public health**_** risks**
**Protect & restore healthy coastal marine **_**ecosystems**_** more effectively**
**Sustain living marine **_**resources**_

_**1 System, 7 Goals**_

## 1999 – NORLC Submits Provisional Design => Congress

2000 – NORLC creates OceanUS Office to design the IOOS & coordinate its implementation

2003 – Congress directs NOAA & its NOPP Partners to prepare an IOOS Implementation Plan

Ocean.US recommended, NORLC/OSTP approved IOOS design plan & implementation priorities => Congress

http://www.ocean.us/documents

Earth Observation Summit initiates GEOSS planning process

S.1400 authorizing $216 M for 1st year of IOOS => $257M in Yr 5

Regional groups funded to establish Regional Associations

**2000 – NORLC creates OceanUS Office to design the IOOS & coordinate its implementation**
*** ***
**2003 – Congress directs NOAA & its NOPP Partners to prepare an IOOS Implementation Plan**
**Ocean.US recommended, NORLC/OSTP approved IOOS design plan & implementation priorities => Congress**
**http://www.ocean.us/documents**
**Earth Observation Summit initiates GEOSS planning process**
**S.1400 authorizing $216 M for 1****st**** year of IOOS => $257M in Yr 5**
**Regional groups funded to establish Regional Associations**

**Pre–Commission on Ocean Policy: 1999 - 2003**

## Commission  on Ocean PolicyGovernor’s Draft20 April, 2004 

**Implement an Integrated Ocean Observing System**
**Makes more effective use of existing assets**
**Enhance over time as**
**more user groups become engaged & **
**new technologies & knowledge develop**
**$138 M for FY 2006 – $600 M by 2010**
**Codify in legislation Ocean.US as the Interagency Planning Office **
**Implement ecosystem–based management**
**Strengthen regional approach**

## Conceptual Design

**Conceptual Design**

## IOOS

_**Specified by Multiple User Groups**_

**Analysis, Modeling**

**Data Communications & Management**

**Monitoring**
***In Situ***** & Remote Sensing**

**Groups that Use, Depend on, Manage or Study **
**Oceans & Coasts**

**IOOS**

**End**
**To**
**End**

_**Vision**_
**Integrated Ocean Observing System**

## National Weather ServiceA Model for an Operational, End to End Observing System

**Advice**

**R&D Requirements**

**Meteorology**
**&**
**Physical**
**Oceanography**

**NWS**
**Climate**
**Observing**
**System**

**             ****  ****Weather**
** **
** ****Climatologies**
** ****Nowcasts**
** ****Forecasts**
** ****Future Casts**
**               ****Climate**
** ****Long Range Predictions**

## Multiple UsePhenomena of Interest: Climate & Weather +

_**Marine Ops**_**, **_**Hazards**_**,  **_**Security**_** & **_**Public Health**_
**Sea surface winds, currents, ice & waves**
**Sea level & bathymetry**
**Storm surge, erosion, susceptibility to natural hazards**
**Acoustic performance**
**Propagation of electromagnetic waves**
**Human exposure to**
**Contaminants**
**Pathogens**

_**Ecosystem Health**_** & **_**Natural Resources**_
**Habitat modification**
**Loss of biodiversity**
**Invasive species**
**Harmful algal events**
**Eutrophication**
**Disease & mass mortalities**
**Stocks of harvestable resources**
**Declining harvests**
**Mariculture operations**

## Detecting & Predicting Change in Oceans & Coasts

_**Multi-Disciplinary **_
_**Foundation**_
** ****Marine Meteorology**
** ****Oceanography  **
** ****Marine & Estuarine**
**  ****Ecology**
** ****Landscape**
**  ****Ecology**
** ****Medical Research**

_**Multiple Applications**_
-  **Safe, efficient marine**
**   ****operations**
** ****Coastal engineering**
** ****Homeland security**
** ****Environmental protection **
** ****Public health & safety**
** ****LMR management**
** ****ICZM management**

**Advice**

**R&D Requirements**

**IOOS**

## IOOS Design & Operating Principles – 1

_**Product – Driven**_
**Design, implementation, operation & improvement must be guided by data providers & users from both public & privates sectors**
**(2) **_**Multi – Scale**_
** **
**Observations must be made on global to local scales **
**(3) **_**Development**_
**Selectively link existing assets through data management, communications & modeling**
**Enhance operational capabilities over time by incorporating additional operational elements & new technologies & knowledge**
**(4) **_**Multiple Use**_
**Ensure sustained data streams of known quality that benefit a broad spectrum of groups that use, depend on, manage & study marine systems**

## IOOS Design & Operating Principles – 2

**(5) **_**Based on sound science**_
**The IOOS will encompass a continuum of research to operational activities**
**Promote research needed to develop the fully integrated system**
**(6) **_**Data & information produced at public expense**_
**Fully & openly shared in a timely manner**
**(7) **_**Standards & Protocols**_
**Establish national standards & protocols for measurements, data management & modeling**

## U.S. IOOSTwo Interdependent ComponentsHierarchy of Observing Systems

**Global Ocean **
**Climate Component**
**GOOS/GCOS**

**Coastal Ocean**
**Component**

**GLs**

**NE**

**MAB**

**SE**

**Go**
**Mex**

**H**
**Isl**

**GoA**

**NW**

**SW**

**Regional**
**Observing**
**Systems**

**National**
**Backbone**

**Resolution**

**Lower**

**Higher**

## Global Component of the Observing SubsystemAn International CollaborationImplementation Well Underway

## The Coastal Challenge 

**Processes**

**Spatially**
**Synoptic**
**Time Series**

**Transects**
**V-Profiles**

**High Res TS**
**V-Profiles**** **

**Autonomous**
***In Situ *****Sensing**
**Observatories**

**Ship– &**
**AUV– Based**
**Surveys**

**Satellites**
**Aircraft**
**HF Radar**

**NWLON**
**Coastal Lab Nets**
**Aircraft**

_**The Coastal Challenge**_** **

**Analysis**
**Modeling**

**Integrated **
**Data Management**
**Real-Time**
**Delayed Mode**

**Rapid Assessments**
**Timely Predictions**

## Coastal Component

** ****Operated by Federal**** **
**   ****Agencies**
** ****EEZ & Great Lakes **
** ****Core variables**
** ****required by regions**
**  ****Networks**
** ****sentinel stations**
** ****reference stations**
**  ****Standards/Protocols**
** ****QAQC, DMAC**
** ****Products**

** ****Regional Associations**
** ****Design**
** ****Operate**
** ****Involve private sectors, **
**  ****NGOs, State Agencies**
** ****Design, Operate**
** ****Use**
** ****Evaluate**
** ****Incorporate**
** ****Subregional systems**
** ****Elements thereof**** **
** ****Enhance the Backbone**
**  ****based on User Needs**

_**Regional COOS’s**_

_**National Backbone**_

## IOOS Evolution

## Desired Roles of Private Sectors

**Contribute to IOOS design, implementation, operation & improvement**
**Observations, data telemetry, data management, modeling**
**Sell products to develop & operate the IOOS   **
**Vendors of instruments, standards, communications, etc.**
**Provide data served by the IOOS**
**Recognizing that use may be restricted**
**Use data served by the IOOS to create value added products**
**Commercial weather forecasting**
**Purchase value added products from commercial vendors for their own purposes**

## Engaging Private Sectors in IOOS Development

**Two convergent, interdependent approaches**
**Regional**
**Focus on engaging private sectors, NGOs, and state agencies from the beginning**
**National**
**Focus on serving data & information to attract the interest of private sectors & stimulate product development**
**Regional Approach**
**Regional workshops – East & West Coasts, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico**
**Standing User Forums **
**National Approach**
**Annual IOOS Implementation Conference to formulate & update the IOOS Development Plan**

## REGIONAL: Gulf of Mexico Regional Workshop

**Marathon Oil Co., Houston, TX, 2-4 March 2004**
**Explore Private Sector Interests & Roles in the U.S. IOOS**
**Private Sectors **
**Oil & gas, commercial shipping, offshore forecasting & ship routing**
**Insurance, reinsurance**
**Commercial & recreational fishing, aquaculture**
**Offshore communications, marine meteorology**
**Commercial satellite hardware & imaging**
**Environmental consulting**
**Results**
**Private sector demands**
**Actively involved in planning, governance, operation, evaluation**
**Funding opportunities must be open to private sectors**
**Private sector concerns**
**More effective, proactive communications by IOOS developers**
**Protection of their right to sell products & services w/o competition from government agencies**
**Protection of proprietary data from unauthorized distribution & use**
**Private sector advocacy**
**Yes, if treated as equal partners in addressing the issues above**

## Part I – Structure and Governance
Vision & design principles
Planning  Implementation Cycle

Part II – Building the Initial IOOS (FY 05 – 06)
Integrate existing assets across agencies
Coordinated regional development

Part III – Improving the IOOS (FY 07 – 14)
Enhance the initial IOOS
R&D priorities

**Vision & design principles**
**Planning ******** Implementation Cycle**
**Part II – Building the Initial IOOS (FY 05 – 06)**
**Integrate **_**existing assets**_** across agencies**
**Coordinated regional development**
**Part III – Improving the IOOS (FY 07 – 14)**
_**Enhance**_** the initial IOOS**
**R&D priorities**

**1****st**** Annual IOOS **
**Development Plan**

**Notes:**
Mention SBIRs

## Funding

## S.1400: Ocean Observations & Coastal Systems ActSnowe, Kerry, McCain, Hollings, Inouye & Breaux

**Authorization – Passed Senate October, 2003**
**Assigns responsibility for establishing & maintaining the IOOS to NOPP**
**Formalizes in statute an Interagency Program Office (OceanUS)**
**Directs the NORLC to establish a Joint Operations Center to be managed by NOAA in consultation with its NORLC partners**
**Authorizes $216M for FY 04 => $257M in FY 08**
**Funding to be distributed among participating NOPP agencies**

## House BillOcean & Coastal Observation System ActEnhancements & New Initiatives

**	****	****	****	****	**_**YR 1**_**	**_**YR 2**_**	**_**YR 3**_**	**_**Yr 4**_**	**_**Yr 5**_
**	****DMAC****	****	**** ****	****  ****18****	****  30****	****  45****	****  50****	****  60**
**	****RCOOSs****	****	****	****  ****50****	****110****	****200****	****250****	****310**
**	****Global ocean-climate**** ****	****  ****30****	****  60****	****  90****	****120****	****120**
**	****Backbone e****nhancements ****	****  ****40****	****  60****	****  80****	****100****	****110**
** **
**TOTAL****	****	****	****	****138****	****260****	****415****	****520****	****600**

**$ Millions**

**Resource Committee + Science, Armed Services & Transportation**
**Introduced by Congressman Weldon**

## THANK

**THANK**
**YOU**