Integrated Ocean Observing System
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The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is an organization of systems that routinely and continuously provides quality controlled data and information on current and future states of the oceans and Great Lakes
from the global scale of ocean basins to local scales of coast
al ecosystem
s. It is a multidisciplinary system designed to provide data in forms and at rates required by decision makers to address seven societal goals.
IOOS is developing as a multi-scale system that incorporates two, interdependent components, a global ocean component, called the Global Ocean Observing System
, with an emphasis on ocean-basin scale observations and a coastal component that focuses on local to Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) scales.
Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) in U.S. coastal waters and IOOS Regional Associations.
Many of IOOS' component regional systems are being dismantled for lack of federal funding, including the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System GoMOOS . This has resulted in the loss of long term data sets and information used by Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
events), as well as providing the data and information necessary to run coastal models (such as storm surge models).
Alaska Ocean Observing System AOOS
Central California Ocean Observing System CeNCOOS
Great Lakes Observing System GLOS
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System GoMOOS
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System GCOOS
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System PacIOOS
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association MACOORA
Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems NANOOS
Southern California Ocean Observing System SCCOOS
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association SECOORA
Caribbean Integrated Ocean Observing System CarICOOS
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
from the global scale of ocean basins to local scales of coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
al ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
s. It is a multidisciplinary system designed to provide data in forms and at rates required by decision makers to address seven societal goals.
IOOS is developing as a multi-scale system that incorporates two, interdependent components, a global ocean component, called the Global Ocean Observing System
GOOS
GOOS is a global system for sustained observations of the ocean comprising the oceanographic component of the Global Earth Observing System of Systems...
, with an emphasis on ocean-basin scale observations and a coastal component that focuses on local to Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) scales.
Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) in U.S. coastal waters and IOOS Regional Associations.
Many of IOOS' component regional systems are being dismantled for lack of federal funding, including the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System GoMOOS . This has resulted in the loss of long term data sets and information used by Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
Regional associations
(shown in the figure below).The coastal component consists of Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (RCOOSs) nested in a National Backbone of coastal observations. From a coastal perspective, the global ocean component is critical for providing data and information on basin scale forcings (e.g., ENSOEnso
Ensō is a Japanese word meaning "circle" and a concept strongly associated with Zen. Ensō is one of the most common subjects of Japanese calligraphy even though it is a symbol and not a character. It symbolizes the Absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the Universe, and the void; it can...
events), as well as providing the data and information necessary to run coastal models (such as storm surge models).
Alaska Ocean Observing System AOOS
Central California Ocean Observing System CeNCOOS
Great Lakes Observing System GLOS
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System GoMOOS
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System GCOOS
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System PacIOOS
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association MACOORA
Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems NANOOS
Southern California Ocean Observing System SCCOOS
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association SECOORA
Caribbean Integrated Ocean Observing System CarICOOS
See also
- GOOSGOOSGOOS is a global system for sustained observations of the ocean comprising the oceanographic component of the Global Earth Observing System of Systems...
- Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS)Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS)The Global Earth Observation System of Systems is being built by the Group on Earth Observations on the basis of a 10-Year Implementation Plan running from 2005 to 2015...
- Argo (oceanography)Argo (oceanography)Argo is an observation system for the Earth's oceans that provides real-time data for use in climate, weather, oceanographic and fisheries research. Argo consists of a large collection of small, drifting oceanic robotic probes deployed worldwide. The probes float as deep as 2 km. Once every...
- Alliance for Coastal TechnologiesAlliance for Coastal TechnologiesEstablished in 2000, the Alliance for Coastal Technologies is a NOAA-funded partnership of research institutions, resource managers, and private sector companies dedicated to fostering the development and adoption of effective and reliable sensors and platforms.-Mission:ACT is committed to...
- Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (authorizing legislation for IOOS)