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Title: National Oceanographic Partnership Program NOPP


1
U.S. IOOS
Second Regional GOOS Forum Nadi, Fiji David L.
Martin, Ph.D. Associate Director, Applied Physics
Laboratory, University of Washington,
USA February 9, 2004
2
Convergence of Interests and Capabilities
Leading to IOOS
3
Ocean.US Meeting at Airlie HouseMarch 2002
  • An Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observing
    System (IOOS) for the United States
  • Design and Implementation.
  • Ocean.US, Arlington, VA.
  • http//www.ocean.us

4
Prioritization of Variables
  • Based on technical feasibility and importance,
    the following core variables were given high
    priority for incorporation into the national
    backbone of the IOOS
  • Physical salinity, temperature, bathymetry, sea
    level, surface waves, vector currents, ice
    concentration, surface heat flux, bottom
    characteristics
  • Chemical water column contaminants, dissolved
    inorganic nutrients, dissolved oxygen
  • Biological fish species and abundance,
    zooplankton species and abundance, optical
    properties, ocean color, water column
    concentration of pathogens, phytoplankton species
  • In addition to those variables required to
    characterize the marine environment, the
    following variables are required to quantify the
    external drivers of change on a national scale
  • Meteorological vector winds, temperature,
    pressure, precipitation, humidity
  • Terrestrial river discharge
  • Human health and use seafood contamination
  • These variables should be considered high
    priority for incorporation into programs that are
    to be linked to form an integrated system of
    observations.

5
Priorities - Implementation
  • Immediate
  • Regional Systems pilot projects, start ups
  • Initiate a Data Management and Communications
    System
  • Enhancement of Federal Systems
  • Fulfill US Commitment to Global system for
    climate
  • Intermediate
  • Enabling Research identified in many areas
  • Very long term research commitment required
  • For example Predictive ecosystem models

6
Letter to the Presidents Science Advisor from
the NORLC
On behalf of the National Ocean Research
Leadership Council (NORLC) of the National
Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), we are
pleased to forward the attached report that
articulates the ocean community consensus on the
necessary first steps to begin implementation of
a national integrated and sustained coastal and
ocean observing system.
7
What will IOOS Look Like?
  • Global Component (nearly entirely a Federal
    responsibility for both operations research
    support)
  • Coastal Component
  • National System (backbone) Mostly Federal
  • Federation of Regional Observing Systems
  • Federal, state local government involvement
    with academia, Tribal, private industry, NGOs and
    other stakeholders

8
IOOS Global System
  • Full implementation of Argo and the global ocean
    time series observatories.
  • Successful completion of the Global Ocean Data
    Assimilation Experiment (GODAE).
  • Optimizing the global network of observations,
    and
  • Enhancing the ocean time series observatories
    with key biological and chemical sensors.

9
The National Backbone
  • Measure and process variables needed by all
    regional systems
  • Including Biological measurements (e.g., PaCOS)
  • Satellite remote sensing
  • Reference, sentinel stations
  • Link to global system
  • Data standards exchange protocols
  • Capacity building

Wave Height
Ocean Color
Surface Temperature
10
  • Primary interface with user groups outside
    federal agencies.
  • Focal point for data analysis and product
    development that will have local, regional and
    national applications.
  • Terrestrial influence measurements
  • Many national backbone RD projects will be first
    done in regional observing systems.
  • Development of regional systems is a very high
    priority

PR US VI
11
Representative Northwest Observing Systems
(non-exhaustive)
From NOAA Coastal Services Center
http//www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/northwest.html
12
Representative Northwest Observing Efforts
Involving Tribal, State, local governments,
Academia, etc.
13
Regional Associations Criteria
  • Formalized partnerships have been established
    within a region.
  • Provision of an acceptable business plan
  • Expected economic impacts identified
  • Capable of routine, sustained, 24-hour-a-day
    operations
  • Data and information management structure
    identified
  • Free and open access to the data collected and
  • Agree to adhere to standards and protocols
  • Easy to list, rigorous to implement, and . . . .
    .
  • How do we agree and/or accomplish these?
    How do we formalize and empower the We in the
    various US Regions?

14
Regional Associations Provide the Legitimizing
Framework
  • For the Individual U.S. Regions
  • They provide a focal point for a Regional
    Consortia of stakeholders to whom accountable
    (performance based) transfers of Federal
    resources can occur
  • Enhance intra-regional connectivity and
    collaboration
  • Priorities, technology transfer, science, etc.,
    etc., etc.
  • As Part of a National Federation of U.S. RAs
  • Lessons learned from other RAs (best practices,
    etc.)
  • Facilitates seamless interconnectivity
    (interoperability) between Regions
  • Demonstration to national leadership of Regional
    readiness (responsible, reliable, mature, etc.)
  • Ease pressure for Congressional earmarks/plus-ups
    as RAs become the vehicle of choice for directed
    regional ocean observing resources
  • Etc., etc.,
  • So . . . , if theyre so good, whats the problem?

15
Remember, Interoperability is Difficult at
Several Levels
  • The federal government explored a range of
    options for its own interagency governance
    problem for the role and mission of Ocean.US
  • Strong, central management allocates funds
  • National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite
    System (NPOESS), Integrated Program Office (IPO)
    - Line
  • item in NOAA and USAF budgets, IPO
    has responsibility and authority.
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development
    Program (SERDP) - Two agencies (DoD and DoE)
  • provide research dollars at their
    discretion agencies mutually determine
    investment areas.
  • National Ice Center - Joint participation in a
    budget contributed by agencies to meet a national
    mission
  • procurement authority within each
    agency contributing funds.
  • Implementation through memoranda, agreements, or
    proposals funds allocated by individual
    agencies
  • Sea Grant - Multi-agency at distributed end of
    the system collaborative allocation of resources
    for locally
  • defined programs within national
    thematic areas conducts activities (outreach,
    education, synthesis).
  • National Laboratories - Research priorities
    established locally within broad-based
    guidelines.
  • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    (UCAR) - Federally supported consortium with a
    board of
  • trustees.
  • Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) -
    Non-profit consortium of academic institutions
    that manages
  • (principally government funded)
    programs (e.g., ocean drilling program).

16
Governance System for RAs Reaching Consensus
  • A wide range of stakeholders needs to be
    approached, educated and encouraged to
    participate
  • Tribal leaders, Academia, Federal agencies,
    industry, other state/local governments, NGOs,
    etc.
  • Interactions in a number of Region have
    accelerated during past year
  • Need to identify the MANY others a Regions
    constituents must help.
  • Regional participants must remain engaged with
    colleagues in other Regional Associations,
    Ocean.US and others in D.C. and the nation
  • e.g., Regional Observing System Summit
    Regional Interoperability Forum, attend RA
    meetings nearby, etc.
  • e.g., PNW Workshop attendees included Alaskans,
    Canadians, Californians
  • Regions must develop mechanisms to address the
    hard issues.

17
Because RA Governance Means More Than Merely
Getting Along . .
  • What is the governance mechanism for the RA? How
    is the Regional Association to be chartered for a
    multi-state role (with international connectivity
    if applicable)?
  • What roles will various entities agree to play?
    And what will they not do?
  • What is the role of Federal agencies (or Tribal,
    state, local, etc.) in the Regional Association
    hierarchy and decisions?
  • What is the role of non-governmental entities
    (industry, academia, NGOs etc) ?
  • How are differences between stakeholders
    arbitrated?
  • Prioritization/scheduling of observing systems
  • Allocations of resources
  • How are boundaries between regions determined?
    - e.g., For the PNW, what is the geographical
    extent of Northern California?
  • These issues and others have been identified and
    discussed at various fora
  • Arriving at equitable solutions will take time
    and discourse ignoring such issues is not an
    option
  • Ocean.US (e.g., the entire federal structure in
    Washington, D.C.) will NOT solve Regional
    governance issues.
  • Regions must do this for themselves theyre the
    only ones who can.

18
Development of Regional Systems
  • Proof of Concept Pilot Projects leading to
    Operational Regional Observing Systems
  • Assumes 20M 25M per year for each regional
    observing system at maturity
  • NOAA NOS Coastal Services Center recently
    announced funding opportunity to build Regional
    Partnerships
  • To permit development of Regional federations
  • Business plan, economic impact analyses,
    governance structure agreements, etc.
  • Pacific Northwest Region successfully competed
    for one award funding these Workshops
  • Pilot Project proposals also sought by NOAA
  • Pacific Northwest Region involved

19
Summary
  • An IOOS is required to address a wide range of
    issues
  • National effort has the support of both the
    Executive and Legislative branches
  • Ocean.US plan forwarded to Congress by the White
    House
  • The IOOS will measure the full spectrum of ocean
    parameters needed to address a wide range of
    issues
  • Physical, biological, chemical, geological,
    meteorological etc.
  • The IOOS has global and coastal modules
  • Coastal efforts consist of both national
    backbone (mostly Federal e.g., NDBC, CMAN,
    NWLON, PaCOS, etc.) and Regional efforts
  • To address regional concerns and build regional
    constituencies WITHIN the construct of an
    integrated system
  • The goal is Regional relevancy with National
    oversight.
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