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NSF SCOTS Workshop Portsmouth, VA August
26-28, 2002 SCOTS SC Scott Glenn (co-chair),
Tommy Dickey (co-chair), Jim Bellingham, Yi
Chao, Fred Duennebier, Ann Gargett, Dave Karl,
Lauren Mullineax, Dave Musgrave, Clare Reimers,
Don Wright, Mark Zumberge, Bob Weller
(ex-officio) Alex Isern, Bill Fornes, Shelby
Walker Pre-Workshop Meeting in Belmont,
MD Portsmouth Workshop 50 Participants
Subdivided into science and technology WGs Theme
of science synergies emerged

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Workshop Goals

• Assist in planning for NSF observatories
  initiatives
• Define science problems best addressed with
  cabled approach
• Describe technological capabilities and
  challenges
• Suggest sensors, sampling strategies, array
  designs, and possible locations for science
  problems relevant to cabled approach
• Identify synergistic opportunities w.r.t.
  science, technology, and other non-cabled
  observing systems (coastal, open ocean)
• Provide community input for SCOTS Report

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Participants Feedback and Input

• Provide replies to workshop discussion
  questions by Tuesday afternoon 5pm to Bill or
  Shelby
• Give comments on SCOTS Report Introduction
• Give Websites and references for report to Bill
• Presented several Posters Electr. versions of
  posters to Bill
• Asked for more input midway through
  Workshop/Discussed in Plenary
• Asked to give Input and Feedback for SCOTS
  report based on workshop discussions
• Final SCOTS Report Due November 1, 2002

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Workshop Plan - Tuesday

• Discuss generic cabled observatory/Panel
  discussion (Technology)
• (Tues. 900-1015am)
• Introduction to 6 general science topics by
  SCOTS SC members
• 6 themes generally parallel Millenium Report
  given on SCOTS website later (Tues. 1030-noon)
• Breakout I Science themes questions
  Prioritize science
• (Tues. 100-330)
• Plenary Review Breakout I discussions/prioritie
  s
• (Tues. 345-530pm)

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Workshop Plan - Wednesday

• Questions from Day 1/Intros. to Breakout
  Sessions II and III
• (Wed. 830-845am)
• Presentation by Technology Breakout Group (led
  by Jim B.)
• (Wed. 845-900am)
• Breakout II Impact and feasibility Science
  technologies
• (Wed. 900-1030am)
• Breakout III Location and implementation of
  cabled observ.
• (Wed. 1045-noon/working lunch)

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Introduction to Session I Science questions
requiring or best served by cable approach

• Identify science problems w.r.t. cabled
  approach
• Determine impact of cabled approach on science
  problems of interest and interdisciplinary
  synergies w.r.t. other observing system assets
  (e.g., coastal and open ocean)
• Discuss advantages and disadvantages of cabled
  approach vis a vis other sampling approaches as
  well as potential synergies
• Deliverables
• Listing of science problems best served by
  cable approach
• Justification w.r.t. cable approach (3-4
  sentences for each)
• Definition of cable attributes that support
  science (e.g., bandwidth, power, vehicle
  support, etc.)

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Introduction to Session II Description of
technological capabilities required for science
topics of Session I

• Based on yesterdays discussions,
• Evaluate priority science vs. feasibility of
  making synergistic scientific advances
  considering available technologies.
• What variables and time and space sampling
  ranges are necessary for answering science
  questions?
• Provide specific cabled observatory attributes
  required for science problems outlined yesterday
  (e.g., how many nodes, what kinds and numbers of
  platforms, sampling rates, power, bandwidth)
• Recommend available sensors, platforms,
  vehicles, etc. for science problems outlined
  yesterday
• What sensors and technologies still require
  development to accomplish the science goals and
  objectives?

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Introduction to Session III Location and
implementation of cabled observatories

• Develop phased implementation plan for cabled
  observatory network with view toward
  interdisciplinarity and synergies
• Describe synergies with other envisioned
  observing systems
• Identify potential scientific and technological
  spinoffs (e.g., oversampling to enable optimal
  parameterization of high frequency/small scale
  processes)
• Identify optimal locations for top science
  problems

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Thursday SCOTS SC Meeting Agenda

• Review written input on Introduction and other
  sections of report (Scott and Tommy)
• Define structure of the outline of sections of
  SCOTS Report
• Base content on draft outline and abstract
• Follow the workshop topics discussed in Sessions
  I, II, and III
• Sections will address new issues raised during
  workshop
• The final page should summarize key synergetic
  aspectics for science topic.
• Length to be 5 pages (Follow Ann Gargetts model
  for format/style)/Use side boxes for
  examples/illustrations
• Discuss timeline for completion of Report

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Thursday SC Meeting Timeline for Completion of
Report

• September 30, 2002 Drafts of sections and
  graphics for report to Tommy, Scott, et al. Most
  are in on time! We will work on editing at
  Scotts this weekend.
• October 15, 2002 1) Editing of report by Tommy
  and Scott and 2) submission of final graphics
  from SC to Alex
• October 15, 2002 Draft report sent to SCOTS SC
  for final comments
• October 23, 2002 SCOTS SC final comments and
  graphics subm.
• November 1, 2002 Submission of finished Report
  to Alex for external review (selected reviewers
  and community)

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Thanks to Bill Fornes!
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NRC Report Presentation on SCOTS in Octoberby
Scott Glenn Additional comments and suggestions
from SCOTS Workshop attendees, please!Open
Discussion
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Examples of Synergetic Science TopicsUnifying
Themes Based on Prior DiscussionsExample themes
that could be simultaneously addressed with a
common cabled observing system Max. Bang for
the Buck!
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Examples of Synergetic Science TopicsUnifying
Themes Based on Prior Discussions

• Magmatic and Tectonic Events including
  hydrothemal vents, seafloor spreading, seismic
  events and generation of tsunamis (coastal
  processes connection), volcanic events, plume
  dynamics particles, mixing, and transport,
  nutrient and carbon fluxes and budgets, turbulent
  mixing and biophysical interactions, fluids and
  life in ocean crust, ecosystem dynamics and
  biodiversity, etc,, etc.

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Examples of Synergetic Science TopicsUnifying
Themes Based on Prior DiscussionsThese themes
could be simultaneously addressed with a common
cabled observing system (Max. Bang for the Buck)

• Bottom Boundary Layer
• Turbulent mixing and biophysical interactions,
  sfc. and internal waves, vertical fluxes,
  sediment resuspension and transport, ripple
  formation and migration, benthic organisms and
  their response to physical events, bioturbation,
  pore water, seismic, storm and hurricane
  response, species succession, n processes,
  nutrient transport and carbon fluxes, primary
  production, biological colonization and
  succession, anoxia events, biological-mineral
  interactions, chemosynthetic production, carbon
  flux, diagenesis, etc., etc.

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Examples of Synergetic Science TopicsUnifying
Themes Based on Prior Discussions

• Open Ocean Mesoscale Processes general
  circulation, Rossby waves, internal and inertial
  waves, air-sea interaction, turbulent mixing and
  phytoplankton dynamics, nutrient and carbon
  fluxes and budgets (scalable to basin and global
  scale problems), ecosystem dynamics, succession,
  zooplankton and higher trophodynamics, population
  dynamics and fisheries, relation of eddy types
  and frequencies to ENSO and decadal oscillation
  phenemena.

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Workshop Plan - Wednesday

• Plenary Group reports of implement. plans
  recommendations
• (Wed. 130-330pm)
• Workshop Consensus Final Plenary Discussions
• (Wed. 330-530pm)
• Adjourn workshop
• SCOTS Steering Committee meets Thursday morning
  for final report preparations

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More concerns in response to discussion questions

• High cost