Tools for Monitoring in Coastal Alaska and the Arctic Darcy Dugan Alaska Ocean Observing System

Challenges of Ocean Monitoring in Alaska 44,000 miles of coastline Extreme conditions Darkness Sea ice * Cost of Maintenance is very high

Management Tools Existing Arctic Research Assets Map Real Time Sensor Map Model Explorer Drifter Tool Under Development AOOS Ocean Portal ERMA

Arctic Research Assets Map Used for Research Planning Reduce duplication of effort Identify gaps Avoidance collisions Opportunities for collaboration Holistic view of research effort

Real-Time Sensor Map Parameters Air temp Barometric Pressure Conductivity Weather Currents Water level Ground temp Precipitation Humidity Salinity Snow depth Snow water equivalent Stream flow Stream gauge height Tides Waves Web cams Wind Searchable by parameter or source Google interface/zoom Downloadable time series Will begin archiving this summer

Drifter Trajectory Tool Current direction at surface or at depth Based on ROMS model ensemble Drop one or multiple drifters Developed by NASA JPL Available for Prince William Sound Intend to expand to Arctic Verify with HF radar

Model Explorer View updated forecast models Drop virtual sensors See historical forecasts Compare models & real-time sensors

AOOS Ocean Portal Linking AOOS data applications View multiple types of data on one interface –Sensors –Models –Remote Sensing –GIS data –In-situ observations View available time ranges for each layer Download data sets simultaneously Follow links to data sources

ERMA-type Data Visualization Oil Spill response tool combining: –ERMA GIS data –AOOS real-time obs/forecasts –ShoreZone imagery

Thank you Alaska Ocean Observing System: Darcy Dugan,