1. -101 MACOORA Annual Meeting October 22-23, 2008 Dartmouth, Massachusetts Presenters: Scott Glenn & Josh Kohut

2. U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) NOAA-Led IOOS Components 1)International Component 2)National Component a) 17 Federal Agencies b) 11 Regional Associations Observing, Data Management, Modeling, ProductsRegional Components

3. National Federation of Regional Associations 11 IOOS Regional Associations Regional Associations (RAs) Building IOOS Partnerships - 480 and Growing…. Business and Industry (66) Shipping (18) Researchers and Universities (149) State agencies (59) NGOs (58) International Organizations (11) Local and Tribal Governments (8) Federal Agencies (106)

4. National Investments in Ocean Observing Systems: U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System – IOOS NSF Ocean Observing Initiative - OOI Contributors: Scott Glenn, Oscar Schofield, John Orcutt, Josie Quintrell, John Wilkin IOOS OOI

5. http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_prioritiesplan.html Theme 1: Stewardship of Natural and Cultural Resources Theme 2: Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards Theme 3: Enabling Marine Operations Theme 4: The Ocean’s Role in Climate Change Theme 5: Improving Ecosystem Health Theme 6: Enhancing Human Health “A Framework for Research Investments in Ocean Science for the coming Decade” Three Central Elements: 1)Ocean Observing System 2)Forecast Models for Key Ocean and Ocean-Influenced Processes 3)Scientific Support for Ecosystem Based Management “Deploying an ocean-observation system will revolutionize the access to and view of the ocean and increase the pace, efficiency, and scope of ocean research.”

6. “Deploying an ocean-observation system will revolutionize the access to and view of the ocean and increase the pace, efficiency, and scope of ocean research.” 7) Enable the sustained use of ocean and coastal resources Theme 1: Stewardship of Natural and Cultural Resources 3) Allow more effective mitigation of the effects of natural hazards Theme 2: Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards 2) Improve the safety and efficiency of maritime operations Theme 3: Enabling Marine Operations 1) Improve predictions of climate change and weather and their effects on coastal communities and the nation Theme 4: The Ocean’s Role in Climate Change 6) Allow more effective protection and restoration of healthy coastal ecosystems Theme 5: Improving Ecosystem Health 5) Reduce public health risksTheme 6: Enhancing Human Health 4) Improve national and homeland security IOOS Societal Goals Ocean Research Priorities Sustained by the growing coalescence of scientific and societal goals

7. Co-location of OOI Coastal Components & IOOS Regional Associations

8. CyberInfrastructure Development Team interviews science users to enable the system engineering. Over 47 recommendations from the MARCOOS scientists at the first workshop. Semantic based CI domain model Rutgers, July 2007 Scripps, Jan 2008 Leveraging NSF OOI Data Management

9. Defense OOI Process Understanding New Technologies IOOS Sustained Regional Context Societal Impact A WELL SAMPLED OCEAN The National Test-beds Energy Industry Homeland Security Forward Deployed Areas Business Applications Maritime Domain Awareness