MIDDLE RI Cape 1000 km CT MA ATLANTIC Cod Cape to Cape REGIONAL NY 10 States ASSOCIATIO PA 111 Congressional N NJ COASTAL Districts OCEAN

OBSERVING SYSTEM MD DE

MARACOOS 2011-2016: From Observations to Forecasts

VA Carolyn Thoroughgood, Larry Atkinson, Bill Boicourt, Wendell Brown, Scott Glenn Plus >35 Additional Co-PIs from >20 Institutions

NC
Cape Hatteras

To seek, discoverand apply new and apply new To seek, discover knowledge & understanding of of our knowledge & understanding our coastal

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MEMBERS
ASA Battelle Beacon Institute, Clarkson University CARIS USA, Inc. Center for Chesapeake Bay Observation and Modeling, U. S. Naval Academy Center for Innovative Technology Chesapeake Bay Observing System Chesapeake Research Consortium University East Carolina CODAR Ocean Sensors Fugro Atlantic College of William and Mary, Fugro Earthdata Virginia River Environmental Hudson Institute of Marine Conditions Observing Science Delaware River Basin Hudson River Foundation CommissionMarine & Coastal Sciences, Institute of Delaware Sea Grant College Rutgers Program Department of Natural Maryland Resources GOV: 15% Maryland Sea Grant ACAD: 40% College Millersville University Monmouth University, Urban Coastal Institute New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office NOAA Coastwatch - East Coast Partnership for the Delaware Node Old Dominion Estuary (NEP) University SAIC Sonardyne Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc. U.S. Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center

University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Maryland University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Virginia Maritime Association Weatherflow, Inc. WoodsB/I: 30% Hole Group, Inc. NGO: 15% YSI, Inc.

Board of Directors

Corporate Leadership

Carolyn Thoroughgood At-Large & PI MARACOOS Board Chair

Edward Kelly Board - Appointed MARACOOS Board Vice Chair

Larry Atkinson At-Large & PI MARACOOS Board Secretary

Genevieve BoehmClifton New York Bight

Frank Bohlen Long Island Sound

William Boicourt At-Large & PI

Wendell Brown At-Large & PI

Michael Bruno BoardAppointed

Scott Glenn At-Large & PI

Daniel Leather Delaware Bay

James Manning Massachusetts & Rhode Island Bays & Shelf

Fredrika Moser Chesapeake Bay

Eric Vowinkel At-Large

Doug Wilson At-Large

Jeffrey Yapalater Board-Appointed

1997 - 2008 Total Grants $76,717,845

NASA 1.06% DOE 3.36% Foreign Governments 3.80% NOPP 5.72% Industry 5.91% Foundations 2.14% State Governments 0.79% EPA 0.39% USDA 0.37% ONR 23.80% ONR NSF DHS NOAA Industry NOPP Foreign Governments DOE Foundations NASA State Governments EPA USDA

FUNDING

Typical Funding Distribution

NOAA 14.21%

DHS 16.66%

NSF 21.79%

NOAA Funding History

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-10 07-10 10-11 MARA MACOORA MACOORA MACOORA MARCOOS MARACOOS $ 100K $ 254K $ 360.5K $ 400K/yr $ 1.7M/yr $ 2.1M/yr

REGIONAL DRIVERS

Tropical Storms Climate Change Ocean Circulatio n Population Critica l Habita t

Northeasters Ports

REGIONAL THEMES & SUCCESS STORIES

Maritime Operations Safety 3) Water Quality a) Floatables, b) Hypoxia, c) Nu at Sea

2) Ecosystem Decision Support - Fisheries

5) Energy Offshore Wind

A r e a s u n d e r C o n s id e r a tio n fo r W in d E n e r g y A r e a s
7 6 0 'W 7 5 3 0 'W 7 5 0 'W 7 4 3 0 'W 7 4 0 'W 7 3 3 0 'W

4) Coastal Inundation - Flooding

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Regional Priority Themes

DATA & PRODUCTS Regional Observation & Modeling Capabilities

Weather Mesonet HF Radar Network Statistical Satellite Imagery STPS Glider Dynamical Ocean Surveys Forecasts

Theme 1. Operational Input to Operational input to Operational input to SST for survivability Assimilation dataset Surface currents for Maritime Safety USCG SAROPS USCG SAROPS USCG SAROPS planning for forecast models SAROPS

Theme 2. Weather forecast Circulation and Ecological ensemble validation divergence maps for Decision Support habitat

SST & Color for habitat

Subsurface T & S for 3-D fields of T, S, habitat circulation for habitat

Theme 3. Water Quality

Winds for transport, Surface currents for Surface currents for Ocean color for river Nearshore dissolved Surface currents for river plumes, & flotables, bacteria, flotables, bacteria, plumes oxygen surveys floatables, bacteria, upwelling spill response spill response spill response

Theme 4. Coastal Inundation

Weather forecast ensemble validation

Current forecast model validation

SSTs assimilation Assimilation dataset into forecast models for forecast models

Nested forecast ensembles

Theme 5. Historical analysis & Offshore Energy wind model validation

Historical current analysis & wind model validation

Historical analysis Historical analysis of Coupled oceansurface fronts & subsurface fronts & atmosphere models plumes for siting plumes for resource estimates

SUPPORTING IOOS Activities in

the Gulf Oil Contributed Spill
Assets:
HF Radar Networks USF, USM Gliders iRobot, Mote, Rutgers, SIO, UDel, USF, Navy Drifters & Profilers Horizon Marine, Navy Satellite Imagery CSTARS, UDel Ocean Forecasts Navy, NCSU Data/Web Services ASA, Rutgers, SIO

From Observations To Forecasts

Partnerships & Leveraging IOOS USGS USEPA ASA NERACOOS MARACOOS SECOORA
Probability Maps of Bacterial Contamination Beach and Shellfish Nowcasts

CTDEP USEPA NERACOOS

SCDHEC U. South Carolina U. Maryland SECOORA

Coastal Rainfall Models

EPA/IOOS RA Collaborative Water Quality Project Objective: develop a decision support tool that

NJDEP USEPA Rutgers U. MARACOOS

can facilitate public health officials decisions on issuing beach swimming advisories and contribute to a real-time notification system that will alert the public to beach swimming conditions. Task 1: Compare Existing Modeling Efforts to Virtual Beach in the Same Geography: - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (SECOORA)

Regionally Distributed Centers of Expertise

Vessels Satellite
Satellite Ships/ Vessels REMUS Modelin g Leadership CODA R Glider Data Vis. Securi ty Educatio n