information products on a sustained basis; with an assured quality and adherence to IOOS standards. During this 4th year of development, MARCOOS will transition to an entity that will be contractually-directed by MACOORA, a 501c(3) corporation. MACOORA User Themes Coastal Theme 1. Maritime Safety Theme 3. Water Quality Theme 5. Energy Theme 2. Ecosystem- Theme 4. Based Mgmt. Fisheries Inundation Surface Current of divergence for Forcing Forecasts Weather Mesonet Maps for & Forecast Assimilation SAROPS Ensemble dataset for Validated Operational dynamical models HF Radar Atmospheric Surface Current Operations, Forcing Forecasts QA/QC & Surface maps for Historical Products Validated spill response, Analyses of Wind STPS Statistical Atmospheric assimilation Resources Forecasts Forcing Forecasts dataset Analyses for siting Divergence maps Operational & design, RT for habitat, Surface current support for Operational assimilation operations Coastal Mesonet dataset for SAROPS Validated Forecasted fields Operational Atmospheric Forecasts for habitat dataset response SAROPS forecasts for spill & coastal Satellite Imagery upwelling (SST & Color) RT & historical Historical analyses surface data for of surface fronts & habitat & Surface layer heat plume for siting & Sea Surface assimilation content for design Temperature maps for inclusion in atmospheric forecasts survivability ID of river plumes outlooks dataset inclusion in plume trajectories Regional Glider RT & Historical Historical analyses survivability Surveys 3-D temperature of subsurface Surface Current forecasts water masses for Surface layer heat Forecast siting & design content for Evaluation For Coupled Data Assimilative atmospheric In situ oxygen Dynamical forecasts atmosphere-ocean sensors for Forecast Models models for RT & historical detecting low Regional ocean subsurface data dissolved oxygen forecasts for for habitat & RT forecasts for nested high- Temperature assimilation spill response & sections for SAROPS resource estimates resolution models The year-4 extension of the initial 3-year MARCOOS implementation phase will allow us to sustain the operation of the regional ocean data acquisition, management, modeling, and product- generation system. It was originally constructed in response to region-wide user needs in two priority theme areas: Maritime Safety and Ecosystem-Based Management. During year 4, we propose to create and distribute new data and information products that address MACOORA regional user needs for Water Quality, Coastal Inundation, and Energy. These extensions build on our product delivery successes of the past 2 years, where the IOOS investments in core
information products on a sustained basis; with an assured quality and adherence to IOOS standards. During this 4th year of development, MARCOOS will transition to an entity that will be contractually-directed by MACOORA, a 501c(3) corporation. MACOORA User Themes Theme 1. Maritime Safety Theme 2. Ecosystem- Theme 3. Water Quality Theme 4. Coastal Theme 5. Energy Based Mgmt. Fisheries Inundation Weather Mesonet & Forecast Ensemble HF Radar Operations, QA/QC & Products STPS Statistical Forecasts Operational Coastal Mesonet for SAROPS Operational Surface Current Maps for SAROPS Operational Surface Current Validated Atmospheric Forcing Forecasts Divergence maps for habitat, assimilation dataset Forecasted fields of divergence for Validated Atmospheric Forcing Forecasts Surface maps for spill response, assimilation dataset Operational Surface current Validated Atmospheric Forcing Forecasts Assimilation dataset for dynamical models Historical Analyses of Wind Resources Analyses for siting & design, RT support for operations Forecasts for SAROPS habitat dataset forecasts for spill response Satellite Imagery (SST & Color) Sea Surface Temperature maps for inclusion in survivability RT & historical surface data for habitat & assimilation ID of river plumes & coastal upwelling Surface layer heat content for atmospheric forecasts Historical analyses of surface fronts & plume for siting & design outlooks dataset Regional Glider Surveys Data Assimilative Dynamical Forecast Models Temperature sections for inclusion in survivability Surface Current Forecast Evaluation For RT & historical subsurface data for habitat & assimilation RT & Historical 3-D temperature forecasts In situ oxygen sensors for detecting low dissolved oxygen RT forecasts for spill response & plume trajectories Surface layer heat content for atmospheric forecasts Regional ocean forecasts for nested high- Historical analyses of subsurface water masses for siting & design Coupled atmosphere-ocean models for SAROPS resolution models resource estimates The year-4 extension of the initial 3-year MARCOOS implementation phase will allow us to sustain the operation of the regional ocean data acquisition, management, modeling, and product- generation system. It was originally constructed in response to region-wide user needs in two priority theme areas: Maritime Safety and Ecosystem-Based Management. During year 4, we propose to create and distribute new data and information products that address MACOORA regional user needs for Water Quality, Coastal Inundation, and Energy. These extensions build on our product delivery successes of the past 2 years, where the IOOS investments in core
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