Connecting the "national backbone" with Regional Observing System Federations in the Integrated Ocean Observing System

Author

Dunn, Dean A. ; Starke, Susan ; Beard, Russ ; Stinus, Joe

Author_Institution

Nat. Coastal Data Dev. Center, NOAA, USA

Volume

5

fYear

2003

fDate

22-26 Sept. 2003

Abstract

The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) currently being planned through the efforts of the Ocean.US Office, will include a coastal ocean component, to be composed of the "national backbone" of federal agencies, combined with regional federations of observing systems. The "national backbone" must facilitate capacity building within regions, to ensure that all states and regions can contribute to and benefit from the IOOS. The coastal component of IOOS depends on enhancing existing federal networks for in situ measurements to improve resolution and expand measurements, and on building the National Federation by establishing regional observing systems.

Keywords

data acquisition; oceanography; DMAC; IOOS; Integrated Ocean Observing System; NCDDC; NOAA; National Federation; Ocean.US Office; Regional Observing System Federations; coastal ocean component; national backbone; Access protocols; Buildings; Catalogs; Couplings; Joining processes; Measurement standards; Oceans; Sea measurements; Spine; Underwater communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2003. Proceedings

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-30-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178305

Filename

1282946