SECOORA PI MEETING. May 13, 2014, Savannah, GA Welcome and Opening Remarks Debra Hernandez, Executive Director, SECOORA

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1 SECOORA PI MEETING May 13, 2014, Savannah, GA Welcome and Opening Remarks Debra Hernandez, Executive Director, SECOORA

2 Thanks! Gold Sponsor: Silver Sponsor: Venue Sponsorship:

3 SECOORA PIs

4 One System, Multiple Purposes

5 In-person outreach in 2013 Engaged in over 62 outreach events (138% incr.) Ecological Forecasting webinar WFOs (Chas., Tampa, Miami) Nat l Hurricane Center Wilmington sector USCG NC Sea Grant SE Fisheries Science Center Ocean Acidification Office Our Global Estuary (HBOI) Congressional offices SRI International UNCW, NCSU, FGCU, UM, AOML, USF NC Coastal Management & Sentinel Site programs GSAA meetings

6 Digital Outreach since Jan newsletter subscribers (2% incr.) 59% > newsletter opens 25% > Facebook likes Social Media Referrals to Website Jan. 1, May 11, total Page Sessions April 2014 Newsletter Twitter 54% > Twitter followers Reddit Facebook 33 LinkedIn Pinterest

7 #SECOORA14AnnualMeeting

8 SECOORA PI MEETING Vembu Subramanian, RCOOS Manager, SECOORA

9 PI Meeting Objectives Meeting Objectives Facilitate effective in-reach among SECOORA RCOOS PIs Identify stakeholders and develop a partnership strategy Discuss appropriate data packaging and products delivery to identified stakeholders Review and develop strategy to advance SECOORA Build- Out-Plan V1.0

10 PI Meeting Agenda 12:00pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 12:40pm 12:40pm 12:55pm 12:55pm 1:15pm 1:15pm 1:35pm 1:35pm 1:55pm 1:55pm 2:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm Registration, Lunch, and Poster Setup (Cumberland Room) Welcome and Opening Remarks (Debra Hernandez, SECOORA) Accomplishments and Agenda Review (Vembu Subramanian, SECOORA) Meeting Objectives Summary of Accomplishments of RCOOS Projects (Year 1-3) HF Radar Wave Project (Nick Shay, UM RSMAS) Model Skill Assessment Project (Filipe Fernandes, Centro Universitario Monte Serrat, Brazil and Rich Signell, USGS) Improvements in Data Management and Map Portal (Dwayne Porter, USC) Product Development Project (Charlton Galvarino, Second Creek Consulting, LLC) Break with Sponsors / PI Poster Session (Cumberland Room)

11 PI Meeting Agenda 2:45pm 4:45pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 3:45pm 4:45pm Discussion Topics and Action Items Moderator: Vembu Subramanian, SECOORA The purpose of the next series of agenda items is to foster discussion among participants with a focus on identifying actions and next steps. Linking Products and Stakeholders Review the prepared Stakeholder and Product Lists Which products are ripe for outreach to stakeholders? Which stakeholders are interested in collaborating? Outcome: List of products, stakeholders, and PIs interested in working with SECOORA staff during the next year to engage stakeholders. SECOORA Build-Out-Plan (BOP) Sub-Plans What topics should be further developed to provide needed detail to the BOP? And who will lead these efforts? Potential examples include: Ecological Forecasting (HABs, hypoxia, and pathogens) Model Strategy Supporting Fisheries Management Marine Biological Observing Network Resiliency / Extreme Events

12 PI Meeting Agenda 4:45pm 5:00pm Summary and Wrap-up (Debra Hernandez, SECOORA) Identify actions and key points for presentation and effective messaging of RCOOS activities for May 14, 2014 meeting. 5:30pm 6:00pm 9:00pm Meet in Foyer of Hilton Savannah DeSoto for Transport to Skidaway Evening Social (Open to All Registrants)

13 SECOORA RCOOS Elements Observing Goal: Sustain existing observational assets Modeling Goal: Support regional ocean circulation and application- specific models Data Management and Communications Goal: Support data providers and users on integration and delivery of data and information products, maintain DMAC infrastructure, and collaborate with IOOS on DMAC efforts. In-reach, outreach and operations Goal: Engage staff, board, RCOOS PIs and members to increase awareness and promote SECOORA and U.S. IOOS

14 Year 3 IOOS Funding: $2.49M 19% Observing Modeling 12% 52% Data Management Management and Development 17% Year 3 Integration Projects: HF Radar Waves - $60K Model Skill Assessment - $32K Product Development - $56K

15 Observing Subsystem In-situ Moored and Coastal Stations University of South Florida COMPS (9) University of N. Carolina Wilmington CORMP (8) University of Georgia Gray s Reef Ocean Acidification Buoy (1) Variables measured Meteorological: winds, air temperature and relative humidity, barometric pressure and short and long wave radiations Oceanographic: water level, currents, waves, inwater temperature, waves, pco2, ph, DO High Frequency Radar Stations University of South Florida (4) University of Miami (4) University of Georgia (2) University of South Carolina (2) University of N. Carolina Chapel Hill (2) Variables measured Oceanographic: surface currents and waves Data Dissemination In-situ: SECOORA, NDBC/GTS HF Radar: SECOORA, HFRNet/NDBC/EDS USCG

16 Modeling Subsystem Regional Ocean Circulation Model (SABGOM) North Carolina State University Domain: South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico Storm Surge Models North Carolina State University and University of Florida Domain: Entire SECOORA Domain Beach Water Quality Model University of South Carolina Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Fisheries Habitat Model ROFFS TM, Species: Gray triggerfish, Black sea bass, Red Porgy and Vermilion snapper

17 Data Management Subsystem University of South Carolina Maintain SECOORA DMAC infrastructure Maintain and upgrade interactive maps and data portal University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Support IOOS vocabulary efforts Service and provide support to data providers and SECOORA staff Engage in IOOS DMAC (SOS, Catalog, System integration test etc.) Collaborate with SECOORA product development contractor

18 Year 3 Integration Projects HF Radar Waves Observations Models Model Skill Assessment DMAC User-defined Products Integration efforts initiated towards delivering data and information products that meets stakeholder needs

19 RCOOS Coordination RCOOS PIs Calls Recruitment of data providers and outreach DMAC calls IOOS and other proposals preparation RCOOS awards management Engagement in IOOS and IOOS Association

20 Year 4 IOOS Funding Outlook: $2.51M 19% Observing Modeling 12% 52% Data Management Management and Development 17%

21 HF Radar Wave Project Nick Shay, UM RSMAS

22 Model Skill Assessment Project Filipe Fernandes, Physical Oceanographer and Rich Signell, USGS

23 Improvements in Data Management and Map Portal Dwayne Porter, USC

24 Product Development Project Charlton Galvarino, Second Creek Consulting, LLC

25 Break Sponsors / PI Poster Session (Cumberland Room)

26 Discussion Topics and Action Items Moderator: Vembu Subramanian, SECOORA The purpose of the next series of agenda items is to foster discussion among participants with a focus on identifying actions and next steps.

27 Linking Products and Stakeholders Review and Discuss the prepared Stakeholders and Products List Examples Outcome: (1) Identify two or three regional products that could be developed in Year 4 and (2) Create a working group (Subject matter expert, Partner Data Providers and Products, Stakeholder, DMAC/Product developer and RCOOS Manager) to coordinate the development of the products

28 Stakeholders & Products Local planners & emergency managers: Sea level data viewer and downscaled sea level rise scenarios Fisheries managers: Water temperature climatologies for available historic data and targeted forecast (model) and data plots for fisherman Maritime Associations: Marine weather and AIS data viewer

29 Stakeholders & Products Water Quality Managers: How s the Beach? Water quality data for Shellfish industry Disaster Response Managers and Researchers, HABS : Regional Interactive trajectory product

30 Action Items Product development action items:

31 SECOORA Build-Out-Plan Background 10 Year build-out-plan V1.0 for National Synthesis Prepared and submitted in 2011 BOP Contains Observing, Modeling and Analysis, DMAC, Product Development, Education and Training, Research and Development and Governance and Management subsystems. Assumptions were made in preparing V 1.0 Need to revisit the V1.0 and create sub-plans understanding perceived needs and funding scenario

32 SECOORA Build-Out-Plan (BOP) Identify Sub-Plans 1. What topics should be further developed to provide needed detail to the BOP? 2. What process do we need to implement to achieve the creation of sub-plans? 3. Who will lead these efforts? Potential examples include: Ecological Forecasting (HABs, hypoxia, and pathogens) Model Strategy Supporting Fisheries Management Marine Biological Observing Network Resiliency / Extreme Events

33 Built-out-plan action items: Action Items

34 Summary & Wrap-up Debra Hernandez (SECOORA) Identify actions and key points for presentation and effective messaging of RCOOS activities for May 14, 2014 meeting.

35 Evening Social 5:30pm Meet in Foyer of Hilton Savannah DeSoto for Transport to Skidaway 6:00pm 9:00pm Evening Social (Open to All Registrants)