Programmatic Updates & Perspectives Julie Thomas Executive Director, SCCOOS Board of Governors Meeting Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Los Angeles December 3,2015 Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System The IOOS Regional Association Serving Southern California
5 Year NOAA Proposal Status 2016-2021 February 2015 Federal Funding Opportunity published March 2015 SCCOOS Expressions of Interest (EOI) Due April 2015 8 out of 11 EOI s chosen for proposal May August 2015 Lead principal investigators notified of acceptance Proposal narrative development Conference calls and in person meetings Tuesday SCCOOS Program Staff Calls Writing team: PI s (Verbiage and Supporting Docs), SCCOOS Directors and Chairs (Proposal Narrative) August 27, 2015 Proposal Submitted Fall 2015 Internal/External Review February 2016 Notification
SCCOOS Funding Base and External $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,157,214 $2,276,758 $2,369,758 $2,428,214 $2,000,000 $1,768,000 Includes $30K For Martz, OA (Burkalator) $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 $0 $23K: SCCOOS OCSD Diversion $0 $30K: Todd Martz OA $30K: SCCOOS Hyperion FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14 FY 14/15 FY 15/16 $39K: Martz OA $33K: SCCOOS OA $50K: Shore Station OCSD Base Funding External Funding **FY 16/17 external funding so far $77,951 for Martz and SCCOOS. Final year of external OA funding
SCCOOS Current External Funding Streams Outfall Diversion - Data Management Hyperion Completed Newport Pier Shore Station Expansion Port of Long Beach Precision Navigation Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) NOAA/IOOS/SoCal Marine Exchange Contract completed 2016 Hardware installation Split funded between CDIP and IOOS Ongoing Ocean Acidification Headlights Data Management Support for Estuarine Monitoring NOAA/IOOS Sea Grant Support of SME (Todd Martz), Data Management and Burkolater Maintenance In Discussion (SCCWRP/Scripps, etc)
IOOS Certification Authority of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (ICOOS Act) Ensures that data collected and distributed by the RA are managed according to best practices, as identified by NOAA Membership Policy Organizational Structure Strategic Operational Plan Financial Oversight Gaps Identification
SCCOOS By-Laws Updated Mission Statement IOOS Focus Areas Strategic Operational Plan/Operational Plan Role of the SCCOOS Program Office Role of the JSAC
SCCOOS Developed and Updated Programmatic Documents Strategic Operational Plan Overview of SCCOOS, its existing and future customer and consumer base, and an outline of its operations The organization s road map that provide guidance in establishing annual goals, developing markets, and pursuing new funding opportunities. A performance metric for SCCOOS goals, and to recognize where the organization may need to adjust approaches or directions to achieve better results. Update at least once every five years. The BOG, ESC, JSAC, and other stakeholders will provide guidance in the development of the Strategic Operational Plan. Revisions for these plans will be reviewed and discussed at each annual BOG meeting. Operational Plan This is a dynamic document that focuses on short-term objectives and our work plan Data Management Plan This describes the current status of SCCOOS data streams and future goals for data quality assurance, quality control, dissemination, distribution and archiving. Sensor Plans These follow a NOAA Data Sharing Template and have been developed for gliders, automated shore stations, CalCOFI Cruises, CDIP, HFR, manual shore stations, satellite imagery, AIS and the Burkolater
Annual Highlights Ocean Acidification In Progress Burkolaters at Carlsbad Aquafarm and Wrigley Institute (?) On the Horizon Integrated Ocean Acidification data management throughout the Southern California Bight Agua Hedionda Workshop to evaluate and increase the overall health of this coastal ecosystem
Annual Highlights Upgrades to the Newport Pier Automated Shore Station Recent concerns related to increased frequency and duration of low ph and oxygen events along the west coast has caused POTWs to begin to improve their sampling for these two parameters. One major component of this new sampling focus is the development and installation of a series of ocean acidification moorings and platforms at San Diego, Orange County, Palos Verdes, and Santa Monica Bay. The focus of this work is to upgrade the Shore Station package with sensors to measure ph and oxygen levels, and improve overall data quality of the Newport Pier Shore Station. Manufacturer Model Parameters Measured Seabird 16plus CTD Conductivity (Salinity) *, Temperature, Pressure (depth) Wetlabs Fluorometer Chlorophyll Seabird 5P None-pump Honeywell/MBARI Durafet II * ph Seabird SBE-63 Oxygen * Indicates parameters to add and sensors owned by OCSD
Annual Highlights 2014-2015 Pacific Anomalies Workshops Workshop 1 May 5/6, 2015 Generated a series of research and development questions and issues related to the Pacific temperature anomaly. Many commented on the value of reviewing data across disciplines. The sponsors of the workshop wanted to use the conditions in the Pacific Ocean as a catalyst to bring together this cross disciplinary team of experts. Workshop 2 January 20/21, 2016 at the University of Washington Follow up workshop that will aim to improve our understanding of how these significant oceanographic variations arose, their impact on our water, weather and economic well-being; and ways in which we can potentially improve predictive capabilities. www.nanoos.org/resources/anomalies_workshop/workshop2.php
Annual Highlights Precision Navigation Project IOOS /SCCOOS working with the Marine Exchange, Tesoro, Jacobsen Pilots, OSPR and PROTIDE to develop a highly accurate model to bring in larger tankers/container ships to the Port of Long Beach. Direct funding from NOAA provides two additional wave buoys in the area.
Annual Highlights El Niño and Coastal Flooding Observations are submitted by sending an email to stormphoto@sccoos.org
Annual Highlights South Coast MPA Ocean Science Trust Overview of physical monitoring capacity in the region Focus on the importance of long term monitoring of physical aspects of coast and ocean Brief overview of how physical aspects of region drive ecology Waves - CDIP Satellite (Remote Sensing/JPL) Ocean Temperature CDIP/SCCOOS Currents SCCOOS Chemical OA Data, Air Temperature, Winds and Sea Level other sources
Annual Highlights Modeling Ongoing/In Development California 3 km ROMS Coupled ROMS/Biogeochemical Model Nationwide Efforts West Coast Coastal Ocean Model Testbed (COMT, Yi Chao receiving direct funding) West Coast Ocean Forecast System (WCOFS, Bruce Cornuelle and Jim McWilliams on the Technical Advisory Committee) Nearshore Wave Prediction System (NWPS, SCCOOS is providing validation at Long Beach) Audience and Users POTW US IBWC CA State Parks Coastkeeper Heal the Bay WiLDCOAST USCG NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
Annual Highlights Collaborations and Networking IOOS regularly collaborates with The Maritime Alliance on issues relating to the Blue Economy and Blue Tech. The most recent summit emphasized the need to include government representatives, private sector technology companies and academia to leverage expertise to spur further economic growth while creating a collective ability to collaborate