TY - JOUR
T1 - SEA-COOS: A Model for a Multi-State, Multi-Institutional Regional Observation System
AU - Seim, Harvey E.
AU - Bacon, Bob
AU - Barans, Charlie
AU - Fletcher, Madilyn
AU - Gates, Keith
AU - Jahnke, Rick
AU - Kearns, Edward
AU - Lea, Russ
AU - Luther, Mark E.
AU - Mooers, Christopher N. K.
AU - Nelson, Jim
AU - Porter, Dwayne
AU - Shay, Lynn K.
AU - Spranger, Mike
AU - Thigpen, Jack
AU - Weisberg, Robert H.
AU - Werner, Francisco
PY - 2003/10/1
Y1 - 2003/10/1
N2 - The SouthEast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS, www.seacoos.org) is a regional partnership that has initiated an integrated coastal ocean observing system for a four-state (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida) region of the southeast coastal United States. The long-term intent of SEA-COOS is to establish a regional coastal ocean observing system that will be part of the coastal component of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) envisioned by Ocean.US. SEA-COOS was initiated in September, 2002 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) as a coordinating and enhancing effort between several existing subregional-scale efforts in the southeast, the Sea Grant Offices from the four states, and a number of federal agencies. This article briefly describes the essential elements of an observing system, the region-wide observations, overlapping circulation models, data management capabilities, and outreach and education activities of SEA-COOS, at present and planned for the coming year. Development of a governance system has also been pursued, and an initial structure is in place for SEA-COOS.
AB - The SouthEast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS, www.seacoos.org) is a regional partnership that has initiated an integrated coastal ocean observing system for a four-state (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida) region of the southeast coastal United States. The long-term intent of SEA-COOS is to establish a regional coastal ocean observing system that will be part of the coastal component of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) envisioned by Ocean.US. SEA-COOS was initiated in September, 2002 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) as a coordinating and enhancing effort between several existing subregional-scale efforts in the southeast, the Sea Grant Offices from the four states, and a number of federal agencies. This article briefly describes the essential elements of an observing system, the region-wide observations, overlapping circulation models, data management capabilities, and outreach and education activities of SEA-COOS, at present and planned for the coming year. Development of a governance system has also been pursued, and an initial structure is in place for SEA-COOS.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/421
UR - https://doi.org/10.4031/002533203787537249
U2 - 10.4031/002533203787537249
DO - 10.4031/002533203787537249
M3 - Article
VL - 37
JO - Marine Technology Society Journal
JF - Marine Technology Society Journal
ER -