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Advancing SECOORA: Strategic R&D Operations and Infrastructure Plan (2005)

This document outlines the Research and Development (R&D) objectives for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) during the years 2005-2010. It details current and future operational objectives, including system assessments, biological observations, and the integration of advanced technologies for improved ocean monitoring. Key focus areas include enhancing collaboration with federal, regional, and academic entities, expanding observational capacity, and fostering education in operational oceanography. The plan emphasizes the need for coordinated design and user engagement to strengthen marine ecosystem assessments.

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Advancing SECOORA: Strategic R&D Operations and Infrastructure Plan (2005)

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  1. Input to SECOORA Business Plan (Jacksonville, July 27-28, 2005)‏ R & D Breakout Group

  2. R & D Operations Objectives: Current • Model evaluation and improvement • Circulation, waves, storm surge, sediments • Operation vision: what is it? And, how to get there? • National backbone coordination • Design strategy to engage & coordinate design • Need additional observations • Esp. benthic and biological • User communications • Needs assessment, demonstrate utility to users, plan link to Enterprise Architecture

  3. R & D Operations Objectives: Year 1 • Systems assessment • Error bars, sensitivity analysis • Short term demonstration • Sediment transport, CODAE, S+R • Regional coordination • w/ Feds, users, industry • Research thrusts • Coastal hazards • Waves, storm surge, rip currents • Biological observations (fisheries, biology)‏ • Observation technology assessment • Gliders, AUVs, bottoms sensors

  4. R & D Operations Objectives: Year 2-5 • Develop & test (quasi)operational nowcast/forecast system • Currents, storm surge, waves, tides, inundation, ecosystems • Data management • Enterprise and region • Scientific analysis • Annual and interannual trends, cross-shelf exchange • SECOORA-wide ecosystem analysis • Sensors and observations • Full-fledged biological/chemical monitoring • CO2 air-sea exchange • Education • Graduate degrees in operational oceanography • Train next generation w/COOS technology

  5. R & D Infrastructure: Current • Inventory of existing sensor capabilities • biosensors, seafloor mapping, etc. • Inventory of communication infrastructure • Satellite, telemetry, etc. • Test/gain experience with sensors (bio, HF radar) and offshore observing systems (buoy, platforms, Explorer of the Sea/ships of opp.)‏ • Models (early quasi-operational capability)‏ • Data assimilation, GRID technologies, OSSE’s, metrics, standardization

  6. R & D Infrastructure: 1 year • Sensor and obs tech development • Short term: profilers, acoustics, etc. • Testbeds • computation (GRID, lambda-rail)‏ • sensors • Seafloor mapping (habitats, benthic dynamics)‏ • Better dialogue and coordination • Sharing capabilities and personnel • Develop cost estimates

  7. R & D Infrastructure: 2-5 year • Sensor and observational technology developments • HF radar, bio and water quality, metazoan detection, seafloor/seabed, air-sea, etc. • Expand coverage (geographically & data type)‏ • Acoustic arrays, biosensors, seafloor mapping • Distributed modeling center to share resources (models, data, computers)‏ • Better dialogue and coordination of build-out activities to achieve cost reduction, etc.

  8. R & D Relationships and Procedures: Current State • Poor communication in general (sub-region, region, between regions)‏ • Little support for: • Fisheries, sediment transport, HF Radar tests, data management strategies • However, there exist developing communications: • Between R-COOS and Federal Backbone

  9. R & D Relationships and Procedures: 1 year • Links at national level (ACT, OMB, OSTP, CEQ, ORION, OOI, etc.)‏ • Links at local level (State, County, Water Districts, etc.)‏ • Coordinate R&D efforts (regional plan, establish a committee/consortium)‏ • Develop relationship with non-traditional funding sources (NIH, foundations, etc.)‏

  10. R & D Relationships and Procedures: 2-5 year • Expand/develop links with: • Private sector (commercial & recreational fishing, IT, Instrument manufacturers, etc.)‏ • Academia (Applied sciences, Advanced materials)‏ • Feds (Fisheries, MMS, Emergency management, etc.)‏ • Expand/build interoperability (R&D with other regions)‏

  11. R & D Resource Arrangements: Current • Internal (RA) coordination needed • Models, data collection, grant applications • Funding issues • User needs should drive • Stabilize support, simplify admin • Fisheries as a source of support • External coordination • Ocean US role, other Feds • Specific resource needs • Biosensors, computer resources, AUVs, bottom maps

  12. R & D Resource Arrangements: 1 year • Regional resource coordination • Infrastructure, shiptime, proposals, testbeds • Federal Support • Ship access and funding, MOU’s (speed process)‏ • Expert Assessments of • COOS R&D, models, sensors (incl. bio/geo/chem)‏ • Peer review within RA • Drives resource allocation • Subregional assessments • For gaps, duplication

  13. R & D Resource Arrangements: 2-5 years • Sources of resources • NMFS, States, Industry, other Feds (NSF, MMS, ?)‏ • R&D Administration • Shared technical staff, asset inventory, R&D needs • Observing System needs • Central calib. Facility, bio & chem sensor development • Education • Improve engineering education in SE • Introduce Operational Oceanography in SE curricula

  14. R & D: Comments • Education • Needs to be highlighted and is a long term needs • MOU’s a good approach • Do at regional level • Leverage resources • Oceans Act in FL • Will coordinate all oceans activity in FL • Coastal research by state agencies, universities, all that they can.

  15. R & D: Gaps • Adopt system engineering approach to design obs. System • Have meetings w/ NASA (and NWS Operational Met offices) to see how they do it • CLARUS under FHWA as an example in NWS • Invited speaker at next meeting ot explain • Training sessions • Sys engineering thoughts • Requires engineers to be involved • Salaries need to be addressed: mismatch of marine science vs. engineering • We need to know more about what it means • Alpha to omega considerations • Regional system engineering caveat • can only be done by licensed engineer in FL • But can do systems eng. approach w/out being a system engineer

  16. R & D: Gaps • Biological Chemical sensors • Need coordinated efforts, external & internal to RA • Communicate outside region • Sensors development • Need fed level coordination efforts • NFRA leads?, Ocean.US engagement as Obs & Modeling groups similar to DMAC • Talent/Expertise inventory is needed • Who does what? People are most expensive resource • Encourage existing research programs to coordinate w/ obs. programs • Funding agencies require/encourage coord. w/ ongoing obs systems into RFPs • Researchers able to use COOS data • Share/coordinate infrastructure (gliders, ships, etc.)‏

  17. R & D: Gaps • Expand utility of current sensors • Harden current sensor technologies • Use existing sensors to address different dynamics • R&D on experimental design / novel applications • New algorithms to get new measurements from current sensors • E.g., waves from HF radar • Data policy • Who can use, when, etc.? • SECOORA measurements publicly, routinely available • Intellectual property rights • Open source software

  18. Summary R & D Breakout Group

  19. R&D - 1 • Need additional observations (esp. biology, chem, water quality, benthic/seafloor)‏ • Distributed modeling center to share resources (models, data, computers)‏ • Short term demonstrations (testbeds, e.g., storm surge, waves, sediment, fisheries) to • assess capabilities (full suite of sensors, transmission, observing system components, data management and archival)‏ • determine additional/longterm R&D needs

  20. R&D - 2 • Coordinate R&D efforts (regional plan, establish a committee/consortium) – include national (Federal) through local (State through County) agencies, use of MOU’s as a effective way for collaboration. • Expand/develop links with: • Private sector (commercial & recreational fishing, IT, Instrument manufacturers, etc.)‏ • Academia (Applied sciences, Advanced materials)‏

  21. R&D - 3 • Adopt system engineering approach to design obs. System • Experience w/ NASA and NWS Operational Met offices • Establish workshops • Better dialogue and coordination • Sharing capabilities and personnel • Develop cost estimates

  22. R&D - 4 • Scientific analysis • Annual and interannual trends, cross-shelf exchange • SECOORA-wide ecosystem analysis • Expand coverage (geographically & data type – many gaps in both)‏ • Acoustic arrays, biosensors, seafloor mapping

  23. R&D - 5 • Education • Graduate degrees in operational oceanography • Train next generation w/COOS technology

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