IS13A:
New Platform and Sensor Technologies: Advancing Research, Readiness, and Transitioning for Sustained Ocean Observing of Essential Ocean Variables I


Session ID#: 37255

Session Description:
The rate of technological evolution in ocean and marine environment sensors and platforms has increased dramatically. Similarly, requirements are evolving and demand for integrated routine observations to address climate, ocean services and ocean health needs is increasing. New autonomous and guided platforms are expanding our operating envelope; improving the diversity of observed variables recorded aboard a single platform and improving efficiencies. Sensor development is benefitting from technical advances across a range of disciplines, including those external to oceanography. These developments offer potential benefits within the sustained ocean observing system of the global and coastal oceans. This session offers an opportunity for the ocean observing technology and stakeholder communities to share technology advances towards addressing GOOS Essential Ocean Variable requirements and key research/marine service needs; identify successful approaches towards transitioning these technologies into sustained observing systems; and identify opportunities to improve the coordination and pace of integrating technologies into sustained observing. Additional questions that could be addressed include: What are the bottlenecks to development? How to source and integrate advanced technologies from other sectors? What are the successful economic models from development into sustained observing? What role should observing networks, government, academia, industry and the philanthropic sector play?
Primary Chair:  David M Legler, NOAA, Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Emma E Heslop, SOCIB, Palma, Spain, Christian Meinig, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States and Matthew C Mowlem, National Oceanography Centre, Ocean Technology and Engineering Group, Southampton, United Kingdom
Moderators:  David M Legler, NOAA, Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Emma E Heslop, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Marine Technologies, operational oceanography and sustainability, Esporles, Spain and Christian Meinig, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Matthew C Mowlem, National Oceanography Centre, Ocean Technology and Engineering Group, Southampton, United Kingdom and James F Todd, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Index Terms:

4262 Ocean observing systems [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4294 Instruments and techniques [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6610 Funding [PUBLIC ISSUES]
9805 Instruments useful in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]
Cross-Topics:
  • ES - Ecology and Social Interactions
  • PC - Past, Present and Future Climate
  • PO - Physical Oceanography: Other

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Saildrone: Science Driven Technology Development (326011)
Noah Lawrence-Slavas1, Christian Meinig1, Richard Jenkins2 and Sebastien de Halleux2, (1)NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)Saildrone Inc, Alameda, CA, United States
Validating the effectiveness of near-surface anemometer measurements on an unmanned surface vehicle (322801)
Ryan Carlon, Liquid Robotics, Sunnyvale, CA, United States and Charlie Nguyen, Liquid Robotics, Engineering, Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Sentinel-3 SLSTR Sea Surface Temperature and Assessments including Improved Drifting Buoy Measurements (317006)
Anne O'Carroll1, Gary K Corlett2, Prasanjit Dash1, Craig Donlon3, David T Meldrum4, Jean-Francois Piolle5, Igor Tomazic1 and Jon Turton6, (1)EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany, (2)University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, (3)European Space Agency, ESTEC/EOP-SME, Noordwijk, Netherlands, (4)DML, Oban, United Kingdom, (5)IFREMER, LOPS/CERSAT, Plouzané, France, (6)Met Office, United Kingdom
Using Space Physics Technologies for Accurate Land-Based Water Level Measurements (325021)
Carol Janzen1, Gerald Thompson2, Andrew Gisler3, Adam Reynolds4, Syed Irfan Azeem5, Geoff Crowley6, Nicole Kinsman7, Molly McCammon1 and Carven Allen Scott8, (1)Alaska Ocean Observing System, Anchorage, AK, United States, (2)ASTRA, LLC, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)ASTRALiTe Inc, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates LLC, Boulder, CO, United States, (5)ASTRA, LLC, United States, (6)ASTRA, LLC, Lafayette, CO, United States, (7)Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (8)NOAA, NOAA/NWS AK Region HQ, Anchorage, AK, United States
Successes and Challenges in Transitioning Sensor Technology of the NOAA National Water Level Observation Network (306779)
Christopher R DiVeglio, NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Washington, DC, United States, Greg Dusek, NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Louis Licate, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Integration of Emerging Technologies into Coastal Ecosystem Observing Networks and Transition Efforts Towards Sustained Operations (320092)
Steven A Ruberg1, Ron Muzzi1, Kelli Paige2, Stephen Constant1, Kyle Beadle1, Tom Johengen3, Danna Palladino3, Russ Miller3 and Ed Verhamme4, (1)NOAA Ann Arbor, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (2)IOOS Great Lakes Observing System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (3)Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (4)LimnoTech, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

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