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Why We Are Here

Why We Are Here. Eric Lindstrom, Co-chair Interagency Ocean Observation Committee Great Lakes Industry Workshop June 21, 2011. Table of Contents. Partnerships and Alliances. Great Lakes. Observing System. Importance of Observing the Great Lakes. Largest body of freshwater in the world

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Why We Are Here

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  1. Why We Are Here Eric Lindstrom, Co-chair Interagency Ocean Observation Committee Great Lakes Industry Workshop June 21, 2011

  2. Table of Contents Partnerships and Alliances Great Lakes Observing System

  3. Importance of Observing the Great Lakes • Largest body of freshwater in the world • 18% percent global freshwater • 95,000 square miles total • 9,000 miles of shoreline • 5,000 tributaries • 288,000 square miles of drainage area • 40 million people • $4.5 trillion annual Gross Regional Product

  4. Great Lakes Growth & Impacts 2010 Outlook for Jobs • 994,879 Manufacturing • 217,635 Tourism • 118,550 Shipping • 118,430 Agriculture • 38,085 Science • 10,980 Utilities • 10,003 Mining • Water levels • Invasive species • Point-source pollution • Nonpoint-source pollution • Atmospheric pollution Great Lakes Region Population (in Thousands) Bureau of Economic Assessment

  5. Largest Freshwater Fishery • Fishery management • Invasive species monitoring • Harmful algal blooms

  6. Shipping & Transportation • 15 Major International Ports • 50 Smaller, Regional Ports • 163 million tons of cargo each year • 118,550 jobs in shipping, freight transport, and warehousing

  7. Great Lakes Variables

  8. Conceptual Framework for Observations

  9. The Great Lakes In Context

  10. A National Federation of Regional Associations • U.S. Coastal Communities • Great Lakes • Caribbean and the Pacific Islands • National Federation of Regional Associations

  11. Integrated Ocean Observing System • An Integrated and Sustained Observing and Prediction System. • A collaborative framework. • 17 Federal Agencies • 11 Regional Associations • Three Subsystems • Observations • Data Management & Communications • Modeling & Assessment • Three Cross Cuts • Research and Development • Outreach/Education • Regional Governance and Management

  12. IOOC and the Great Lakes Integrated Ocean Observing System Alliances

  13. Global Ocean Observing System • ~8000 Platforms • Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)

  14. The Great Lakes In Context

  15. Knowing Partners & Building Alliances • National Ocean Policy • Strengthening the Governance Structure • Implementing Strategies (Nine Priority Objectives) • Designing a Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) framework • Federal Government • Working to protect habitats, human and health • Funding research, cleanup, restoration, and pollution prevention activities • Industry • Supporting Research and Development • Providing essential platforms • Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) • Creating Decision Support Tools • Providing Data Management • Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) • Observing & Monitoring • Conducting Modeling & Analysis • Developing Products

  16. Conclusion • What are your data needs? • Benefits for your operations. • New, sustainable partnerships.

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