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NDBC Capabilities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Summit 30 January, 2007

NDBC Capabilities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Summit 30 January, 2007 Sept 2006. NOOSS. NDBC Ocean Observing System of Systems: Coastal (Yellow) Buoys CMAN Stations TAO Array DART Network Partner Data via IOOS DAC.

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NDBC Capabilities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Summit 30 January, 2007

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  1. NDBC Capabilities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Summit 30 January, 2007 Sept 2006

  2. NOOSS NDBC Ocean Observing System of Systems: • Coastal (Yellow) Buoys • CMAN Stations • TAO Array • DART Network • Partner Data via IOOS DAC

  3. Observing System Platform Types C-MAN station DART II 6-meter NOMAD TAO 3-meter discus C-MAN station

  4. IOOS Required Parameters* Lower Ocean Ocean Atmosphere Surface Sub-surface Temperature Temperature Temperature Pressure Salinity Salinity Wind Currents Currents Precipitation Wave Height / Period Dissolved Oxygen Humidity Wave Direction Carbon Dioxide Radiation Sea Height/ LevelChlorophyll Fluxes Fluxes Nutrients Visibility Radiation Radiation “Air quality” Ocean color Marine monitoring Sea Ice Bathymetry Toxins / pollutants Toxins / pollutants Turbidity Acoustic Signals * GREEN parameters can be operationally observed by NDBC, YELLOW ~ Some experience.

  5. Wind speed / direction Air temp / humidity / pressure Tracking / communications Navigational beacon Solar panels Magnetometer, compass, computer, batteries, position tracking Wave height, period, direction* Ocean temperature Surface currents Surface salinity Current profiler Mooring Bottom tsunami pressure sensors* Air Water * Not on all buoys

  6. How we may be able to help • Add instrumentation to existing NDBC assets (some additional funding required) • 2 good candidates, perhaps others • Install new buoys with appropriate instrumentation (new funding required) • Large community benefit if well-placed • Provide DMAC services for existing and new IOOS partners for additional data • Oil Company Partnerships may provide best opportunity in area of interest

  7. Western Gulf Another Well-Known “Dead Zone” (for obs…)

  8. Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama

  9. Buoy 42035 • 17 nm offshore • 37 nm SE of LaTex Border • 14 m water depth • SCM/Dir. Waves upgrade • Salinity upgrade

  10. Buras/Southwest Pass CMAN MonitorNutrients?

  11. Potential sites for new instrumentation (met)

  12. Summary • Hypoxic Zone unfortunately aligns well with a gap in observation coverage • Two (at least) NDBC platforms of interest • Some IOOS partner stations of interest for which we already handle data • New buoys/stations both in the zone and in the gap, either “backbone” or IOOS/RCOOS, would benefit a huge community base • NDBC excited to be a partner in the effort

  13. Questions? Contact Information: Don T. Conlee, Ph.D. Chief Scientist National Data Buoy Center 1100 Balch Blvd. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 don.conlee@noaa.gov (228) 688-1753

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