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Introducing an Integrated Marine Observing System for Australia (IMOS)

Introducing an Integrated Marine Observing System for Australia (IMOS). Dr Gary Meyers Director, IMOS Office IMOS-1 31 January – 2 February 2007, Hobart. Goals for Ocean and Coastal Observing System—a National Perspective. Climate sensitivity of Australian agriculture and economy

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Introducing an Integrated Marine Observing System for Australia (IMOS)

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  1. Introducing an Integrated Marine Observing System for Australia (IMOS) Dr Gary MeyersDirector, IMOS OfficeIMOS-1 31 January – 2 February 2007, Hobart .

  2. Goals for Ocean and Coastal Observing System—a National Perspective • Climate sensitivity of Australian agriculture and economy • Requires improved climate prediction on seasonal+ timescales. • Major role of ocean in shaping climate change. • Ocean observations critical for improving climate scenarios, monitoring and predicting change, and adapting to impacts. • Understanding how marine ecosystems work and respond to change • Fundamental to integrated ecosystem based management required by required by commonwealth and state marine policies • Environmental Protection legislation • Responsibility to protect biodiversity and document what there is and ecological role. • Risk Management and harm abatement • for at sea/offshore industries, recreational pursuits, maritime safety, hazard prediction and national security.

  3. Principles (1) • Service—IMOS will provide a service that broadly supports researchers in the national marine community to maximise the contributions of R&D to economic development, national security, social wellbeing and environmental sustainability. • Data-streams—Success will be measured in terms of the quality and quantity of data that IMOS delivers, the number of users and the quality of research-results produced with IMOS data.

  4. Principles (2) • Integration—IMOS will deploy a coordinated, multi-platform observing system to take advantage of the synergies between instruments, and to provide a comprehensive description of the ocean, as a contribution to national and international programs. • Sustainability—The real value of IMOS will only emerge if systematic, repeated data collection continues for long enough time to see the range of climate variation and change. Sustained streams of data are integrally related to conservation and sustainable development of the marine environment.

  5. IMOS—6 Nodes and 11 Facilities BLUE WATER AND CLIMATE NSW IMOS BLUE WATER AND CLIMATE

  6. OverviewIMOS Office, Operators and Facilities DEST 10 Lead Operators and 11 Facilities Nationally(plus 18 supporting Operators) Head Agreement UTAS/ IMOS Office UTAS AIMS CSIRO GA CUT BoM SHIMS SARDI JCU UWA 2 Facilities 1 Facility 5 Facilities 1 Facility 4 Facilities 3 Facilities 2 Facilities 2 Facilities 1 Facility 1 Facility eMIISOTS RS C.Moor C.Radar C.MoorC.Radar C.MoorAUVA.Tag C.MoorGliders C.MoorRSSOOP ArgoSOTS RS SOOP C.MoorRSSOOPI.GBR Blue-Climate Green-Coastal physics Purple-Coastal biology

  7. Start-up schedule Nov 06 UTas develop Project Steering group to assist in startup (Nov 2006) Establish funding agreement for NCRIS Strategy with DEST for IMOS delivery (Dec 2006) Dec 06 Appoint director and Executive Officer and establish IMOS Office (Jan 2006) Jan 07 Appoint independent chair to advisory board (Feb 2007) Hold marine community forum to establish working relationships (Mar 07) Feb 07 Operators to commence 06/07 activities (1st quarter 07) Mar 07 Inaugural meeting of advisory board (Mar 07) Establish IMOS funding agreements between IMOS office and Operators (1st quarter 2007) Completion of first business plan and delivery to DEST (Mar 07) April 07 May 07 Completion of the first IMOS Office, Facility and sub Facility Operational plans (May 07) Evaluation of access arrangements and revision of strategic plan (1st Q, 2009) 1st Quarter 09

  8. Project Plan—ASAPInitial Implementation Plan—ASAPFirst Annual Business Plan—end March Funding to Dec07 on completion of Initial Milestone--Submit Proj Plan, IIP, Sign DEST agrm’t (Feb) 1st ABP fy07-08 (end Mar)Sub-contracts with Operators Report on IIP Sep07 to get funding to Dec08Submit 2ndABP fy08-09 Mar08Report on 1stABP Sep08

  9. Coastal and Climate Overview-talks • Coastal observations—a national perspective John Parslow • BLUElink—ocean state estimation provides basin-wide integration of the data streamsAndreas Schiller

  10. Gary.Meyers@csiro.auIntegrated Marine Observing System University of Tasmania Private Bag 110 Hobart Tasmania 7001

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