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CARIBBEAN Regional Sea Level Network Status Report

CARIBBEAN Regional Sea Level Network Status Report. Doug Wilson US NOAA IOCARIBE-GOOS Co-Chairman Joshua Henson University Of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL, USA Presented at GLOSS IX 24-25 February 2005. Rationale for Survey by IOCARIBE-GOOS

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CARIBBEAN Regional Sea Level Network Status Report

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  1. CARIBBEAN Regional Sea Level Network Status Report Doug Wilson US NOAA IOCARIBE-GOOS Co-Chairman Joshua Henson University Of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL, USA Presented at GLOSS IX 24-25 February 2005

  2. Rationale for Survey by IOCARIBE-GOOS • IOCARIBE-GOOS developed over the period 2000 – 2003, when the strategic plan was completed and accepted by IOC, and recognized as a GOOS Regional Alliance by I-GOOS. • IOCARIBE-GOOS implementation is now proceeding along four lines under guidance of a Steering Committee; • Assessment • Initial Observing System and Pilot Projects • Capacity Building • Programme Coordination and Development • A Sea Level Network Assessment was initiated and funded by IOCARIBE-GOOS as part of regional observing system assessment and foundation for initial observing system • An assessment was also deemed critical by IOCARIBE VIII for a regional Tsunami Warning System and referred to IOCARIBE-GOOS for action CARIBBEAN Regional Sea Level Network Status Report GLOSS IX February 2005

  3. Results – • have been compiled by Joshua Henson, a graduate student at the University of South Florida, through internet and document searches and a great deal of personal correspondence with contacts throughout the region. • will be made available and updated on the internet • will serve as a key background source for development of an integrated IOCARIBE-GOOS initial observing system and regional tsunami warning system CARIBBEAN Regional Sea Level Network Status Report GLOSS IX February 2005

  4. Antigua & Barbuda: Parham Aruba: Sint Nicolas Bahamas: Lee Stocking Island Great Inagua Nassau Settlement Point Barbados: Bridgetown Belize: Belize City Bermuda: St. Georges Cayman Islands: Georgetown Colombia: Cartagena Costa Rica: Puerto Limon Cuba: Cabo San Antonio Gibara Guantanamo Bay Siboney Dominica: Roseau Dominican Republic: Puerto Plata Barahona France: Cayene Kourou Fort-de-France Basse Terre Grenada: Prickly Bay Guatemala: Santo Tomas de Castilla Guyana: Georgetown Rosignol Parika Honduras: Cochino Pequeño Puerto Cortes Jamaica: Discovery Bay Kingston Mexico: Progresso Puerto Morelos Tampico Veracruz Netherlands Antilles: Curaço Nicaragua: Puerto Cabezas Panama: Coco Solo (Limon Bay) St. Kitts & Nevis: Basse Terre St. Lucia: Castries St. Vincent: Kingstown Trinidad & Tobago: Charlotteville Guayaguayre Port-of-Spain Turks&Caicos: South Caicos USA: Fernandina Beach Miami (Virginia Key) Key West Naples Clearwater Beach Cedar Key Pensacola Grand Isle Galveston Pier 21 Port Isabel San Juan PR La Parguera PR Lime Tree Bay USVI Charlotte Amalie USVI Venezuela: Cumana Isla Margarita La Guaira 17° 09' 30" 12° 26' 23° 46' 24" 21° 03' 07" 25° 05' 10" 26° 30' 13° 06' 06" 17° 28' 51" 32° 23' 19° 18' 10° 19' 10° 00' 21° 52' 21° 07' 19° 54.4' 23° 09' 15° 18' 20" 19° 49' 18° 11' 4° 56' 5° 12' 14° 36 16° 00' 12° 00' 20" 15° 41.7’ 6° 48.5' 6° 18' 15" 6° 50' 48" 15° 57' 09" 15 50.1 18° 28' 06" 17° 56' 54" 21° 17' 20° 50' 22° 13' 19° 12' 12° 07' 14 01.2 9° 22' 17° 17' 24" 14° 01' 20" 13° 07' 50" 11° 19' 25" 10° 08' 20" 10° 38' 56" 21° 30' 30° 40' 25° 47' 24° 33' 26° 10' 27° 57' 29° 08' 30° 24' 29° 14' 29° 19' 26° 05' 18° 28' 17° 59' 17° 42' 18° 21' 10° 25' 10º 54' 10” 10° 37' 61° 47' 20" 69° 54' 76° 06' 20" 73° 38' 47" 77° 22' 06" 78° 46' 59° 37' 42" 88° 12' 08" 64° 41' 81° 26' 75° 35' 83° 01' 84° 57' 76° 07' 75° 08.9' 82° 21' 61° 23' 42" 70° 41' 71° 07' 52° 20' 52° 39' 61° 05' 61° 44' 61° 45' 56" 88° 37.2’ 58° 10.5' 57° 30' 45" 58° 23' 06" 86° 29' 56" 87 57.2 77° 25' 00" 76° 50' 42" 89° 40' 86° 52' 97° 51' 96° 08' 68° 56' 83 22.9 79° 54' 62° 42' 36" 61° 00' 06" 61° 11' 55" 60° 32' 55" 61° 00' 06" 61° 30' 51" 71° 31' 81° 27' 80° 11' 81° 49' 81° 48' 82° 48' 83° 06' 87° 13' 89° 59' 94° 47' 97° 16' 66° 07' 67° 03' 64° 45' 64° 54' 64° 17' 64º 06' 31” 66° 56' GEF/OAS IOC/UNEP GEF/OAS GEF/OAS GEF/OAS NOAA GEF/OAS GEF/OAS UK UK NOAA Finland National National IOC/UNEP National GEF/OAS National National National National National National GEF/OAS RONMAC IOC/UNEP GEF/OAS GEF/OAS Smithsonian RONMAC GEF/OAS GEF/OAS National NOAA National National National RONMAC Canal Zone GEF/OAS GEF/OAS GEF/OAS GEF/OAS GEF/OAS GEF/OAS IOC/UNEP National National National National National National National National National National National National National National National IOC National Acoustic Pressure Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Pressure Float Float Pressure Float Float Acoustic Float Acoustic Bubbler Bubbler Float Pressure Float Float Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Float Float Float Float Float Acoustic Pressure Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic Float Acoustic Float GOES None GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES None None None GOES None None GOES None GOES None None None None None None GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES None None None None None GOES None GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES GOES None GOES None Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Met., SST None* Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST None None None Met., SST None None None* None Met., SST None None None None None None Met., SST Met., SST None Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST None None None None None Met., SST None Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST* Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST Met., SST None Met., SST None IOCARIBE Tsunami Proposal Annex III: 63 stations, 41 transmitting via GOES

  5. (potential) Caribbean Sea Level Network   CPACC    RONMAC     US NWLON     IOC/UNEP      UK   FRANCE                                  MEXICO       CUBA        DOM REP      SMITH. INST  IOC  PANAMA     FIN  VENEZ  CUR   NOAA NOAA ref. IOCARIBE Tsunami Proposal Annex III

  6. Caribbean Sea Level Network      GONE     NOT OPERATIONAL    UNKNOWN      OPER / NO XMIT   OPER / XMIT                                                Status reported GLOSS IX 02/05

  7. Caribbean Sea Level Network         NOT OPERATIONAL    UNKNOWN      OPER / NO XMIT   OPER / XMIT                                         Status reported GLOSS IX 02/05

  8. Caribbean Sea Level Network           UNKNOWN      OPER / NO XMIT   OPER / XMIT                           Status reported GLOSS IX 02/05

  9. Caribbean Sea Level Network               OPER / NO XMIT   OPER / XMIT             Status reported GLOSS IX 02/05

  10. Caribbean Sea Level Network              OPER / XMIT      Status reported GLOSS IX 02/05

  11. Modes of Failure • Hit by [boat, truck, …] • Damaged by storms • Removed for [construction, maintenance,…] and not replaced • Mechanical breakdown, no spare parts or technical assistance • Transmit timing off (common problem for GOES) • Leads to: no valid transmissions • interference with other GOES transmissions • GOES ID invalidated due to inactivity • * Several noted as “moved” or “replaced” – are they still • referenced?

  12. Causes of Failure • Lack of ‘ownership’ due to • no perceived utility or products • no local investment ($$) • no attachment to local institutions • No data feedback (particularly on transmitting gauges) • Legitimate issues of lack of parts, funds, technical capability • No sense of urgency to repair (see ‘utility’ above; especially true • for Climate Change programs) • Inadequate Program Planning or Management • Usually a combination of these causes

  13. Recommendations • Make water level system a component of an operational • system (tsunami, other warnings, other data products) • of recognized importance • Make sure system contributes real-time products • (including other than WL if possible) at local levels • Build local capacity in data analysis and use as well as • technical ability • Promote ownership by requiring local investment • (assures ties to purchasing institution) • Explore technological changes for more robust and more • useful installations • Next steps in Caribbean region likely tied to TWS

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