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New Ocean Today Video Released!
Jessica Mkitarian
June 25, 2022
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Satellites of the Sea: Observing the Ocean for Hurricane Research
June marks World Ocean Month and the start of hurricane season. Here at NOAA, we conduct tons of research to help improve our understanding of hurricanes so that we can more accurately predict hurricanes, and save lives and property. Ocean observations have a key role in hurricane research, and to better explain that connection, GOMO, the NOAA Research Communications team and
NOAA’s Ocean Today
produced the video:
Satellites of the Sea: Observing the Ocean for Hurricane Research
. Ocean Today is an exciting, multimedia kiosk that features videos on all aspects of the ocean realm — exploration and discoveries, marine life and science. Ocean Today kiosks are located in museums, aquariums and learning centers across the globe! This two and a half minute educational video features some of the uncrewed observing tools GOMO supports: Argo floats, underwater gliders, drifting buoys, and saildrones. Watch the video on
YouTube
or on the
Ocean Today website
. Learn more about how GOMO is researching hurricanes in
this interview
with Extreme Events Program Manager, Cheyenne Stienbarger.
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Argo is now the
dominant source
of subsurface ocean data and has a
critical role
in the Global Ocean Observing System
The Argo Program was developed in 1999 and today supports a global array of almost 4,000 robotic profiling floats that measure the temperature and salinity of the upper 2,000 meters (1.2 miles) of the ocean. The Argo Program has an international reach with participation from close to 30 countries. This partnership allows, for the first time, constant monitoring of the temperature, salinity, and currents of the upper ocean.
Two new types of Argo floats are now being tested to dive down to a depth of 6,000 meters (3.7 miles) and to have additional sensors on them to collect information about the biology and the chemistry (oxygen, pH, nitrate, suspended particles, and downwelling irradiance) of the global ocean. Argo floats work on a 10-day cycle (see diagram). After 10 days, the floats rise to the ocean surface and send their data to satellites. This data is publicly available within hours after collection and used in research and forecasting across the globe.
Fun Fact:
The Argo Program is named after the Greek mythical ship Argo (captained by Jason) to emphasize the complementary relationship of Argo with the Jason satellite altimeters. Image Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Understanding the Ocean’s Role in Earth’s Climate
Argo helps us observe our changing climate
Argo provides scientists with measurements of the evolving state of the upper ocean by collecting temperature and salinity profiles from the surface to 2,000 meters depth.
Real-time Argo data improves weather and climate forecasts through the assimilation of Argo data in ocean and coupled (ocean and atmosphere) forecast models.
Using Argo measurements, scientists can calculate how and where ocean heat content is changing. Since seawater expands as it warms, its contribution to sea level rise can also be estimated.
The Argo Program: Revolutionizing Global Ocean Science
NOAA’s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program is a leader in the international Argo Program and currently supports new investments to develop floats that can measure the deep ocean and ocean chemistry, helping us better assess ocean health globally. The Argo Program has revolutionized our ability to track changes in the ocean with a global array of autonomous profiling floats, providing nearly four times the ocean information as all other observing tools combined.
Extreme Event Forecasting
GOMO supports observations and data collected from Argo floats and other ocean monitoring devices to improve extreme event forecast accuracy.
Supporting Innovation
GOMO has led NOAA to sponsor tests of new ocean observing technologies such as deep Argo floats to better understand important ocean changes like increasing heat content.
International Partnerships
Through international partnerships, GOMO supports capacity building workshops that train scientists in monitoring local ocean conditions, improving forecasts of tropical storms and saving lives.
Visualizing Argo Data
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides a list of Argo data sources. Data is collected and freely distributed by the International Argo Program and national programs that contribute to it. Click the link below to learn more.
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Work With Us! Now Hiring: Program Specialist III
The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program is hiring a Program Specialist III to manage the Sea Level Monitoring Program and the Ocean Carbon Observing Network.
Learn more and apply
through the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
This position will manage GOMO’s Sea Level Monitoring Program supporting the Global Sea Level Observing System (
GLOSS
) network of tide gauges that collects real-time measurements of sea level to support long-term climate change studies. For example, the data are used for coastal protection during events such as storm surges; providing flood warning and monitoring tsunamis; tide tables for port operations, fishermen, and recreation; and research into sea level change and ocean circulation.
Additionally, the Program Specialist will support GOMO’s global carbon cycle and biogeochemistry portfolio including the following activities: Bio GO-SHIP, which leverages the GO-SHIP Repeat Hydrography and their analyses of the physical and chemical environment to understand how plankton communities respond
to ocean changes and how biological processes impact carbon, oxygen and nutrient cycles; NOAA and Interagency Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) activities; and the establishment of the International North Atlantic Carbon Observatory (NACO). All these activities require engagement across NOAA line offices, federal agencies, and the ocean carbon research and observing communities.
This position will be located at the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program in Silver Spring, MD.
What You Will Do:
Maintain GOMO’s global carbon cycle and biogeochemistry portfolio activities including:
Support national coordination of the Bio GO-SHIP project through engagement with other NOAA Line Offices (e.g., NOS), Federal Agencies (e.g., NSF, NASA), relevant programs (e.g., OCB) and working groups, and assist with the preparation of workshops, town halls, special sessions, and outreach material
Serve as a GOMO representative on the North America Carbon Program (NACP) and Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program (OCB) Aquatic Continuum Focus Group to help identify community-based mechanisms (e.g., workshops, small group efforts, publications, etc.) to facilitate exploration of and progress on high-priority coastal carbon research and other high-level, pertinent NACP-OCB cross-cutting questions.
Serve on the NOAA Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Task Force, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG) CDR Work Stream and the Joint Interagency marine CDR Investment Group to engage with philanthropic entities and assist with strategic plan development and outreach materials
Contribute towards the establishment of the North Atlantic Carbon Observatory (NACO) to quantify and understand the changing ocean carbon sink in partnership with NOAA programs (e.g., OAP), Labs (e.g., AOML), Federal agency and international partners (e.g. Dalhousie University, Canada).
Lead the management of GOMO’s Sea Level Monitoring Program:
Draft solicitations, manage proposal reviews, prepare project budgets, and make funding recommendations.
Maintain and advance collaboration with the national and international science community, including the GLOSS Network of over 90 countries and territories, on current research directions in the topic area
Participate in NOAA’s interagency planning to leverage and advance sea level monitoring.
Lead the development of workshops, special sessions, and outreach activities focused on sea level prediction and monitoring.
Communicate program progress and achievements to NOAA senior management
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Industry Engagement:
Sustain ongoing industry dialogs, including organizing planning committee meetings, supporting document development, and editing, coordinating with the planning committee and industry representatives, and participating in the dialogue sessions.
Mentor and support the career development of GOMO Knauss Fellows and interns:
Support fellows and interns through skill set development, performance feedback, and by helping to identify resources within and outside of NOAA to allow for career development.
For qualifications, salary range, requirements, and benefit information, please visit
UCAR’s career page
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NOAA’S HURRICANE INTENSITY FORECASTS WORKSHOP
Upper Ocean and Air-Sea Interface Boundary Observing, Analysis, Modeling, and Intensity Forecasting of Hurricanes
Tuesday, January 26 - Thursday, January 28 | 12:30 - 4:30 PM EST
Workshop Publications
Priority Recommendations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts
Strategic Vision to Benefits NOAA’s Earth System Modeling and Predictions
Workshop Resources:
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
VIRTUAL MEETING BEST PRACTICES
Data Visualization Tools:
NOAA Hurricane OceanViewer
Atlantic OceanWatch OceanViewer
Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico node
ArgoVis
Earth Null School
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Lagrangian Drifter Lab GDP Array Viewer
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GeoCollaborate
Day 1: Tuesday, January 26
12:00 PM (OPTIONAL) WORKSHOP OPENS FOR TECHNICAL TESTING
Participants may test the software, troubleshoot, and/or ask questions before the workshop begins.
12:30 PM WORKSHOP FACILITATORS | LOGISTICS
12:45 PM WORKSHOP HOSTS | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Day 1 Hosts: David Legler and Jessica Snowden,
NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
Welcome, Logistics, Goals, and Expected Outcomes
1:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SOCIETAL IMPACTS AND IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING HURRICANE INTENSITY FORECASTS
Speaker:
Ken Graham, Director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
1:15 PM SESSION 1: STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF HURRICANE INTENSITY STUDIES AND FORECASTS
Session Overview
: Present the current state of hurricane intensity forecasts.
Moderator
:
Mark Miller, NOAA NWS Office of Observations
Chat Moderator
:
Dr.
Rick Lumpkin, NOAA A
OML
Current state of hurricane intensity forecasts:
Dr. Frank Marks, NOAA AOML Hurricane Research Division
— 15 minutes
Brief moderated discussion —
15 minutes
Total session time: 30 minutes
1:45 PM
BREAK
2:00 PM SESSION 2: CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PLANS OF MODELING AND DATA ASSIMILATION EFFORTS FOR HURRICANE INTENSITY FORECASTS
Session Overview
: Present modeling efforts from research and operational centers, seek R2O and O2R between the two entities, and identify ocean observations requirements.
Moderator
: Dr. Hyun-Sook Kim, NOAA AOML
Chat Moderator
:
Dr. Scott Glenn, Rutgers University
10-minute presentations:
HYCOM ocean model and DA:
Dr. Matthieu Le Hénaff, NOAA AOML and University of Miami-CIMAS
ROMS ocean model and DA:
Dr. John Wilkin, Rutgers University
NOAA coupled models and DA: Dr. Avichal Mehra, NOAA NWS Environmental Modeling Center
NAVY coupled models and DA: Dr. Sue Chen, Naval Research Laboratory
Moderated Discussion: Identify recommendations and action items —
45 minutes
Total session time: 1 h 25 minutes
3:30 PM
BREAK
3:45 PM SESSION 3:  OBSERVATIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING RECENT HURRICANE SEASONS (2020)
Session Overview
: Review the advancements made in observing platform deployment and coordination that can be built upon for future hurricane seasons.
Identify the emerging challenges in targeted observations and discuss commonalities across groups to identify a path forward.
Moderator
:
Dr. Sid Thurston, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
Chat Moderator
: Dr. Terri Paluszkiewicz, Global Drifter Program
Synthesis of deployment successes and challenges:
Dr. Rick Lumpkin, NOAA AOML
—
15 minutes
Moderated discussion: Identify recommendations and action items —
15 minutes
Total session time: 30 minutes
4:15 PM DAVID LEGLER AND JESSICA SNOWDEN | DAY 1 REFLECTIONS AND LOOKING AHEAD TO DAY 2
4:30 PM ADJOURN
Day 2: Wednesday, January 27
12:00 PM (OPTIONAL) WORKSHOP OPENS FOR TECHNICAL TESTING
Participants may test the software, troubleshoot, and/or ask questions before the workshop begins.
12:30 PM WORKSHOP HOSTS | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Day 2 Hosts: Carl Gouldman and Krisa Arzayus,
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
Welcome, Logistics, Goals, and Expected Outcomes
12:45 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker: Dr. Vijay Tallapragada, NOAA NWS Environmental Modeling Center
1:00 PM SESSION 1: OBSERVING THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER AND AIR-SEA INTERFACE DURING HURRICANES
Session Overview
: Describe the key observing systems that monitor physical processes, the kinematic and thermodynamic structure of the lower atmospheric boundary layer
(i.e., lowest 1 km of the atmosphere over the ocean) and the air-sea transition zone; and identify gaps in models. Include recommendations from atmospheric scientists and oceanographers.
Moderator:
Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, NOAA ESRL
Chat Moderator:
Dr. Joshua Wadler, NOAA AOML
Lightning talks: 8 minutes each, 35 minutes total
Using observations from small uncrewed aircraft to explore the air sea transition zone:
Dr. Joe Cione, NOAA AOML
Estimating air-sea fluxes using current observations (e.g., SST capable dropsondes and drones), including comparisons with the model simulations:
Dr. Jun Zhang, NOAA AOML
Waves and Sea Spray:
Dr.
Shuyi Chen, University of Washington – Atmospheric Sciences
Upper oceanic mixing physics:
Dr. Eric D’Asaro, University of Washington-APL
Moderated discussion: Identify recommendations and action items —
45 minutes
Total session time:  1 hour 20 minutes
2:20 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM SESSION 2: OBSERVING THE UPPER OCEAN DURING HURRICANES
Session Overview
: Present how measuring a suite of parameters with different sampling strategies have helped with understanding and prediction of hurricane intensity,
and what data impact studies are guiding us to improve where to measure and spatial/temporal scales that we should measure in the upper ocean.
Moderator:
Dr. Travis Miles, Rutgers University
Chat Moderator:
D
r. Chidong Zhang, NOAA PMEL
Lightning talks:
8 minutes each, 50 minutes total
The value of sustained and targeted ocean observations
Continuous upper ocean observations: Dr. Molly Baringer, NOAA AOML
Air deployed ocean surface observations:
Dr. Luca Centurioni, Scripps Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory
Air deployed upper ocean observations:
CAPT Beth Sanabia, U.S. Navy
The value of coordinated ocean observations:
Dr. Scott Glenn, Rutgers University
New observing platforms:
Christian Meinig, NOAA PMEL
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3:30 PM CONTINUATION OF SESSION 2: MODERATED DISCUSSION
Identify recommendations and action items –45 minutes
Total session time: 1 hour 35 minutes
4:15 PM CARL GOULDMAN AND KRISA ARZAYUS | DAY 2 REFLECTIONS BY HOSTS AND LOOKING AHEAD TO DAY 3
4:30 PM ADJOURN
Day 3: Thursday, January 28
12:00 PM (OPTIONAL) WORKSHOP OPENS FOR TECHNICAL TESTING
Participants may test the software, troubleshoot, and/or ask questions before the workshop begins.
12:30 PM WORKSHOP HOSTS | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Day 3 Hosts: John Cortinas and  Molly Baringer,
NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Welcome, Logistics, Goals, and Expected Outcomes
12:45 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker:
RDML Nancy Hann, NOAA OMAO Aircraft Operations Center
1:00 PM SESSION 1: DATA MANAGEMENT
Session Overview
: Present and discuss how ocean data are acquired, transmitted, and assimilated into models.
Moderator:
Dr. Joe Cione, NOAA AOML
Chat Moderator:
Christine Bassett, NOAA NWS Office of Observations
Data used in numerical models: Jong Kim, NOAA NWS Environmental Modeling Center —
10 minutes
Transmitting Data to the GTS: Kevin O’Brien, NOAA PMEL —
10 minutes
Moderated Discussion: Identify recommendations and action items —
25 minutes
Total session time: 45 minutes
1:45 PM
BREAK
2:00 PM SESSION 2: GAPS IN OCEAN OBSERVATIONS
Session Overview
: Discuss how analysis and modeling efforts help identify gaps in observations that can be addressed in the short or medium-term to improve ocean analysis and forecasts.
Moderator
:
Dr. Emily Smith, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
Chat Moderator
:
Cheyenne Stienbarger, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
Addressing gaps for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Dr. Gustavo Goni, NOAA AOML —
10 minutes
Common Challenges between TC and ETC: Dr. Joe Sienkiewicz, NOAA NWS Ocean Prediction Center —
10 minutes
Discussion: Identification of Gaps —
30 minutes
How gaps are identified (models, analysis, low cost, easy logistics, …)
How priorities are determined
Gaps for improving hurricane rapid intensification forecasts
Gaps for understanding physics and conducting analysis
Gaps for operational ocean forecasts
Gaps for ocean-atmosphere coupled models
Discussion: Practical, Actionable Recommendations to Address Gaps —
30 minutes
Near-term recommendations and solutions
How progress in improving hurricane intensity forecast can be demonstrated through an integrated field campaign during Hurricane Season 2022
Total session time: 1 hour 20 minutes
3:30 PM
BREAK
3:45 PM CONCLUDING DISCUSSIONS
Moderators
: Dr. Sid Thurston and Dr. Frank Marks
Session Objective
: Review and discuss priorities, requirements, and other recommendations that can be accomplished in the next 1-2 years, with a specific look to planning for an integrated field campaign for Hurricane Season 2022.
Total session time: 30 minutes
4:15 PM JOHN CORTINAS AND MOLLY BARINGER | DAY 3 REFLECTIONS
4:25 PM DAVID LEGLER | LOOKING AHEAD
4:30 PM ADJOURN
Workshop Steering Committee:
SID THURSTON (NOAA GOMO), CHEYENNE STIENBARGER (NOAA GOMO), EMILY SMITH (NOAA  GOMO), GUSTAVO GONI (NOAA AOML),
HYUN-SOOK KIM (NOAA AOML), JOE CIONE (NOAA  AOML), CHIDONG ZHANG (NOAA  PMEL), MARK MILLER AND CHRISTINE BASSETT (NOAA NWS OFFICE OF OBSERVATIONS),
BENJAMIN LACOUR (NOS-IOOS/NOAA CORPS) AND TERRI PALUSZKIEWICZ (GLOBAL DRIFTER PROGRAM CONTRACTOR)
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4 Ways NOAA is Studying the Ocean’s Role in Climate
Jessica Mkitarian
June 19, 2021
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So you think you know what’s in the ocean?
Even with decades of scientific research, more than 80 percent of the ocean remains
unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored
– which is a lot considering that more than 70 percent of the globe is covered by the ocean. NOAA’s
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
(GOMO) has the distinct mission of supporting ocean observations to improve our understanding of the ocean’s role in environmental change – which is becoming increasingly important as we study climate change.
Through research supported by GOMO and other parts of NOAA, we have made important strides in our understanding of trends in
ocean heat storage
,
carbon dioxide uptake
, the Earth’s
energy imbalance
and more. NOAA supports a suite of ocean observing and monitoring tools (also called
instruments
or
platforms
) that make this research possible. Learn about four of these ocean observing tools below – maybe you have already seen some in the ocean!
Argo Floats
Standing at five feet tall, these robotic, autonomous floats can be found everywhere in the global ocean! In fact, today there are about 4,000 floats globally that drift with ocean currents and are part of the international
Argo Program
. NOAA led the development of the Argo Program in 1999,  which today includes participation from about 30 countries. Argo floats have sensors that collect temperature and salinity data. Every 10 days, floats dive 2,000 meters (1.2 miles) deep, collect data, then resurface to transmit this data to satellites that make it publicly available within hours. Scientists are currently developing floats that can
dive even deeper
— to 6,000 meters or 3.7 miles below the ocean’s surface — and floats that can measure more variables in the ocean (at 2,000 meters deep) – oxygen, chlorophyll, nitrate, pH, and particle content. These
biogeochemical floats
will enable scientists to study important marine processes in more parts of the globe than ever before, and to monitor ocean health, which can help improve fisheries management and inform climate policy.
Argo is also used in classrooms in the Pacific Islands to help students understand impacts of climate change. The program Scientific Educational Resources and Experience Associated with the Deployment of Argo profiling floats in the South Pacific Ocean (
SEREAD
), is an educational program and resource that provides regionally relevant and focused ocean science that is built upon Argo data in a format that fits directly into existing curricula of Pacific Island schools.
Gliders
Underwater gliders
are robotic instruments that collect ocean data over long periods of time. While they are similar in purpose to Argo floats, gliders are much larger and uniquely can be controlled remotely, allowing scientists to alter their paths, which is key for surveying parts of the ocean where other instruments may have drifted away. Gliders generally operate for several months at a time, collecting a suite of ocean data with different sensors. GOMO supports glider observations in the California and Atlantic coasts, regions that are important for understanding ocean processes and improving forecasts. Gliders are particularly important for improving hurricane intensity forecasts, which is a huge research focus area at
NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Atmospheric Lab.
Drifters
Drifting buoys, or “drifters,” are beach ball-sized buoys that you may have seen out in the water. Unlike Argo floats or gliders that dive underwater, drifters float at the surface of the ocean. Drifters can measure temperature, salinity, sea level pressure, wind, currents, and even wave properties. There are currently about 1,300 drifters in the global ocean as part of the
Global Drifter Program
. GOMO works with the
Scripps Langrangian Drifter Lab
(LDL) to develop different types of drifters, and NOAA’s
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab
(AOML) to deploy drifters in scientifically significant parts of the ocean.
Drifters are important observing tools when it comes to studying and predicting extreme events. In 2020, 36 drifters were deployed in front of hurricanes. In 2019,
five wave drifters were deployed
off Ocean X’s Alucia ship on its way from Miami to Lisbon, Portugal to follow the Gulf Stream and track ocean health. The Gulf Stream is an important boundary current that many countries depend on to transport goods, which makes this a prime location to study waves as they impact ship navigation and maritime safety.
Drifters are also used in classrooms through the
Adopt-a-Drifter Program
. Students can “adopt” a drifter and then follow its journey in the ocean by tracking its data and learning real life oceanography.
Moored Buoys
If you’ve spent a lot of time in the ocean, you may have come across a gathering of sea lions or seagulls on a structure known as a moored buoy, or mooring. These ocean observing giants are anchored in place and provide a “gold standard” of data because they allow scientists to track changes in the exact same location over long time scales. GOMO supports two main arrays of moorings around the globe: the
Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array Program
(GTMBA) and
Ocean Reference Stations
(OceanSITES).
The GTMBA is an international effort to provide data in real-time for climate research and forecasting. It is made up of three arrays: TAO/TRITON in the Pacific, PIRATA in the Atlantic, and RAMA in the Indian Ocean. The Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (
PIRATA
) Northeast Extension (
PNE
) studies ocean-atmosphere interactions in the tropical Atlantic that affect regional weather and climate variability on seasonal, interannual and longer time scales. The Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (
RAMA
) studies the Indian Ocean’s role in monsoons and helps improve monsoon forecasts. RAMA also provides an opportunity for capacity development and training of the next generation of oceanographers through workshops supported by the
Data Buoy Cooperation Panel
.
OceanSITES
is another global array of buoys — in this case called ocean reference stations — that measure a variety of ocean health variables and monitor the full depth of the ocean, from the sea surface to 5,000 meters (3 miles) deep. OceanSITES buoys provide high-quality data from long-term, high-frequency observations at fixed locations in the open ocean. The network complements satellite imagery and other observing instruments (like Argo floats). GOMO currently supports seven OceanSITES moorings around the globe, including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Hawaii Ocean Timeseries Site (
WHOTS
) focusing on trade winds, the Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (
NTAS
) focusing on hurricane intensity and the
Stratus
mooring, which is located off the coast of northern Chile and named after the
stratus clouds
affect the ocean and atmospheric conditions in the eastern Pacific and impact the climate of this region.
While there is still a lot to learn about the ocean, buoys, Argo floats, drifters and gliders are important tools that are helping us
collect valuable data
and improve climate and weather forecasts around the world.
Glider in the Gulf Stream, July 2019
An adopted drifter deployed in the ocean
Crew deploy a RAMA buoy in the Indian Ocean
The international RAMA community
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NOAA Renews Decade-Long Partnership with Ministry of Earth Sciences of India and Launches New Joint Oceanographic Data Portal
Jessica Mkitarian
August 10, 2021
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On August 9, 2021, representatives from NOAA and the Ministry of Earth Sciences (
MoES
) of India signed an updated partnership agreement that marks more than 12 years of partnership between these nations in the name of ocean and atmospheric observations for improved weather and climate prediction. The virtual signing ceremony included a live demonstration of a new joint
oceanographic data portal
that makes data from the
RAMA-OMNI
moored buoy array in the Indian Ocean publicly available for the benefit of global science, forecasting, and disaster preparedness.
This partnership with India supports the Biden Administration’s priorities for a “free, open, inclusive [and] healthy” Indo-Pacific region, as described in the
joint statement
from the summit between Japan, India, Australia, and the United States in early March.
“The Indian Ocean is where the monsoon patterns arise that will impact the agriculture and the economic activity of India. But it’s the same basin as well where weather begins that affects North America,” said Craig McLean, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. “Our weather in the Americas, the farmlands and what we declare as the production belt of wheat and other crops in the United States – our Midwest – it’s told in advance by understanding what is happening in the Indian Ocean.”
McLean and G. A. Ramadass, Director of the
National Institute of Ocean Technology
, MoES, signed the partnership agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Ambassador Sundhakar Dalela, Deputy Chief of Mission with the Embassy of India in Washington, D.C., and Ashutosh Sharma, MoES Acting Secretary, provided opening remarks. Sidney Thurston, RAMA Program Manager of NOAA’s
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
, moderated the event. Scientists from NOAA’s
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
joined their colleagues from the
Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services
and National Institute for Ocean Technology in the launch of the new data portal.
Initiated in 2004, the
Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction
(RAMA) was designed to study the Indian Ocean’s role in monsoons, improve monsoon forecasts, and to better study the historically data-sparse Indian Ocean. The first RAMA buoys were deployed by NOAA in 2004, with the most recent moorings deployed in the Arabian Sea in 2019. MoES has extended operational support to the RAMA array since the earliest deployments. RAMA buoys collect data on a range of atmospheric and oceanic variables, including ocean temperature, salinity, currents, wind, sea level air pressure and humidity. Data collected within RAMA has been extensively used globally and in collaborations between NOAA and MoES scientists to understand the thermohaline structure in the Bay of Bengal, and to validate satellite products and ocean-climate-weather models.
The
Ocean Moored Buoys in the Northern Indian Ocean
(OMNI) array was initially deployed in 2012, and MoES
Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction
in 2018 that data from the open ocean elements of the OMNI array would be open access and shared freely among researchers to help improve the accuracy of forecasts.
The renewed partnership and joint data portal will significantly benefit the U.S., Indian, and global community working in ocean and climate science, forecasting, and disaster preparedness, especially as we enter the
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
and look for new ways to address the
climate crisis
.
As Ambassador Dalela stated at the signing ceremony, “As democracies with shared values, it is important to have open exchange of knowledge, information, and ideas.”
Visual from the new Indian Ocean joint data portal.
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New Funded Projects in Support of Ocean Observations & Climate Science
Jessica Mkitarian
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New Funded Projects in Support of Ocean Observations & Climate Science
Fiscal Year 2021
On October 12, 2021, NOAA’s
Climate Program Office
announced a total of
$171 million in funding awards
to support 72 innovative and impactful projects that will improve our nation’s resilience at a critical time in the fight against the climate crisis. This is the highest five-year investment in the program’s history. The Climate Program Office’s divisions for Climate Observations and Monitoring and Climate Variability and Predictability have partnered with the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program to provide support for 12 three year projects in Fiscal Year 2021. These 12 projects aim to increase the use and value of ocean observations, advance our understanding of climate variability and change, and enhance NOAA’s ability to model and predict the Earth System. Specifically, GOMO is supporting two projects that will advance the biogeochemical mission of the Argo Program (described below). Read the full
funded projects announcement
. These new funded projects are also included in a
White House release
announcing the Biden Administration’s support for climate information and decision tools.
Biogeochemical Argo Calibration Algorithms
Biogeochemical (BGC) Argo floats have great potential to revolutionize the collection of data to monitor the ocean carbon cycle as well as ongoing climate changes in the ocean such as global ocean warming and acidification. However, the expanding array of BGC Argo floats relies on data products built from ongoing hydrographic investigations for calibration and validation.  This project will develop new and expanded data products from these and other studies that will help to realize the full potential of the BGC float observing strategy
.
PI: Brendan Carter, University of Washington
Co-PI(s): Richard Feely, Andrea Fassbender, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
A
search is underway
for a postdoctoral scholar to collaborate with the PIs on developing these data products using machine learning approaches. Applications are open until November 30, 2021.
Biogeochemical Argo Synthesis Products of Oxygen, Nitrate, and pH for Increased Community Utilization of Autonomous Profiling Observations
Argo is a global array of temperature and salinity profiling floats. In addition to core Argo temperature and salinity sensors, Biogeochemical Argo profiling floats carry a suite of biogeochemical sensors to measure changes in ocean chemistry, including those caused by the human-induced increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Although there are various floats equipped with biogeochemical sensors monitoring the oceans, there are no unified float datasets that integrate all observations. This project will assess and adjust observations from the international BGC Argo float database to produce an internally consistent global database for scientific use.
PI: Seth Bushinsky, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Co-PI(s): Nancy Williams, University of South Florida; Andrea Fassbender, NOAA / Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
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GOMO provides in-kind support to new NSF Research Networking Activity in the Arctic
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GOMO provides in-kind support to new NSF Research Networking Activity in the Arctic
GOMO is partnering with the University of Alaska, Fairbanks to support a new NSF Research Networking Activity: Coordinated Observations of Arctic Change (abbreviated Arctic CoObs). The activity, led by UAF International Arctic Research Center’s Hajo Eicken, will work over the next 5 years to co-develop a Pacific Arctic observation and data network design and take first steps in its implementation in partnership with regional and global observing networks. The effort supports food security needs of Alaska Native and Arctic communities and meets the research needs of the broader scientific community. GOMO’s Kelley Uhlig serves as project coordinator and NOAA liaison. Kelley’s role is to coordinate communication and facilitate the activities across the Arctic CoObs group to ensure that requirements are well articulated into shared variables for specific observing activities and further, into resulting data products that support Indigenous food security in Alaska. Kelley’s position at GOMO’s Arctic Research Program will also ensure close alignment of program priorities with the findings of Arctic CoObs, and place emphasis on GOMO’s observing assets in the Alaskan Arctic.
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Latest Ocean Carbon Data Atlas Shows a Significant Decline in Ocean CO2 Measurements
Jessica Gwinn
July 12, 2023
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Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Version 2023 Released
Version 2023 of the
Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)
, released on June 20, 2023, shows a dramatic decline in carbon dioxide (CO2) observing efforts in the world’s ocean. The number of
CO2 measurements provided to SOCAT has decreased by almost half since 2017
due to a slow recovery of ship operations since the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of sustained funding for the international SOCAT project. This lack of data threatens our ability to accurately quantify and assess global ocean CO2 uptake and ocean acidification.
Carbon dioxide is generated by burning fossil fuels for human activities. Like other greenhouse gasses, CO2 traps heat in our atmosphere which leads to warming and amplifies extreme weather like heat waves, droughts, wildfires, precipitation and flooding. The ocean
absorbs about 27% of atmospheric CO2
produced by fossil fuel burning every year and
stores excess heat
, acting as a natural sink to offset the impacts of global climate change caused by greenhouse gasses.
Increasing levels of CO2 and associated warming threaten our world’s ocean, leading to accelerated sea level rise, disruption of marine ecosystems and
ocean acidification
that endangers marine organisms and ocean health. Our ability to measure the amount of carbon in the ocean is vital for assessing the Earth’s total carbon budget and informing climate policy.
Identifying and addressing gaps in the ocean carbon observing system is imperative to be able to understand and respond to the global impacts of climate change
.
Rising global CO2 levels threaten the ocean carbon sink
According to the most recent annual
Global Carbon Budget
, released in November 2022,
global CO2 emissions remain at record levels of 40.6 billion tons
. NOAA’s
Annual Greenhouse Gas Index
reported that
atmospheric CO2 concentrations averaged 417 parts per million (ppm) during 2022
, with a
peak of 421 ppm in May 2022
measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory in Hawaii. The steady increase in CO2 levels seen over the years has continued into 2023, with measurements at Mauna Loa
peaking at 424 ppm in May 2023
– more than 50 percent higher than pre-industrial levels.
Monthly mean carbon dioxide levels measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii from 1958 to present (Credit:
NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory
)
Continued increases in global CO2 levels could affect the ocean’s ability to offset climate change impacts
. “Looking at the observational data, we have learned that the ocean’s capacity to be a carbon sink is finite,” said Rik Wanninkhof, an ocean carbon cycle expert at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Although the ocean continues to absorb atmospheric CO2, the
rate of ocean CO2 uptake has reduced over the last decade
. Some of this reduction is caused directly by climate change, since warmer oceans dissolve less CO2. NOAA reported record-breaking
global temperatures
in May 2023 and prevalent
marine heatwaves
. These warming ocean temperatures lead to lower uptake of CO2, weakening the ocean’s ability to counteract the impacts of rising CO2 emissions.
Global capacity for open ocean CO2 observations is declining
Reducing global atmospheric CO2 levels and ocean CO2 uptake is critical to mitigate climate change impacts. Monitoring changes in CO2 is advocated by efforts such as the World Meteorological Organization’s
Global Greenhouse Gas Watch
and the United Nations’
Global Stocktake
, which helps to monitor implementation of the Paris Agreement. Our ability to accurately quantify and monitor CO2 levels throughout the global ocean is essential to this effort.
SOCAT Version 2023 revealed that the area of the ocean with
monthly CO2 measurements has decreased by almost half since 2017
, from about 18,000 grid cells (which measure an area of 1° latitude by 1° longitude) to only 10,000 grid cells globally. One reason for this decline is due to decreased ship operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which have been slow to recover, as well as the lack of sustained funding for some international partners and contributors to SOCAT. The operation of SOCAT itself is at increased risk of losing its European data management team, while facing persistent funding shortfalls.
A) Number of surface ocean fCO2 values with an estimated accuracy of <5 μatm for each year by SOCAT version. B) Number of monthly, 1° x 1° grid cells with fCO2 for each year in v2023. (Credit:
SOCAT Version 2023 release poster
)
SOCAT data are key for quantifying ocean CO2 uptake at monthly timescales, providing vital information for climate policy decisions and determining targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The need for CO2 measurements is also growing in light of recent momentum towards developing
carbon dioxide removal
strategies and techniques.
During a time when accurate knowledge of ocean CO2 uptake is imperative, declines in ocean CO2 observing capacity are particularly alarming
. Some efforts have been made to combat these challenges, including the development of the
Surface Ocean CO2 Reference Network (SOCONET)
, a distributed network where partnering countries and agencies can support an operational global greenhouse gas monitoring network. However, more work is needed to ensure sustained funding and support of surface ocean CO2 observations and data products.
About the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)
SOCAT
is a community-led effort to quantify the ocean carbon sink and ocean acidification, evaluate ocean biogeochemical models, and is a core data product of the
Global Ocean Observing System
. Since its establishment in 2011, eleven
SOCAT versions
have been released, with expansions in the time range and number of CO2 measurements included in each update. The latest release (version 2023) delivered 35.6 million, quality-controlled, high accuracy
in situ
surface ocean CO2 measurements collected between 1957 and 2022. SOCAT data are publicly available, discoverable and citable through the
SOCAT webpage
and NOAA’s
National Centers for Environmental Information
.
Surface ocean CO2 from ships, drifters and autonomous surface platforms and moorings for all data in SOCAT version 2023. (Credit:
SOCAT Data Viewer
)
Over 100 members of the international marine carbon research community contribute to SOCAT. NOAA’s
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
(GOMO) and our predecessors have supported surface water CO2 observations for over 30 years. The NOAA effort is currently the largest coordinated program providing surface water CO2 data to SOCAT from ships of opportunity, moorings and autonomous surface vehicles. NOAA has also been instrumental in supporting data management activities and community engagement. SOCAT is endorsed by the UNESCO-IOC/SCOR
International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP)
, the
Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS)
, the
Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBeR)
, and the
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
.
Several scientists supported by GOMO contribute to SOCAT including: Kevin O’Brien (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington); Denis Pierrot, Rik Wanninkhof (NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory); Leticia Barbero (Cooperative Institute For Marine and Atmospheric Studies, University of Miami); Simone Alin, Richard Feely, Adrienne Sutton (NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory); Colm Sweeney (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory); Dave Munro (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado); Alex Kozyr (University of Maryland & the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information); and Nick Bates (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences & Arizona State University).
Special thanks to GOMO Program Managers Kathy Tedesco and Alyse Larkin, GOMO Communications Specialist Jessica Mkitarian, as well Richard Feely, Adrienne Sutton, Simone Alin, Colm Sweeney, Kevin O’Brien, and Rik Wanninkhof for their review of this article.
Author Jesse Gwinn is a 2023 Knauss Fellow focusing on communications and capacity building projects for the GOMO Program.
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2020 Ocean Observing System Report Card and OceanOPS 5-Year Strategic Plan Released
Jessica Mkitarian
November 6, 2020
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2020 Ocean Observing System Report Card and OceanOPS 5-Year Strategic Plan Released
The 2020 Ocean Observing System Report Card has been released, providing an update on the status of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ocean observations, the advances in observing measurements and initiatives, and the connection with vital services resulting from the observations. In addition to the Report Card, OceanOPS (formerly JCOMMOPS) has released a 5-year Strategic Plan, with a foreword from GOMO Director and Chair of the GOOS Observations Coordination Group, Dr. David Legler.
The Ocean Observing System Report Card is available at:
http://www.ocean-ops.org/reportcard/
The Strategic Plan is available at:
www.ocean-ops.org/strategy
Learn more about these reports:
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/ocean-observing-system-report-card-2020
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NOAA Releases 2020-2029 Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Acidification Research Plan
Jessica Mkitarian
August 10, 2020
Global Ocean Monitoring and Observation (GOMO)
,
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Released July 29, 2020
NOAA has developed a 2020-2029
Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Acidification Research Plan
that builds upon acidification science accomplishments made in the last decade and responds to newly emerging requirements in this field. In coordination with international, interagency, and external academic and industry research partners, the NOAA Acidification Research Plan aims to support science that produces well-integrated and relevant research results, tools, and products for stakeholders. GOMO is a contributor to this plan in addition to NOAA’s
Ocean Acidification Program
,
Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Lab
,
Climate Program Office
, and
Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
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Adrift NTAS Buoy Successfully Recovered
Jessica Mkitarian
November 6, 2020
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Adrift NTAS Buoy Successfully Recovered
On October 20, 2020, after a 450 mile drift lasting over 5 months, the
Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station Mooring
(NTAS, located at 15°N, 51°W, 5055 meter water depth) buoy and all of its subsurface instrumentation were successfully recovered. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) science team was able to prepare the replacement buoy on short notice, and it was deployed during the same cruise to re-establish NTAS. It was a significant effort, both ashore and at sea, and many thanks are owed to those involved. The NTAS buoy was first discovered to be adrift on April 28, 2020. It was most recently deployed in January 2020, just prior to the NOAA’s Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) field campaign. The buoy was drifting in the EEZ of Barbados.
After pursuing several avenues for a NTAS rescue mission, GOMO was able to secure the NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown for both a mooring recovery and deployment in October – the first cruise the ship would have in the current COVID-19 environment. After originally sheltering-in-place in Norfolk, VA, the original mission departure site, the ship sailed without the team aboard to carry out training and other tasks. The WHOI science team moved to Charleston, SC to shelter-in-place again and await the ship’s arrival. This allowed the WHOI team and ship crew more time in quarantine to satisfy the WHOI and NOAA COVID-19 safety protocols. On October 14, 2020, the WHOI science team was picked up by a small launch, brought onboard NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown and commenced the NTAS operation. They were be the only non-NOAA crew aboard. By October 20, 2020 the mooring and subsurface instrumentation were reported successfully recovered.
The NTAS mooring has been maintained at its location since March 2001 collecting high-quality time series of surface meteorology and upper ocean temperatures, velocities and salinities. The valuable data collected has improved our understanding of air-sea fluxes and sea-surface temperatures in the Northwest Tropical Atlantic. Further delay in recovery of the NTAS mooring could lead to increased risk of the buoy and subsurface instrumentation grounding, creating a hazard to shipping, and/or loss of more than $0.5M in sensors and mooring equipment.
Photo of the UW Float1173 in Hawaii prior to deployment. The sensor on the left (blue top) is the Aanderaa Optode, the sensor with the red 'CTD' label is the SBE63, and the sensor on the right (silver with a gray top) is the new SBE83.
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Announcing Two New Ocean Observing Webinar Series
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February 9, 2021
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Announcing Two New Ocean Observing Webinar Series
The
AtlantOS Ocean Hour
launched in February 2021 as a monthly webinar series to connect the Atlantic ocean observing community. This webinar series provides an opportunity for community engagement and development of the All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System (AtlantOS), as well as a space for the community to share ideas, progress in specific topics, use cases, projects, programs, and address issues in developing e.g. communities of practice. The Ocean Hour is an hour long webinar held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, followed by networking opportunities.
February’s Ocean Hour
served as a revitalization of the importance of implementing the AtlantOS program and provided the observing community and all interested stakeholders with an update on recent activities and plans. The next Ocean Hour will be
March 9, 2021
and focus on the Glider Network and Basin Scale Implementation. NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program Deputy Director Jessica Snowden is a member of the AtlantOS Steering Committee and GOMO International Ocean Science Program Specialist Ann Zinkann is a member of the AtlantOS Coordination Team.
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The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) is hosting a
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for the ocean observing community to hear about activities and topics of interest and to interact and connect. The next upcoming webinar is
February 25, 2021
and is hosted by the Observations Coordination Groups – Capacity Development Team. This webinar will discuss
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(formerly JCOMMOPS). OceanOPS is providing services in monitoring, coordinating, and integrating data and metadata, across and expanding network of observing systems. It monitors over 100,000 observations daily from various networks and provides monitoring services and support. During this webinar OceanOPS will be providing a review of its mission, goals, and information system including demonstration of use cases of the web interface. Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program Director David Legler serves as Chair of the
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