Measurement |
Rationale/Comments |
Responsible Party |
Priority |
Hurricane severity model improvement |
Two factors control damage: severity and proximity. The latter have improved substantially but the former has not. |
National Hurricane Center (NHC) |
H |
Operational satellite altimeters, near real-time |
An essential input into most deepwater current models. Several altimeters must be kept operational indefinitely . |
NOAA |
H |
Operational satellite radiometers, near real-time |
An essential input into current models and other analysis tools. Would like to see resolution of TRMM improved. |
NOAA |
H |
Operational satellite wind (QuikSat), near real-time |
An essential input into current, wind, and wave models and other valuable analyzed products. |
NOAA |
H |
2 Hz wave data, not real-time |
Measure for possible rogue waves during storm events |
NDBC |
H |
Measurements to improve hurricane severity forecasting, real-time |
GCOOS needs to dialogue with NHC to determine best ways to contribute, e.g. humidity sensors and/or Doppler radars installed on offshore platforms? |
NHCGCOOS |
H |
Offshore meteorology measurements (V, P, T, H), real-time |
Needed for current model, improvement in wind forecasts, etc. |
GCOOS |
H |
Upper-column current & temperature/salinity profiles, real-time |
Needed for current model assimilation and validation, and to provide direct measurements. Present network is sparse in the west and east. |
GCOOS |
H |
3-D Ocean current model forecasts, real-time |
Needed for offshore operations & environmental issues (hypoxia, oil spills, etc.) |
GCOOS |
H |
Marine mammals and sea turtle sightings, not real-time |
To avoid environmental damage due to necessary oil-related activity, i.e. seismic surveys |
GCOOS, BOEM, NMFS, Industry |
H |
High resolution coastal bathymetry, topography, & subsidence rates |
Input for current and wave models and for subsidence, mud slides. Should include long term sea level measurements |
NOS, USGS, GCOOS |
H |
Turbidity current, not real-time |
Unclear how you would measure. Pilot project? |
BOEM, GCOOS |
H- |
Water quality parameters (DO, PH, nutrients, COD, etc.) |
High priority in specific coastal regions & for riverine inflow. |
EPA, USGS, BOEM, NOAA, DOA, DOE, Industry, GCOOS |
M-H |
Offshore HF radar, real-time |
Provide real-time surface current maps for model assimilation, Loop current tracking, oil spill tracking, etc. |
GCOOS |
M+ |
Caribbean inflow (Yucatán or Florida Straits), real-time |
Key input into current model. Also provides long-term record of interest to climatologist. Pilot project for tomography?? |
GCOOS |
M |
Identification of hydrocarbon seeps |
Could be derived from several different methods including targeted AUV surveys, SAR, etc? |
BOEM, GCOOS |
M |
Identification of chemosyn. & arch. sites |
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BOEM, GCOOS |
L |