Development of Coastal Ocean Observatories for Synoptic Oceanography Mike Crowley, Oscar Schofield, Scott Glenn, Josh Kohut and many others Coastal Ocean Observation Lab Rutgers University

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Development of Coastal Ocean Observatories for
Synoptic OceanographyMike Crowley, Oscar
Schofield, Scott Glenn, Josh Kohut and many
othersCoastal Ocean Observation LabRutgers
University
Science web site http//marine.rutgers.edu/cool
Operational web site http//www.thecoolroom.org
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Where is our New Jersey Shelf Observing System
located?
A T L A N T I C O C E A N
G U L F O F M E X I C O
P A C I F I C O C E A N
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New York
Rutgers
Philadelphia
Research Area
A T L A N T I C O C E A N
ROMS Model Domain
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30x30 km LEO CPSE An Integrated Observatory
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New Jersey Coastal Upwelling
Barnegat
Cape May
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Hypoxia/Anoxia Bottom Bathymetry
Warsh NOAA 1989
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Modeled Effect of Bathymetric Variability on
Upwelling
1 m/s current velocity
Along shore subsurface deltas cause upwelling to
be 3d, not 2d.
North
wind

Barnegat delta
LEO delta
Cape May delta
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Atmosphere/Ocean Physical/Biological Forecast
Models
Operational Low-Res COAMPS Atmospheric Model
Experimental High-Res COAMPS Atmospheric Model
Air-Sea Interaction Model
ROMS Ocean Model (KPP and MY 2.5 Turbulent
Closure)
Bottom Boundary Layer Model
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Real-time Ensemble Forecasts
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Real-Time Ensemble Validation
Thermistor

• In an observationally rich
• environment, ensemble forecasts
• can be compared to real-time data
• to assess which model is closer to reality
• and try to understand why.

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Surface and Bottom Floats
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Phytoplankton off the coast of Florida
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Ship-to-Shore Communications
Towed Instruments
Profiling Instruments
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Adaptive Sampling with Aircraft Sensors
Spectral Technology Innovation Research SPECTIR
NOAA Citation PHILLS II
NASA AVIRIS
Antanov NRL PHILLS
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Adaptive Sampling with REMUS AUVs
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Red Tide Observed at 790 nm on 22 July 2000 With
the PHILLS Sensor
100 meters
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Bioluminescence Potential
1e6
4e10
Photons/sec/ml
0
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Depth (m)
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a
0
1.0
2.0
Distance (km)
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Ship Grid Patterns
BL Isosurfaces
1E10 ph/s/35L
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3E11 ph/s/.35L
Depth (m)
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Latitude (5km)
Longitude (2km)
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AUV underwater after being deployed
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BL Isosurfaces
5E10ph/s/.35L
1E11ph/s/.35L
Depth (m)
Latitude (300m)
Longitude (500m)
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Where we do go from here?
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New Jersey Shelf Observing System (NJ-SOS)
300 X 300 km NJSOS An Integrated Sustained
Observatory
Satellites,
RADAR, Gliders
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International Constellation of Ocean Color
Satellites
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FY-1D Sept. 12, 2002 1338 GMT
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Nested Multi-Static CODAR Array
Beach
Buoys
Boats
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SLOCUM AUGV
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Field Deployment of a Slocum Glider
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Long-Duration Glider AUVs
RF Repeater
ADCP vs. Glider Drift Comparison
Temperature Cross Section July 19,
2000
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How do we build a Smart Glider Fleet?
Use Agent Oriented Software- For Self-aware
Self-controlled Robots
Collaborative Society of Glider
Software Agents
NASAs Deep Space 1 Fly-by of Comet Borrelly
KNOWLEDGE
DECISION MAKING
SENSORS
REPRESENTATION

PLANNING
KNOWLEDGE BASE
REASONING
COMMUNICATION
SITUATION
MODELLING
COMMUNICATION
PROTOCOLS
Glider Fleet Mission Status Panel
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World Ocean Observation System (WOOS) 1995-2025
I walk into our control room, with its panoply
of views of the sea. There are the updated global
pictures from the remote sensors on satellites,
there the evolving maps of subsurface variables,
there the charts that show the position and
status of all our Slocum scientific platforms,
and I am satisfied that we are looking at the
ocean more intensely and more deeply than anyone
anywhere else. - Henry
Stommel, The SLOCUM Mission, 1989
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