The US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Industry - Technology Andrew M. Clark Ph.D. National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations

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The US Integrated Ocean Observing
System(IOOS)Industry - TechnologyAndrew M.
Clark Ph.D.National Office for Integrated and
Sustained Ocean Observations

• 7 June 2005 U.S. Capitol Hill Oceans Week,
  Washington, D.C.

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National Office for Integrated
Sustained Ocean Observations
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GEOSS
IEOS
IOOS
GOOS
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Partherships Are Key
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Saves Lives and Property
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Hazard ElementsDetect Disseminate Take
Action
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Causes of Tsunamis
Earthquake Volcano Landslide Meteorite
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Current Tsunami Tide Stations
Expanded Tsunami Tide Stations

• Tide Stations detect changes in water levels,
  including anomalies
• Software provides Tide Station data at greater
  frequency (every minute) for integration into the
  Tsunami Warning Network

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Simulation of a Tsunami Generated in the Puerto
Rico Trench
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Proposed Atlantic DART Buoy Locations
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Percentage Distribution of Tsunamis in the
Worlds Oceans
Location Atlantic East Coast 1.6 Atlantic
West Coast 0.4 Mediterranean 10.1 Caribbea
n 13.8 Bay of Bengal 0.8 East
Indies 20.3 Oceania 25.4 Japan-Russia
18.6 Pacific East Coast 8.9
40 East Coast USA Tsunami or Tsunami-like Events
Since 1600
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Mediterranean 1999, 2002, 2003
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CYCOFOS Observatory at the Eratosthenes Seamount
South of Cyprus
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OBS Ocean Bottom Seismometer
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• Take Away Messages
• There presently exist many ocean observing
  subsystems, operated by many different
  organizations
• IOOS is the mechanism whereby all these will be
  seamlessly integrated
• Many of these existing systems (e.g. DART) can be
  upgraded with new technology developed by
  Indsutry
• IOOS is the mechanism through which Industry can
  most effectively be engaged in this enterprise

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