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News and Updates from PacIOOS
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
by observing we learn
August 2012
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PacIOOS Wave Buoys Lead NDBC Data Requests
In the past three years, PacIOOS has more than doubled the number of wave buoys in the US Pacific Islands and continues to plan for more deployments in the coming months. Working with numerous partners, including the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP), data from PacIOOS buoys is made available through the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) to users worldwide. NDBC is the principal access point within the US Government to all federal and non-federal partner ocean buoy data, and for the first 6 months of this year data from PacIOOS buoys in Hawaii (Waimea, Mokapu, and Kaumalapau) were the three most requested data sets from non-federal partner systems in the whole of the NDBC data catalog!
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Introduction to PacIOOS Data Servers
PacIOOS hosts six primary data servers to make it easier to find, access, and download ocean data from the US Pacific Islands region in a manner that suits your individual needs. To explain the function and operation of each of those data servers, we have now added a detailed overview of our data systems to the PacIOOS website. The pros and cons of each data server, as well as suggested uses, supported data formats, and examples of how to plot and download data from each tool can be seen here.
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PacIOOS Releases Technical Report on High Water Level Forecasting
Presently, PacIOOS serves 7-day forecasts of high coastal water levels for nine locations in the Pacific Islands region. Designed to complement the detailed forecast information available online--PacIOOS has generated this report to provide more on the methodology behind the forecast model analysis and development. In addition, detailed analysis of the tidal components is included for each of the forecast stations. As we expand our forecast capability to new locations this report will be updated to reflect the forecast method and tidal analysis of each location.
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Predict Particle Drift in Hawaiian Waters with PacIOOS Tool
PacIOOS operates a suite of numerical ocean circulation models for the main Hawaiian Islands, and makes the forecasts from those models available in many formats for download and exploration. One tool built on the model forecasts allows users to drop virtual particles in the ocean and predict where they will move to over a span of up to 7 days. You can click points on the map or enter exact locations to pick the particle start location and can download the data points for the trajectory directly from the tool!
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PacIOOS Welcomes Three New Partners
PacIOOS is excited to welcome three new institutional partners to the membership of PacIOOS partners: U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), the Kohala Center, and the Coral Reef Research Foundation. If your organization would like to become a PacIOOS partner, please download, sign, and return our Memorandum of Agreement.
USPACOM is the Unified Combatant Command of the United States Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific Region, and with allies and partners, USPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, fighting to win. The Kohala Center is an independent, not-for-profit, community-based center for research, conservation, and education located on the Island of Hawaii. The Kohala Center was established in direct response to the request of island residents and leaders to create greater educational and employment opportunities by caring for--and celebrating--Hawaii Island's natural and cultural landscapes. The Coral Reef Research Foundation is a non-profit organization, based in the Republic of Palau, whose purposes are to increase knowledge of coral reefs and other tropical marine environments, through basic and applied marine research, to allow intelligent conservation and management decisions.    |
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PacIOOS is the Pacific Islands regional component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). Our mission is to provide timely, reliable, and accurate information on the open and coastal ocean waters of the Pacific Islands to ensure a healthy, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone. For more information on PacIOOS or to become a partner please visit www.pacioos.org or contact the PacIOOS Director, Chris Ostrander, at chriso@hawaii.edu.
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