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Projects
Improving an Ocean Acidification Observation Syste...
The decrease in calcium carbonate saturation state from is important to Pacific Northwest shellfish living in conditions that are naturally close to harmful saturation thresholds. Anthropogenic additions of carbon dioxide ...
Marine Life Projects
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OTT: An in situ system for combined pH and alkalin...
In situ sensors are being deployed at Hog Reef in Bermuda by scientists from Scripps Inst. of Oceanography and the University of Montana. The sensors measure alkalinity, a parameter that ...
OTT: Assessing the emerging threat of sargassum in...
Large “brown tide” events, where large mats of sargassum inundate coastal areas, are increasing in frequency and extent in the U.S. Caribbean. Preliminary data collected by CARICOOS suggests that these ...
OTT: Building Capacity to Measure and Assess Offsh...
This project will deploy low-cost, in-lake observing platforms capable of capturing the full wave spectrum in real-time. Deployments will initially focus on the Great Lakes, but are ultimately scalable to ...
OTT: Development & Implementation of a Low-cost Mo...
The Ocean Discovery League will develop a deep-diving, low-cost Deep Ocean Research & Imaging System (DORIS) to lower the financial and technical barriers to deep-sea exploration and research. DORIS is ...
Pacific Ocean Acidification Project
Shellfish play a vital role in the environment, culture, and economy in many U.S. coastal communities. The shellfish aquaculture community is the largest segment of marine aquaculture in the United ...
Underwater Gliders
Gliders are a unique and important observing system used to serve a variety of subsurface observing missions. Gliders can monitor water currents, temperature, tagged animals and conditions that reveal effects ...
News
ACT Nutrient Sensor Challenge Winners Announced
Denice Shaw of the EPA Office of Research and Development present the award to Pompeo Moscetta of Systea at the ASLO conference in Honolulu. Photo credit: Alliance for Coastal Technologies ...
All U.S. IOOS Regional Associations NOAA-Certified...
The 11 IOOS Regional Associations provide observing coverage for the U.S. coastal zone, as well as providing open access to physical & biological oceanographic data and information products. The U.S ...
Archiving the Ocean Biodiversity Information Syste...
Photo credit: Adam Obaza, WCR Protected Resources Division, NOAA Recently, OBIS-USA has taken a significant step to ensure that the marine data the U.S. contributes is not just web-accessible, but ...
Biden-Harris Administration announces $60 million ...
Two men deploy a towed camera system from a research vessel at sea. Photo Credit: NOAA/NMFS Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the , a $60 million ...
Biden-Harris Administration invests $16.7 million ...
Sea bass look for food among the schools of smaller fish in this healthy coral reef. Marine biodiversity data and information is critical for understanding the health and status of ...
CeNCOOS Governing Council Meeting: Tiburon
The Romberg Tiburon Center for Environment Studies hosted the governing council meeting. The Center was established in 1978 by Paul F. Romberg, then President of San Francisco State University, on ...
Challenger Mission Continues World Tour in Indian ...
Challenger mission glider launch, Fremantle, Australia. Photo Credit: Charitha Pattiaratchi Bright and early November 7, 2016, the bright yellow RU-29 Slocum glider, dubbed "Challenger," headed out to sea once more, ...
COMT & OTT Announce New Projects
In FY 2018, the U.S. IOOS program continued the and projects, awarding multi-year grants to support NOAA initiatives, enhance modeling and forecasting capabilities, and increase operational efficiency in ocean observing ...
General Pages
Document Library
The IOOS document library is a compilation of our legacy and archival documents, organized by category. If you are unable to find the document you need within this collection, please ...
Enhancing Coastal and Ocean Observing and Innovati...
In 2020, NOAA’s and the U.S. IOOS Office teamed up to develop and host three regional workshops focused on improving users’ access to streamlined ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes observational ...
Eyes on the Storm: Hurricane Season Resources
For forecasts, warnings, and up to the minute hurricane information, keep up with NOAA's . GOES East GeoColor satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean on September 11, 2018 showing Hurricanes ...
FY21 Regional Association Cooperative Agreements
In 2021, the U.S. IOOS® Office is announcing its third round of 5-year Regional Association cooperative agreements. The Regional Associations form a core part of implementing the U.S. Integrated Ocean ...
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