Welcome to NANOOS, the Pacific Northwest regional ocean observing system of IOOS (Integrated Ocean Observing System), an integrated network of regional systems.
NANOOS is creating customized information and tools for Washington, Oregon, and Northern California with these areas of emphasis:
Announcing the release of NVS 2.0. A restyled interface makes using NVS easier. New features include a comparator that allows you to compare observation data against model forecasts, region buttons which allow you to zoom in on specific areas, forecast overlays that provide several days of forecasts, and keyword filtering. Try NVS 2.0 and tell us what you think.
Oceanographers from the University of Washington successfully deployed the Ćháʔba· (meaning "whale tail" in the Quileute language) buoy on Friday, July 18. This buoy, funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust and UW will be maintained as part of NANOOS. A new Washington coast Seaglider, also purchased on the Murdock grant, was also successfully deployed at the same location.
NVS is now available as an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The NVS app allows you to browse through a map of all NANOOS observing assets. You can then look at the most current data available, or obtain a of plot the last 7 days.
Announcing the release of the Spring 2010 edition of the NANOOS Observer, your update for new products, news items, and ocean-related issues affecting the NANOOS region of the Integrated Ocean Observing System.
Stay up to date on NANOOS activities and issues related to ocean observing by following NANOOS' facebook page. We post interesting data, stories, pictures, and links on a regular basis. Don't forget to suggest NANOOS to your friends too!
The Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System of the California current Large Marine Ecosystem (PaCOOS) offers quarterly summaries of the climatic and ecological observing-related activities along the CA Current.
NANOOS member, CMOP, an NSF Science and Technology Center, seeks to shift from "reactive" to "anticipatory" science by taking advantage of the inherent power of structured integrations of information, methods and people: "collaboratories". The newsletter Coastal Margin Perspectives provides updates on the center’s activities in research, education and knowledge transfer.
NANOOS works with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and Oregon Emergency Management to implement a Google interactive map interface for accessing tsunami evacuation maps for the Oregon coast. Next steps include working with Washington emergency officials to integrate evacuation maps developed for the Washington Coast
One of NANOOS' newest members is VENUS. VENUS is a cabled ocean observatory in British Columbia, Canada, designed as an undersea laboratory for ocean researchers. Through their website, you can examine their research and see live ocean data. NANOOS is pleased to partner with VENUS so that ocean data and understanding can be shared internationally
NOAA is studying the growing problem of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ocean by collecting real-time data through a variety of efforts to determine what's happening to seawater chemistry due to ocean acidification and its impact on organisms that live in the ocean as well as the possible social and economic effects.
