2014 - 2016 Pacific Anomalies Science and Technology
January 20-21, 2016
University of Washington Campus
Seattle, Washington
The unusual ocean weather and climate patterns observed in 2014 across the North Pacific basin, earning the nickname the "Blob", persisted into 2016 and have been accompanied by a strong El Niño. The extreme conditions in physical and biogeochemical parameters appear to be impacting the pelagic ecosystem, including fisheries. Two workshops were designed to understand the timing, scale, and drivers of these anomalous oceanographic conditions in the North Pacific, with the intent of maximizing our global and coastal ocean observing systems to deliver information to meet societal needs.
The second Pacific Anomalies Workshop was held on the University of Washington campus on 20-21 January 2016 and was aimed to improve our understanding of how these significant oceanographic variations arose, their impact on biology, and ways in which we can potentially improve predictive capabilities. The workshop focused on three areas:
- Atmosphere-ocean interactions
- Open ocean-coastal interactions
- Ecosystem responses
Webcasts
Morning Session
Afternoon Session 1
Afternoon Session 2
Presentations
Posters
Observing and Model Asset Inventories
Sponsors
This workshop is sponsored by U.S. IOOS, NOAA OAR Ocean Climate Observation Program, NOAA Western Regional Team, Washington Sea Grant, California Sea Grant, University of Washington College of the Environment, Applied Physics Laboratory - University of Washington, and the Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean.
| National Observing System Partners Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) Integrated Ocean Observing System IOOS | |||||||