GCOOS Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
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february
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COOS Executive Director Dr. Jorge Brenner “GCOOS Current Five-Year Award: Introduction and Partnerships” Dr. Jorge Brenner has
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COOS Executive Director Dr. Jorge Brenner
“GCOOS Current Five-Year Award: Introduction and Partnerships”
Dr. Jorge Brenner has more than 15 years of experience in marine ecology, biodiversity conservation, environmental engineering, geospatial data science, ecological economics, ecological restoration, fisheries sustainability, and climate change risk management.
He obtained his doctorate in Marine Science from the Catalonia Polytechnic University in Barcelona, Spain. His dissertation was focused on mapping and valuing ecosystem services in the Mediterranean coast in a collaboration with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics of the University of Vermont. After completing his doctoral degree, he joined the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi as a Post-Doctoral Researcher. During the last 10 years, he has served as an Associate Director of Marine Science and Sustainable Fisheries with The Nature Conservancy. He also holds a bachelor’s in science in Marine Biochemical Engineering, and a master’s in Environmental Engineering from the Monterrey Tec Institute.
Throughout his career, Dr. Brenner has led projects and published about biodiversity informatics, strategic conservation planning, migratory transboundary resources, international marine protection initiatives, natural capital sustainability, and risks and adaptation to climate change in social-ecological systems. He has managed environmental projects and research in support of collaborations in the US, Mexico, Cuba and Spain and, since early in his career, has mentored national and international students.
Dr. Mark Luther, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Maritime and Port Studies, University of South Florida
“Decision Support Tools for Maritime Transportation in the Gulf of Mexico”
Eleven of the top 20 ports (ranked by total tonnage) in the U.S. are located in the Gulf of Mexico. The USF Center for Maritime and Port Studies provides an interface between GCOOS and the maritime transportation community. AI routines are being developed to improve the forecast of met/ocean parameters at critical navigation points near the busiest Gulf ports by integrating available observations and model hindcasts/nowcasts/forecasts with vessel tracking data to predict optimal vessel arrival times to satisfy published Vessel Handling Guidelines for tide, current, and wind conditions.
Mark E. Luther is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Maritime and Port Studies in the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. He has worked in real-time ocean observing systems since 1991 and was involved in planning and implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) from its inception. He works closely with the Tampa Port Authority, the Tampa Bay Pilots, U.S. Coast Guard, and other maritime interests on environmental issues affecting and affected by maritime transportation operations and infrastructure.
He is an avid boater with both power and sail boats and holds a U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License. He has been sailing the waters of Tampa Bay and west Florida since 1983.
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00) View in my time
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Virtual - Online
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Felimon Gayanilo, GCOOS co-Data Manager “Where are the Data From the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of
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Felimon Gayanilo, GCOOS co-Data Manager
“Where are the Data From the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico?”
This talk will cover a brief introduction to the Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement (BSEE) and the Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that precipitated the collection of ADCP data. The introductory notes will also cover the transition period from the National Data Buoy Center to GCOOS on the collection and curation of the ADCP data. The current status of the effort and a short presentation of the BSEE/NTL data portal will follow. The talk will culminate with plans to enhance the data services.
Felimon Gayanilo is a Systems Architect/Enterprise IT working on various projects with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He has more than three decades of experience in the design, development, and deployment of information systems in local, national and international settings before he joined the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, in 2000, the University of Miami in 2003, and Texas A&M University in 2012. Gayanilo is a PI/co-PI to several projects funded by the National Academies of Sciences (NAS), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA), and other private foundations. He served as GCOOS co-Data Manager and was the original architect and developer of the GCOOS data portal, published in 2008, and continues to maintain and upgrade to the present. Gayanilo is a member of many professional organizations and is currently a board member of the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), supported by NASA, NOAA, USGS, and 130+ member organizations.
John J. Langan, Senior Engineer and Manager of the Ocean Technology Program at Mote Marine Laboratory
“Mote Marine Laboratory and GCOOS. Research highlights and Lessons Learned post Hurricane Ian”
This presentation will focus mainly on what Mote is currently doing in their research with GCOOS in regards to gliders and the programmable hyperspectral seawater scanners. It will also illustrate the struggles they’ve encountered since Hurricane Ian trying to get their equipment back up and running.
John J. Langan joined Mote Marine Laboratory in 2022 as Senior Engineer/Manager of the Ocean Technology Program, which develops and utilizes various forms of cutting-edge technology in conjunction with a wide range of interdisciplinary scientific goals to solve problems, streamline processes, and monitor water quality in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. He joined Mote from Florida Gulf Coast University, where he most recently served as an adjunct professor in the Environmental Engineering Department. He received his B.S. in Applied Science and Technology from Thomas A. Edison State College in 2011 and his M.S. in Unmanned Systems from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2016.
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(Wednesday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-06:00) View in my time
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Virtual - Online
22feb2:00 pm3:00 pmGCOOS: High Frequency Radar webinar
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Dr. Stephan Howden, University of Southern Mississippi Physical oceanographer Dr. Stephan Howden will talk about the University of Southern
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Dr. Stephan Howden, University of Southern Mississippi
Physical oceanographer Dr. Stephan Howden will talk about the University of Southern Mississippi’s Central Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observing System and the ocean science and monitoring efforts it is conducting as part of GCOOS with buoys, uncrewed maritime systems and high frequency radars.
Dr. Stephan D. Howden is an Associate Professor in the Department of Marine Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he has directed the Central Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observing System since 2003. Howden has been involved with what became the GCOOS since 2003.
Dr. Tony Knap, Texas A&M University’s (TAMU) Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG)
Dr. Anthony Knap is the Director of GERG at TAMU, Professor of Oceanography and the holder of the James Whatley Endowed Chair for Geosciences. Prior to coming to Texas, he was responsible for developing the Bermuda Institute for Biological Sciences (BIOS) from a small biological station into a world-renowned center on oceanographic research.
He has published more than 200 papers and book chapters on ocean chemistry and biogeochemistry, oil pollution and other marine pollutants, ocean observations, risk assessment of climate change, and oceans and human health. He has more than 18,500 science citations.
Knap and colleagues started the Risk Prediction Initiative — a partnership between the re-insurance industry and climate scientists as well as the International Center for Ocean and Human Health. He recently served on the National Academy of Science Gulf of Mexico Advisory Board for a three-year term, and is a Member of the International Advisory Board for the Institute of Oceanology of National Academy of Sciences of China, Member of Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology, a member of the Texas One Gulf Leadership Committee for the Restore Act, member of the Advisory Board for the Energy Institute of Texas A&M University and recently has been appointed the Director of the Applied Mass Spectrometry Core of Texas A&M University.
Ben Williams and Dr. Kerri Whilden, Fugro, high frequency radar ports
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00) View in my time
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Virtual - Online
march
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Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, University of South
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Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, University of South Florida, satellite products.
“Advancing Products to Support Marine Life Studies and Management Assessments”
GCOOS and the IOOS programs are working with the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) to integrate biological data into ocean observing. This work is part of the Healthy Ecosystems and Living Resources Key Focus Area of the GCOOS Strategic Plan (2020-2025).
The goal of MBON is to support coastal and offshore studies of marine life, including addressing the needs for environmental and biological observations of the National Marine Sanctuaries (Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary). The collaboration between GCOOS and MBON helps advance rapid, frequent, synoptic, and accessible maps of multiple Essential Ocean Variables (EOV), and links GCOOS with the efforts to develop Essential Biodiversity Variables.
Among the examples that we will discuss are efforts to validate biogeographic “Seascapes” developed by MBON researchers in collaboration with CoastWatch (NOAA NESDIS) and NASA, monitoring for coastal plumes impacts on the Flower Garden Banks, and characterizing phytoplankton species variability and changes in reef-fish biodiversity in waters of the Florida Keys.
GCOOS and MBON have pioneered the implementation of data management strategies to facilitate the dataflow of biological observations using standardized data formats (such as DarwinCore) into open regional and international databases such as the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS). These approaches are now adopted across IOOS Regional Associations. GCOOS and MBON welcome biologists and ecologists in the region to join and participate in this collaborative activity to characterize multistressor patterns (changes in phenology and biodiversity, temperature, salinity, acidification, pollution, etc.) and to evaluate resilience and vulnerability of ecological systems of the region.
Dr. Frank E. Müller-Karger is a Professor in the College of Marine Science, University of South Florida (USA). As a biological oceanographer, Dr. Müller-Karger’s research focuses on how marine ecosystems change over time. He evaluates links between water quality, primary production and biodiversity in coastal marine environments, and how these may be connected to climate change and human activities. Muller-Karger serves as the co-lead of the U.S. and international Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON), the Marine Life 2030 program endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the NOAA Climate Program Office/Sanctuaries Climate Indicator Task Force. He has published more than 340 peer-reviewed articles and is the 2021 recipient of the William T. Pecora Award (Individual); is a AAAS Fellow and served on the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.
Dr. Nan Walker, Louisiana State University Earth Scan Lab (ESL)
“LSU Earth Scan Lab (ESL) Satellite Image Products for GCOOS”
This talk will overview the satellite imagery that GCOOS is funding ESL to produce daily, as well as applications for this imagery. A GOES SST animation will be shown to highlight the detachment of Warm Core Eddy Zodiac from the Loop Current around Christmas 2022. The record-breaking flood of the Mississippi River in 2019 will be discussed using a MODIS true color image animation. In addition, a short tour of the ESL website will be provided to facilitate accessing animations of hurricanes and hurricane cool wakes as well as the long-term (2-20 years) image archives, that document coastal and deep-water conditions and events in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dr. Nan Walker has more than 30 years of experience in satellite remote sensing of coastal and oceanic processes. She has been employed as a faculty member at LSU in the Coastal Studies Institute and the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences for more than 30 years, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, advises M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students in their research, and has directed the ESL since 2003. She specializes in using satellite data to advance the understanding of physical processes and air-sea interactions, and has conducted research in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys/Bahama Bank region, the southern African region and the Caribbean Sea. Her research interests include Loop Current eddy circulation, air-sea interactions related to hurricanes and winter storms, estuarine-shelf exchange processes, surface sediment transport, coastal upwelling, and ocean climatology. She has experience in the application of visible, thermal, and microwave (SAR) satellite measurements. In recent years, she has focused on understanding Loop Current frontal eddy cyclone impacts on circulation and on ocean-atmosphere interactions that impact hurricane intensity changes. She has a B.S. in Marine Zoology (Duke University), an M.S. in Marine Sciences (Louisiana State University), and a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography (University of Cape Town, South Africa). She spent a 2-year “sabbatical” with her husband starting in 1989 (after her Ph.D.), sailing their 32-foot sailboat from Cape Town to the Gulf of Mexico, with a 6-month research experience in the West Indies Marine Lab, U.S. Virgin Islands, studying Hurricane Hugo’s impacts on the corals of St Croix. Her hobbies include scuba diving, photography, hiking, bicycling, and gardening.
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-06:00) View in my time
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Virtual - Online
april
18aprAll DayGCOOS: Spring Meeting
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The GCOOS Spring Members’ Meeting will take place in person in Gulfport, Mississippi (COVID levels permitting). Please help us ensure a worthwhile program and comfortable meeting experience by filling out
Event Details
The GCOOS Spring Members’ Meeting will take place in person in Gulfport, Mississippi (COVID levels permitting). Please help us ensure a worthwhile program and comfortable meeting experience by filling out the registration form. You must also register here in order to receive the block room rate. After being added to the room block, you will receive a room confirmation # once finalized by the hotel. Additional details and agenda will be released soon!
Meeting Location (Full Day Meeting):
Hotel:
Marriott Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront
1600 E Beach Blvd.
Gulfport, MS 39501
Tel: +1 228-864-4310
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/gptcy-courtyard-gulfport-beachfront/overview/
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All Day (Tuesday)(GMT-05:00) View in my time
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Courtyard by Marriott, Gulfport Beachfront MS Hotel, 1600 East Beach Boulevard
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501