The Development of an Ocean The Development of an Ocean Atlas for Fisheries: Progress Atlas for Fisheries: Progress

and Plans for Completionand Plans for CompletionRusty BrainardRusty Brainard

NOAA FisheriesNOAA Fisheries

Honolulu LaboratoryHonolulu Laboratory

David Foley, Ramzi Mirshak, and David Foley, Ramzi Mirshak, and Lucas Lucas MoxeyMoxey, and John , and John Sibert Sibert

Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University ofUniversity of Hawai’iHawai’i atat ManoaManoa

PFRP PI Meeting December 4, 2002PFRP PI Meeting December 4, 2002

ll Progress to dateProgress to date

ll Hiring of Mr. Lucas Hiring of Mr. Lucas MoxeyMoxey, new Atlas , new Atlas CoordinatorCoordinator

ll Changes in data availabilityChanges in data availability

ll Product developmentProduct development

ll Partnerships with other data providersPartnerships with other data providers

ll Data managementData management

OverviewOverview

ll Deliver environmental information in a Deliver environmental information in a manner both useful and usable for manner both useful and usable for application to fisheries management and application to fisheries management and research in the Pacific basin.research in the Pacific basin.

Overall GoalOverall Goal

ll Easily accessed (flexible, consistent Easily accessed (flexible, consistent systems)systems)

üüAcquisitionAcquisition

üüTransportable formatsTransportable formats

ll ValueValue--added productsadded products

üüRelevantRelevant

üüSimple (indices, thresholds, anomalies)Simple (indices, thresholds, anomalies)

ll Sample applicationsSample applications

Deliver Useful and Deliver Useful and Useable ProductsUseable Products

ll HL Ecology & Environment Investigation (including HL Ecology & Environment Investigation (including Hawaii CoastWatch, funded by NESDIS)Hawaii CoastWatch, funded by NESDIS)

üü J. J. Polovina, ChiefJ. J. Polovina, Chief

ll HL Scientific Information Technology Services HL Scientific Information Technology Services

üü D. D. TiemanTieman, Chief, Chief

ll HL Coral Reef Ecosystem InvestigationHL Coral Reef Ecosystem Investigation

üü R.E. Brainard, ChiefR.E. Brainard, Chief

ll HL Fish Biology & Ecology InvestigationHL Fish Biology & Ecology Investigation

üü C. Boggs, ChiefC. Boggs, Chief

ll Numerous PFRP projectsNumerous PFRP projects

üü J. J. SibertSibert, Program Manager, Program Manager

Contributing ProjectsContributing Projects

Proposed Pacific BasinProposed Pacific Basin

The The SibertSibert/Adam /Adam Greater Pacific BasinGreater Pacific Basin

Phenomena ImportantPhenomena Importantto Pelagic Ecosystemsto Pelagic Ecosystems

ll WavesWavesll TidesTidesll Ocean eddiesOcean eddiesll Convergence zonesConvergence zonesll ENSOENSOll PDOPDOll Atmospheric StormsAtmospheric Stormsll MonsoonMonsoonll Climate ChangesClimate Changes

Directed DevelopmentDirected Development

ll Understand Regional Understand Regional CharacteisticsCharacteisticsüüClimatic conditionsClimatic conditionsüüPhysical dynamicsPhysical dynamicsüüEcological interestEcological interest

ll Focus on applicationFocus on applicationüüChoose appropriate platformChoose appropriate platformüüWork through exampleWork through exampleüüDeliver product (and technology)Deliver product (and technology)

The Learning CurveThe Learning Curve

ll Various PFRP projectsVarious PFRP projectsüüAdam (neural net) Adam (neural net) –– successsuccessüüLagorn Lagorn (various) (various) –– failedfailedüüBrainard Bigeye Brainard Bigeye -- marginalmarginalüüPooley Pooley and Walsh (and Bigelow) and Walsh (and Bigelow) ––

promisingpromisingüüBigelow PSAT Bigelow PSAT –– acceptableacceptableüüKlieber Klieber longline longline –– successsuccess

Project ManagementProject Management

ll Address needs identified at 3 Address needs identified at 3 workshops (SCTB 13, 14, and 15)workshops (SCTB 13, 14, and 15)

üüThermocline depthThermocline depth

üüHorizontal currents and vertical Horizontal currents and vertical shearshear

üü“Deep Scattering layer”“Deep Scattering layer”

üüConvergence Convergence

ll Why satellites?Why satellites?

üüCover all remote areas Cover all remote areas

üüViable for longViable for long--term continuityterm continuity

üüPlatforms available to handle most Platforms available to handle most basic ocean parametersbasic ocean parameters

üüCan sample at frequencies appropriate Can sample at frequencies appropriate to relevant oceanic and atmospheric to relevant oceanic and atmospheric phenomena.phenomena.

Proposed ToolsProposed Tools

Basic In Situ DataBasic In Situ Data

llWorld Ocean Database, NODC, World Ocean Database, NODC, NOAA NOAA (Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen)(Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen)

ll NODC/UH SAC Shipboard ADCP NODC/UH SAC Shipboard ADCP Global Database Global Database (Ocean Currents)(Ocean Currents)

ll COADS COADS (SST, Wind, SLP, Wave Height)(SST, Wind, SLP, Wave Height)

ll NMFS HL Cruise Data NMFS HL Cruise Data (Temperature, (Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen, Ocean Currents)Salinity, Oxygen, Ocean Currents)

ll Drifter Data Drifter Data (Temperature, Transport)(Temperature, Transport)

Basic Satellite DataBasic Satellite Data

Basic Model OutputBasic Model Output

ll GODAE (Global Data AssimilationGODAE (Global Data Assimilation

üüData “reData “re--analysis” productsanalysis” products

nn Near real timeNear real time

nn HistoricalHistorical

üüSample data sets available nowSample data sets available now

üüFully onFully on--line by 2006line by 2006

Adapting to Changes Adapting to Changes in Data Availabilityin Data Availability

ll Convergence time seriesConvergence time series

üüMarine debrisMarine debris

üü Interaction of LL fishery and turtlesInteraction of LL fishery and turtles

ll Underwater light fieldsUnderwater light fields

üüModeled using satellite chlorophyll, Modeled using satellite chlorophyll, insolationinsolation, wind speed, wind speed

üüDeep scattering layerDeep scattering layer

üüVisibilityVisibility

Products for AtlasProducts for Atlas

ll Surface ocean currentsSurface ocean currents

üüLarval transportLarval transport

üüLongline effectivenessLongline effectiveness

ll Extracted time series and Extracted time series and climatologiesclimatologies

üüGround truth / sky truthGround truth / sky truth

üüProvide regional context for analysisProvide regional context for analysis

Products for AtlasProducts for Atlas

Comparing Different Comparing Different Spatial Scales Spatial Scales

The Importance of The Importance of Time SeriesTime Series

SST at Maro ReefSST at Maro Reef

ll Define minimum Define minimum acceptable acceptable performanceperformance

ll Know when it Know when it worksworks

ll Know when it Know when it failsfails

ll Devise regional Devise regional calibrationscalibrations

Regional SubsetsRegional Subsets

Timeseries Timeseries and and ClimatologiesClimatologies

Data Compilation Data Compilation WindowsWindows

In-Situ Window

Remote Sensing Window

SST near SST near LaysanLaysan

Temperature near Temperature near LaysanLaysan

ll Normalized Solar irradianceNormalized Solar irradiance

üüSolar emission and orbital parametersSolar emission and orbital parameters

üüAtmospheric Atmospheric radiative radiative transfertransfer

üüSatellite based estimates of cloudsSatellite based estimates of clouds

ll Propagation through air/sea interfacePropagation through air/sea interface

üüSurface wave spectrumSurface wave spectrum

nn Satellite wind measurementsSatellite wind measurements

üüMonte Carlo “rayMonte Carlo “ray--tracing” tracing”

New Product New Product Underwater lightUnderwater light

New productNew productUnderwater LightUnderwater Light

ll Underwater Underwater radiative radiative transfertransfer

üüAttenuation by seawaterAttenuation by seawater

üüAttenuation by phytoplanktonAttenuation by phytoplankton

nn Derived chlorophyll profilesDerived chlorophyll profiles

oo Satellite chlorophyllSatellite chlorophyll

oo Mixed layer depthMixed layer depth

üüMonte Carlo methodMonte Carlo method

ll Bottom reflectance for insular work Bottom reflectance for insular work

ll All processing and storage onAll processing and storage on--sitesite

üüCoastWatch CoastWatch

nn Near real time productsNear real time products

üüAtlasAtlas

nn Science quality imagesScience quality images

nn Extracted time seriesExtracted time series

nn ClimatologiesClimatologies

nn Complementary in situ data Complementary in situ data

Data ManagementData Management

ll Production of metadata for every productProduction of metadata for every product

üüCompliance with FGDCCompliance with FGDC

üüCompliance with NASACompliance with NASA--EOSEOS

üüComplinace Complinace with NOAAwith NOAA--NODCNODC

üüCompliance with all other data Compliance with all other data providersproviders

MetaDataMetaData ManagementManagement

ll Coordinate with HL Data RegistryCoordinate with HL Data Registry

üüHierarchal scheme definedHierarchal scheme defined

üü Infrastructure being developedInfrastructure being developed

üüCoastwatchCoastwatch and Atlas “trial patients”and Atlas “trial patients”

ll Distribute through the Atlas web serverDistribute through the Atlas web server

üüLarge storage capacityLarge storage capacity

üüRegular backupsRegular backups

üüDecent user interfaceDecent user interface

Database ManagementDatabase Management

ll Infrastructure at HL designed to last 4Infrastructure at HL designed to last 4--6 6 yearsyears

ll Partner with IPRC or similar to adopt Partner with IPRC or similar to adopt products that prove usefulproducts that prove useful

üüThey have the infrastructure and They have the infrastructure and expertise to distill all new data streamsexpertise to distill all new data streams

üüTheir managers want “fisheries Their managers want “fisheries applicationsapplications

ll CoastWatch may become “OceanWatch”CoastWatch may become “OceanWatch”

Insuring ContinuityInsuring Continuity

Immediate PlansImmediate Plans

ll Develop and test web interfaceDevelop and test web interface

ll Develop, test, and run light modelDevelop, test, and run light model

ll Acquire output from latest NRL modelAcquire output from latest NRL model

ll Establish link to SOPAC in FijiEstablish link to SOPAC in Fiji

üüCover the nonCover the non--US islandsUS islands

ll Establish study areas for in depth Establish study areas for in depth characterization.characterization.

Targets Dates for Targets Dates for Project CompletionProject Completion