NANOOS Workshop – May 5-7, Beaverton, OR A Pilot Coastal Ocean Observatory for the Estuaries and...

NANOOS Workshop – May 5-7, Beaverton, OR

A Pilot Coastal Ocean Observatory for the Estuaries and Shores of Oregon and Washington

Partners:

Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Oregon Health & Science University * Oregon State University South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve University of Washington US Geological Survey Washington Department of Ecology

PIs: A. Baptista*, J. Allan, A. Chawla, A. Devol, G. Gelfenbaum, M. Haller, G. Kaminsky, P. MacCready, J. Newton, T. Ozkan-Haller, G. Priest, S. Rumrill, Y. Zhang

NANOOS

Governanceproposals

NANOOS

Governanceproposals

Estuaries and Shorelines

Pilotproposal

Estuaries and Shorelines

Pilotproposal

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Pilotproposal

Shelf

Pilotproposal

Context: NANOOS approach to early funding in response to IOOS request

Goal

The regional integration and expansion of existing but disparate observation and modeling capabilities for the estuaries and shores of Oregon (OR) and Washington (WA).

NANOOS pilot: estuaries and shorelines

We will explore issues of governance and coordination, certification and quality control, maintenance, expandability, and data dissemination, while seeking an effective balance between (a) local and intra-regional innovation and customization and (b) inter-regional and national standardization and economies of scale.

Scope


vision: NANOOS PNW Networked OOS

Real-time observationnetwork

Modeling& forecasting

...Scientific research andeducation programsOperational and

management applications

Informationproducts

Real-time observationnetwork

Modeling& forecasting

...Scientific research andeducation programsOperational and

management applications

Informationproducts


Vision

Anchor observation systems


Plate 1: The Columbia River littoral cell stretches approximately 165 kilometers from Tillamook Head, Oregon to Point Grenville, Washington. The littoral cell is divided into four sub-cells, including the Clatsop Plains, Long Beach, Grayland Plains and North Beach. The sub-cells are separated by estuary entrances at the Columbia River, Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor and bounded by rocky headlands. Beach profiles are monitored at 47 sites throughout the littoral cell. Three-dimensional surface maps are collected at 16 sites. Nearshore bathymetry is collected annually along more than half of the littoral cell, nominally at kilometer-spaced transects and in more detail at selected surface map sites. The locations of long-term tide and wave gages are also shown.

URL: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces/research/change/monitoring.htm

Plate 2: SSNERR maintains an observation network in South Slough, in the Coos Bay estuary. With 6 primary stations, the network includes both continuous and episodic sampling strategies, and covers a broad range of in-water physical and water quality parameters, as well as meteorological parameters. The network extends from the watershed to the ocean, with fixed stations are all within the South Slough. URL: http://www.southsloughestuary.org.

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Estuarine Water Parameters 1 – Winchester Arm 2 – Sengstacken Arm 3 – Valino Island 4 – Charleston Bridge 5 – Sloughside Pilings

6 – OIMB Boathouse

Meteorological Station 6 – OIMB / ECOS Lab

Estuarine Nutrients

(automated sampler) 4 – Charleston Bridge

Van Dorn Samples 1 – Winchester Arm 3 – Valino Island 4 – Charleston Bridge 6 – OIMB Boathouse

South Slough NERR

Pacific Ocean

Coos Bay estuary

Ocean transects

Cathlamet Bay

Grays Bay

Baker Bay

YoungsBay

OGI01

http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/CORIE

Active Coastal radar

Coastal radar

Inactive

Pending funding

Cathlamet Bay

Grays Bay

Baker Bay

YoungsBay

OGI01

http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/CORIE

Active Coastal radar

Coastal radar

Inactive

Pending funding

Real-timeObservation Network

M odeling& simulation(including daily forecasts)

...Scientific research andeducation programsOperational and M anagement

Applications

InformationProducts

Plate 3: OHSU’s CORIE observatory includes modeling, real-time observation, and information systems. While observations emphasize the Columbia River estuary and (to smaller extent) plume, the modeling system extends to most of the PNW coast, and the information system is not geographically constrained. CORIE products are diverse, and often web-based

I. PugetSound

III. Willapa Bay

II. Grays Harbor

Plate 4: The WDoE has since 1973 conducted water quality monitoring at stations in Puget Sound, Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. UW maintains an ORCA (Oceanic Remote Chemical-optical Analyzer) profiler in Puget Sound

URLs: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/mar_wat/mwm_intr.htmlhttp://www.ocean.washington.edu/research/orca

ORCA site

Componentsof pilot project

think “initial focus” …


five estuariesSouth Slough in Coos Bay, ORColumbia River, OR-WAWillapa Bay, WAGrays Harbor, WAPuget Sound, WA

two littoral cellsColumbia River, OR-WA Rockaway, OR.

Observations


The modeling framework will extend to the entire PNW, with enhanced detail in the Columbia River and its littoral cell.

Builds on existing modeling capabilities (CORIE, …)

Modeling


Add PS, SJF and SG

Vision: Data and communication system will “provide quantifiably reliable information to the right user, at the right time, in the right format.”

Initially unify “anchors sites” under an existing data and communication system (CORIE), but expect to evolve towards national standards as soon as feasible and appropriate

Data and communication system


The pilot will focus on providing data products needed to address three environmental issues that are critical to the sustainable development of the PNW;

(a) estuarine water quality(b) estuarine ecosystem management

and restoration (c) coastal storms and erosion

Driving environmental issues


Initial user groups


WDoEDOGAMINOAA FisheriesNOAA Coastal Storms Initiative (CSI)USGSUS Army Corps of EngineersOR Department of Land Conservation and DevelopmentLocal action groups such as Puget Sound Action Team, Friends of Grays Harbor, Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom Working Group, and Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce US Fish & Wildlife ServiceScientific communityEducation, K-lifelongIOOS

Pilot project is expected to start July, 2004

Duration: 20 months

Award: $700K (plus some in-kind)

Advisory boards: in formation will be coordinated with the evolution of NANOOS governance

Quarterly workshops different scopes coordinate with NANOOS workshops


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