Ocean Ocean ObservatorieObservatories Initiatives Initiative

Ocean Ocean ObservatorieObservatories Initiatives Initiative

Julie MorrisJulie MorrisDivision of Ocean Division of Ocean

SciencesSciencesNational Science National Science

FoundationFoundation

Julie MorrisJulie MorrisDivision of Ocean Division of Ocean

SciencesSciencesNational Science National Science

FoundationFoundation

Public Policy Forum on Ocean Science

InfrastructureWashington, DC

February 28, 2008

Cyberinfrastructure

Coastal

Expanded power and bandwidth to the seafloor

Interactive capabilities Integrated components Reconfigurable

network components New way to provide

access to the ocean for education/public awareness

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* Coastal ecosystem response to environmental change

* Ocean-atmosphere exchange, turbulent mixing, and biophysical interactions

* Chemistry and biology of fluids and life in the crust

* The ocean’s role in climate change and impacts on ocean processes

* Dynamics of oceanic lithosphere and Earth’s interior

Global

Award of Implementing Organizations Regional Scale Nodes - March Cyberinfrastructure - May Coastal/Global Regional Scale Nodes - August

Adaptation of Preliminary Network Design in response to community comments - August-October

“Blue Ribbon” Science Review - October Worthy investment that when fully implemented

will advance the understanding of ocean and Earth processes

Several recommendations focusing on oversight, sensors, data access, education and public outreach

Preliminary Design Review - December OOI will fundamentally change the way science is

done in the ocean OOI Project team commended for amount of

work and level of detail required to bring the OOI to PDR

Successful at PDR level, but project not at FDR level

Recommendations focused on education planning, project and design reviews, CI management and implementation, and risk mitigation

Award of Implementing Organizations Regional Scale Nodes - March Cyberinfrastructure - May Coastal/Global Regional Scale Nodes - August

Adaptation of Preliminary Network Design in response to community comments - August-October

“Blue Ribbon” Science Review - October Worthy investment that when fully implemented

will advance the understanding of ocean and Earth processes

Several recommendations focusing on oversight, sensors, data access, education and public outreach

Preliminary Design Review - December OOI will fundamentally change the way science is

done in the ocean OOI Project team commended for amount of

work and level of detail required to bring the OOI to PDR

Successful at PDR level, but project not at FDR level

Recommendations focused on education planning, project and design reviews, CI management and implementation, and risk mitigation

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Budget Rollout

• Legacy projects (NEON, ARRV and OOI) will now go through MREFC process for new projects, which requires successful Final Design Review (FDR) before asking NSB for approval, or Congress for additional construction funds

• OCE will fund OOI planning in FY ’08, ’09, in anticipation of starting construction in FY ‘10

Next steps

• Preparation for FDR October/November 2008

OOI Status