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U. S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) A tool that enables the Nation to track, predict, manage and adapt to changes in our marine environment and delivers critical information to decision makers to. . . Improve safety Enhance our economy Protect our environment

U. S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Program and Glider Operations CCIMAR’s 10 th Session, Oct. 22 -23, 2015 | Becky Baltes

U. S. IOOS: Program Overview • Codified in law (P. L. No 111 -11, March 2009) Coastal Component 1 – 17 Federal agencies • Partnership effort that leverages dispersed national investments to deliver ocean, coastal and Great Lakes data relevant to decision-makers – 13 regional partners – Academia & Industry 7 Global Component – US 3 contribution to 5 GOOS 8 9 6 10 of the Global Climate – 61% 11 Ocean Observing System 12 4 completed 2 3

IOOS Global Component: Global Ocean Observing System for Climate Total in situ networks 61% 87% 100% 59% 81% 100% 48% 4 34% 73% 62% 4

IOOS: National Backbone 607: Buoys, Water Level Gauges, Coastal and Estuary stations Satellites Stream Gauges 5 PORTS® Water Quality Research Infrastructure 5

IOOS: Regional Component 130: High Frequency Radar 449: Buoys, Water Level Gauges, Coastal and Estuary stations Tagging Waves 6 6

IOOS: Advancing Communities of Practice HF Radar: Gliders: Biological Variables & BIO TT: Wave Measurements: Animal Telemetry: 7 7

IOOS: Glider Program • Regional Associations provide our glider observations and presence • In 2013 Established a National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC) • In 2014 Released a Glider Network White Paper • In 2015 Established an IOOC Glider Task team to advance both initiatives 8

Profiling Glider Missions Climate/Ecosystem/Fisheries Management/Water Quality HAB Cal. COFI So. Cal Niño Index Fish Tracking Hurricane Forecasting Hypoxia Response to Oil Spill Exercising the Network Deep Water Horizon 9 Alaska 9

Summary of Glider Days for 2008 -2014 Glider-days of data collected annually by glider operators. (Glider-day = 1 glider in the water collecting data for 1 day) Year 2008 4007 Glider-days completed outside of the EEZ 890 2009 4739 1132 337 2010 4944 1329 990 2011 5740 1663 772 2012 6292 1793 715 2013 7647 3538 990 2014 4154 307 1224 10652 5377 2008 – 2014 Totals 37563 Glider-days supported by IOOS PO 349 * Glider Days provided with support from Federal Agencies including NSF, ONR, NOAA, EPA, state and local governments and private foundations. 10 10

Glider DAC • National standards to ease exchange of data from regional glider operators • Real-time distribution to non-federal and federal partners • Archiving • Share your data 11 11

Ongoing & Upcoming Glider Activities • IOOC Glider Task Team to advance Glider Network Concept • Updated glider landing page with asset map, data visualization and data analysis tools • DAC participation training webinars • Additional variables incorporated into DAC (O 2, optics, ADCP, etc. ) • Complete archive process for all incoming glider data 12 12

Links of Interest • IOOS Program: http: //www. ioos. noaa. gov/ • IOOS Catalog: http: //catalog. ioos. us/ • IOOS Glider Network Whitepaper: http: //www. ioos. noaa. gov/glider/strategy/glider_network_whit epaper_final. pdf • Glider DAC Status: http: //data. ioos. us/gliders/status/ • Glider DAC Wiki: https: //github. com/ioosngdac/wiki 13

U. S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) program and Glider Operations Gracias! Becky Baltes Project Manager U. S, IOOS Program Office becky. baltes@noaa. gov