existing mid-atlantic sub-regional observing systems - 2003 leo
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Existing Mid-Atlantic Sub-regional Observing Systems - 2003
LEO
Enhancements to the National Backbone
Existing NOAA Backbone
PORTS
NDBC Platforms
NWS WFOs
MACOORA Recommendations
1) Sustained support for PORTS2) Additional NDBC Buoys at the Shelf Break Canyons3) WRF Forecasting with WFOs
“It is imperative that the RCOOS be developed in concert with National Backbone assets if we are to achieve the goals of the Integrated Ocean Observing System.”
The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association includes:
• Chesapeake Bay• Delaware Bay• New York Bight & Harbor• Long Island Sound, and• Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bays and Shelf
Funding the Existing Capacity in the Mid-Atlantic
• PORTS (5 x $200 K) $1 M • NDBC (New Buoys, Amb, Ches) $1 M• WRF @ WFO’s (5 x $200 K) $1 M
• Southern New England Subregion $2 M• Long Island Sound Subregion $2 M• NY Bight & Harbor Subregion $2 M• Delaware Bay Subregion $2 M• Chesapeake Bay Subregion $2 M
• Mid-Atlantic Region Obs $4 M• Data Management $1 M• Education & Outreach $1 M• Economic Impact $1 M
• Total $20 M