Long-term Real-time Observation Networks
for Ports, Estuaries and the Open Shelf
Scott M. Glenn1, William Boicourt2
Tommy D. Dickey3 and Bruce Parker4
1Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers University
2Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
University of Maryland
3Ocean Physics Laboratory
University of California Santa Barbara
4Coast Survey Development Laboratory
National Ocean Service, NOAA
Presented at:
Challenges and Promise of Designing and Implementing
An Ocean Observing System for U.S. Coastal Waters
Solomons, Maryland
23-27 May 1999
Background Paper 3
Last update: July 3, 1999
Abstract
Ocean observation networks for ports, estuaries
and the open shelf are currently operating or are
being constructed at numerous locations around the country.
The rationale for their construction and maintenance
include both long-term and real-time applications.
Enabling technologies that make this possible now
are the rapid advancements in sensor and platform
technologies, multiple real-time communication
systems for transmitting the data, and the emergence
of a universal method for the distribution of
results via the World Wide Web.
Representative observation networks highlighted here
include one for harbors (PORTS),
a second for estuaries (CBOS),
and a third for the open coast (LEO-15).
Each network is described in terms of its system
specific goals, its current capabilities, and its recent
accomplishments.
Future sensors and platforms that will expand the
observation capabilities in all three regions
are described.
A common set of problems each network must address
includes operational support, instrument
calibration, bio-fouling, power requirements, and data management.
Future recommendations include development
of partnerships, long-term support mechanisms,
and a new generation of support personnel
that fosters the formation of
a National distributed observation
network.
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