Seim, H.; B. Bacon; C. Barans; M. Fletcher; K. Gates; R. Jahnke; E. Kearns; R. Lea; M. Luther; C. Mooers; J. Nelson; D. Porter; L. Shay; M. Spranger; J. Thigpen; R. Weisberg; F. Werner; 2003; SEACOOS - A Model for a Multi-State, Multi-Institutional Regional Observation System, MTS Journal, 37(3), 92-101

In the Fall 2003 edition of the Marine Technology Society Journal, SEACOOS primary investigators published an article describing the SEACOOS regional model. The abstract and citation follow.

Abstract

The SouthEast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS, www.seacoos.org) is a regional partnership that has initiated an integrated coastal ocean observing system for a four-state (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida) region of the southeast coastal U.S. The long-term intent of SEACOOS is to establish a regional coastal ocean observing system that will be part of the coastal component of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) envisioned by Ocean.US. SEACOOS was initiated in September 2002 with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) as a coordinating and enhancing effort between several existing subregional-scale efforts in the southeast, the Sea Grant Offices from the four states, and a number of federal agencies. This article briefly describes the essential elements of an observing system, the region-wide observations, overlapping circulation models, data management capabilities and outreach and education activities of SEACOOS, at present and planned for the coming year. Development of a governance system has also been pursued, and an initial structure is in place for SEACOOS.

Citation

Seim, H., B. Bacon, C. Barans, M. Fletcher, K. Gates, R. Jahnke, E. Kearns, R. Lea, M. Luther, C. Mooers, J. Nelson, D. Porter, L. Shay, M. Spranger, J. Thigpen, R. Weisberg, F. Werner, 2003. SEA-COOS - A Model for a Multi-State, Multi-Institutional Regional Observation System, MTS Journal, 37(3), 92-101.

For more information, see the SEACOOS Modeling Working Group.