Ocean Observation Nationally

National Ocean Research Observation Initiatives

• Coastal Observation Technology System (COTS)
• Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF, "Opportunities in Ocean Sciences"
• Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks (ORION)

Ocean Observation Systems

• California Ocean and Coastal Environmental Access Network (Cal OCEAN)
• Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS)
• Coastal Ocean Observation Lab at Rutgers University (RU COOL)
• Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring and Research (GEM),a pdf document
• Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS)
• National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations : Ocean.US
• North Pacific Marine Science Organization
• Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS)
• Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System (PaCOOS)
• Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS)
• Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN)
• Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS)

California Marine Research and Monitoring Programs using Ocean Observation Technologies

• Central California Ocean Observing System (CenCOOS)
• Network for Environmental Observations of the Coastal Ocean (NEOCO)
• NOAA Coastal Services Center Southwest Pacific Coast Observing Systems (a map and an excellent summary of available data)
• Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)
• Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (SCCWRP)
• Wind Events and Shelf Transport (WEST)

United States Ocean Observation Initiatives

• Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)
• Regional Ocean Observing Systems, An Ocean.US SUMMIT