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Optimizing Ocean Observing Networks for Detecting the Coastal Climate Signal Workshop Agenda

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Workshop registration and breakfast

Welcome, opening remarks, and workshop goals

Mike Patterson, US CLIVAR

 

David Legler, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program

 

Robert Todd, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

 

Nathalí Cordero Quiros, Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education

Session 1: Observing Coastal Climate Signals: Current State and Opportunities

Chairs: Jan Newton and Nathalí Cordero Quiros

(Invited) Review of the existing system for observing the US coastal climate signal Dan Rudnick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Recent changes in the near-surface oceanography and productivity of Prince William Sound Rob Campbell, Prince William Sound Science Center
Warming and lateral shift of the Gulf Stream from in situ observations since 2001 Robert Todd, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Break

(Invited) Measuring climate variation at the coast: Challenges and opportunities for the coming decade Harvey Seim, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Open discussion

Lightning talks for virtual posters

Poster Session 1

Lunch

Session 2: Gap Identification 一 What Do We Need to Measure that We Aren't?

Introduction to breakouts

Robert Todd, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Breakout Session 1: Regional Groups

Break

Breakout Session 2: Randomized Groups

Wrap-up discussion

Robert Todd, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

End of day for virtual participants; Networking event

End of day 1

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Breakfast

Recap day 1

Session 3: Uses and Needs for Climate Information for Coastal Resource Management

Chairs: Dan Rudnick and Seth Danielson

Life at the edge: Science and applications needs at the coastal interface Michelle Gierach, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A link between U.S. East Coast sea level rise and offshore ocean heat uptake Jacob Steinberg, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Bringing a focus to the nearshore: A case for refining projections to aid coastal communities Jan Newton, University of Washington

Open discussion

Break

Observing for Society Panel Discussion

Glen Gawarkiewicz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

 

Debra Hernandez, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association

 

Emily Lemagie, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

 

Connor Magee, University of Califonia Davis

 

Margaret Pilaro, Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association

Lunch

Poster Session 2

Session 4: Implementation Strategies 

Introduction to breakouts

Dan Rudnick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Breakout Session 3: Ocean Observing System to Support Decision-Making

Break

Breakout Session 4: Draft Recommendations 

End of day 2

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Breakfast

Recap day 2

Session 5: Developing Recommendations

Chairs: Robert Todd and Phillip Thompson

(Invited) Towards a national execution plan

David Legler, NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program

 

Lisa Clough, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences*

 

Laura Lorenzoni, NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program*

Open discussion

Break

Consensus recommendations

Final discussion and next steps

Robert Todd, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

 

Nathalí Cordero Quiros, Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education

End of workshop