Coastal Services Center

Gulf of Mexico Region

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Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)

Date project initiated: October, 2003

Principal Investigator:
Worth D. Nowlin, Jr.
Department of Oceanography
Texas A&M University
3146 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3146
Phone: (979) 845-3900
Fax: (979) 847-8879
E-mail: wnowlin@tamu.edu

GCOOS Web site

Brief project summary:
Our overall objective is to develop a Regional Association for the management of a Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) as a contribution to the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). The effort will include development of linkages with coastal observing programs of other nations in the Gulf. GCOOS is being developed on the principles of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) as stated in the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission report (1998) and those of the IOOS as given in the U.S. IOOS Phased Implementation Plan.

Progress Reports

• Reporting period: 2004-09-20 to 2005-03-31
• Reporting period: 2005-04-01 to 2005-09-30
• Reporting period: 2005-06-01 to 2005-11-30
• Reporting period: 2005-12-01 to 2006-05-31
• Reporting period: 2006-06-01 to 2006-11-30
• Reporting period: 2006-12-01 to 2007-05-31
• Reporting period: 2007-06-01 to 2007-11-30

Additional Gulf of Mexico Projects

• Integration of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System through Development of a Regional Data Portal
• Standardization of Local Data Network Nodes in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA)
• Gulf of Mexico Coastal Observation Technology System (COTS) Projects
• All FY07 project summaries

 

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