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January 29, 2016 
Happy New Year from PacIOOS!
We hope 2016 is off to a great start for you! Check out what we've been up to and learn about our latest updates. Scroll down, and visit our website and Voyager .
PacIOOS Instruments and Tools
Kāne'ohe PacIOOS wave buoy during redeployment.
Kāne'ohe Wave Buoy Back in the Water
 
The PacIOOS wave buoy off O'ahu's windward side  is back online. The Kāne'ohe wave buoy was successfully redeployed in mid-January, and continues to serve data on wave height, direction, period, and sea surface temperature. The information recorded provides ocean users with real-time data, and the buoy serves as an important asset to the Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute's Wave Energy Conversion project.
 
Data are managed by the Coastal Data Information Program ( CDIP) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Long-term partnerships between PacIOOS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and CDIP enable data streaming into the PacIOOS website and PacIOOS  Voyager.
GeoServer and GeoExplorer have new URLs.
Our GeoServer Has Moved!
 
Attention GeoServer and GeoExplorer users, be sure to bookmark these new URLs:

The previous domain name will soon be retired (http://pacioos-mapserver2.ancl.hawaii.edu).  PacIOOS administers GeoServer and the associated GeoExplorer map viewer to serve GIS layers, whose current holdings total 568 layers throughout PacIOOS' region in Hawai'i and the insular Pacific. GeoServer supports several output formats and interoperable OGC web services (e.g. WMS, WFS, and WCS). We have also added metadata for these layers to our ISO 19115 and FGDC web-accessible folders (WAFs). They are now also included in search results on the PacIOOS  data search page , bringing together for the first time the "two sides" of our spatial data infrastructure: i.e. GIS and OPeNDAP servers. 
PacIOOS Updates
Monitoring Sediment Dynamics off Lāna'i
Coral Reef Habitat in Maui County.
Credit: Conservation International, Edgardo Ochoa
 
Conservation International Hawai'i, University of Hawai'i researchers, local community leaders from the Maunalei Community Managed Makai Area, and PacIOOS all contributed to a study called, "Understanding Reef Flat Sediment Regimes and Hydrodynamics can Inform Erosion Mitigation on Land," which was recently published in Collabra Journal. Scientists measured sediments in two streambeds and water flow conditions in their corresponding coral reef environments off Lāna'i. Located within a mile from each other, the two reef sites experienced very different physical conditions of water movement, resulting in different levels of reef sedimentation. The study emphasizes the connection between reef health and land management and can serve as a guide for mauka to makai conservation projects.
 
Choose one of the 28 tiger sharks and track its path.
All tiger shark tracks are available online.
New Tiger Shark Tracks Available
 
Four sharks have been added to the PacIOOS Tiger Shark Tracking Page, bringing the grand total to 28. The most recent additions include three female sharks (134780, 144555, 145989) and one male shark (144556) that were tagged in waters offshore of O'ahu in February 2015 and Maui in December 2014. When tagged, each shark was measured from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail, ranging from 2.7 m (9.0 ft) to 3.5 m (11.6 ft). While the sharks are new to the page, their data span from late 2014 to mid 2015, respectively. Click on each shark and watch as 134780 traverses from O'ahu to the Maui Nui area, or as 144555 makes its way towards Hawaiʻi Island!
PacIOOS Student Assistant Position Available
PacIOOS Student Assistant supports community outreach efforts.
 
PacIOOS is looking for a new student assistant to support our communications and outreach efforts up to 20 hours per week. The Communications Student Assistant will assist with the preparation of outreach materials, publications, social media posts, and videos. The student will participate in community outreach events to get hands-on experience educating the general public about PacIOOS ocean observation efforts. The position is great for ocean enthusiasts with strong verbal and written communications skills. If you know a University of Hawai'i student who might be interested in this fun job opportunity on the Mānoa campus, please refer them to  https://sece.its.hawaii.edu  job posting #164642-A3. 
IOOS News Updates
       Pacific Anomalies Workshop: Part 2

Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Pacific from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.
The second Pacific Anomalies workshop was hosted by the University of Washington in late January, bringing together experts to continue discussions on the unusually warm water conditions in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Participants discussed atmosphere-ocean and open ocean-coastal interactions, ecosystem responses, and associated observational and modeling information gaps. To view the workshop agenda, and to check out a video recording and other materials, please visit the workshop webpage. The  workshop was sponsored by U.S. IOOS, NOAA Climate Program/Climate Observation Division, NOAA Western Regional Team, Washington Sea Grant, California Sea Grant, University of Washington College of Environment, Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean.
PacIOOS People
A Busy Summer in Hawaiian Waters
 
 
P atricia Dunford is a marine biology major from the Maine Maritime Academy, who dove into the warm Hawaiian waters this past summer to support PacIOOS' water quality team and other UH researchers. Patricia helped to maintain and clean PacIOOS nearshore sensors, bottle and filter water samples at the He'eia Fishpond in Kāne'ohe Bay, and deploy and collect CTD (chlorophyll temperature depth) sensors. But wait - there's more! Patricia also helped with studies on fish foraging strategies and their effect on reef health at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology. Her previous work at the Maritime Academy includes studies of marine ecology and the potential use of algae in biofuel production. Patricia is expected to graduate from the Academy this May with a B.S. in Marine Biology and minors in Naval Science, Engineering, and Marine Transportation Operations. Wow - keep up the great work, Patricia!
Based within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, PacIOOS is the Pacific Islands regional component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System ( IOOS® ). PacIOOS is a partnership of data providers and users working together to enhance ocean observations and develop, disseminate, evaluate, and apply ocean data and information products designed to address the environmental, economic, and public safety needs of stakeholders who call the Pacific Islands home.  For more information on PacIOOS, please visit www.pacioos.org . 
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