News and Updates from PacIOOS
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
       September 12, 2011Find us on Facebook
ICON Station, Saipan

PacIOOS/ICON Station Installed in Saipan

Through a PacIOOS and NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program partnership, the newest Integrated Coral Observing Network real-time station has been installed at Lao Lao Bay, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands.  This station, the first of its kind in the Pacific Ocean, streams near real-time data on atmospheric and ocean properties that influence the health of coral reefs to managers in Saipan and interested parties around the world.  

Additional Automated Identification System (AIS) Data in Map Viewer Ship location (AIS)

To complement existing AIS feeds from PacIOOS sources, we have partnered with www.marinetraffic.com to provide additional streaming ship location and voyage information for AIS-equipped vessels in the Hawaiian Islands.  Click any ship icon on the map to learn the vessel name, location, heading, destination, and other data available through the Automated Identification System.

 

Satellite and model time-series plots now in PacIOOS Map Viewer

Our data and information management team recently completed the initial integration of time-series plots into all PacIOOS model and satellite layers in the PacIOOS Map Viewer. By clicking on any point in the data layer, you can now view the latest data at that location, plot up to 30 days of historic data, download all data, and change the units to suit your preferred format.  Model time series image Currently, recent and historical satellite data from ASCAT, AVHRR, GOES, Jason-1, MODIS Aqua, QuickSCAT, and SeaWiFS are available.  Model feeds from PacIOOS weather, wave, tide, and ocean circulation models are available, as well as from the U.S. Navy's Coastal Ocean Model.  If you have a preferred satellite or model data set you would like to see included please do not hesitate to let us know!

Bytemarks Cafe logo PacIOOS Featured on Hawaii Public Radio

PacIOOS Director, Chris E. Ostrander, and Acoustic tracking component lead Dr. Kim Holland, joined the hosts of Bytemarks Cafe on Hawaii Public Radio to discuss PacIOOS efforts in Palau and Hawaii to tag and track sharks and other large pelagic predators.  Complements of Hawaii Public Radio, you can listen to their interview (last 40 minutes of the show) here.  To listen to  a previous Hawaii Public Radio feature on PacIOOS please go here.

3rd Maui Water Quality Monitoring Sensor to be AddedMaui Shoreline

In response to community, agency, and partner priorities, PacIOOS is moving forward with permitting and installing a third real-time water quality sensor in Kahului Harbor to complement the two previously announced systems to be deployed in the nearshore waters off Kalama Beach Park (Kihei) and Keka'a Landing Pier (Kahekili).  These systems will be managed by PacIOOS and UH Maui College Marine Option Program as a collaborative effort, in part,  to train students on how to collect oceanographic observations.
PacIOOS

PacIOOS is the Pacific Islands regional component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).  Our mission is to provide timely, reliable, and accurate information on the open and coastal ocean waters of the Pacific Islands to ensure a healthy, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone.  For more information on PacIOOS or to become a partner please visit www.pacioos.org or contact the PacIOOS Director, Chris Ostrander, at chriso@hawaii.edu.