Aloha from PacIOOS!
We have several new tools, reports, and data sets to check out online! Below are some highlights that w e think you will be interested in learning about. Please check out our website for more information.
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Introducing PacIOOS Voyager Mobile!
A mobile-friendly version of Voyager is now available at http://pacioos.org/voyager/mobile/.
Vo yager Mobile is optimized for touch screen devices and small screen sizes. While not all of Voyager's overlays and features are available in the mobile version, this simplified interface highlights the components most critical for on-the-go monitoring.
Because it is accessed through a web browser, the application is available for use on any brand of mobile device with internet access. iPhone and iPad users may also prefer to export the website to their home screen as a web clip, which saves an app icon for repeated visits and allows the site to be viewed in full screen.
See Voyager's "About" screen for a new "Mobile" tab with usage tips, screenshots, and further information about this new PacIOOS product.
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Partner Data Available via PacIOOS
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 | Jan Kamenik, Ph.D., collected over 50 water jugs for cesium analysis on San Souci Beach in
Waikiki, Honolulu
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PacIOOS Serves Data on Radionuclide Levels around Hawai'i following Fukushima Accident
PacIOOS collaborated with researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa to make the results of a study on the radionuclide levels around the Hawaiian Islands after the Fukushima Da-ichi nuclear power plant accident widely available to the public. The researchers, funded by the National Science Foundation, concluded that Hawaiʻi's surface ocean is safe from significant radiocesium footprints from the March 2011 Fukushima power plant explosion. Due to short half-lives, the uniformity of distribution, and Kuroshio extension currents, radioactive cesium levels have not been detected in the Main Hawaiian Islands. For details, please visit the PacIOOS website at http://pacioos.org/projects/fukushima.
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 | Wai'anae, O'ahu:
Location of study of Ordnance Reef |
NOAA Report on Wai'anae Ordnance Reef Study in Hawai'i Now Available on PacIOOS Website
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report entitled: Ocean Circulation and Predictive Modeling Study of Two Sea-Disposed Military Munitions Sites in Hawai'i: Ordnance Reef (HI-06) and HI-01 is now available on the PacIOOS website along with the data from the associated study. The study of Ordnance Reef was conducted by NOAA in support of a larger Department of Defense (DOD) effort to examine the potential impacts of discarded military munitions on human health and the underwater environment.
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The U.S. IOOS Summit Report was published by the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) and is now available on the IOOC website. The report is a comprehensive analysis of the current state of IOOS and includes a strategy for developing a stronger national ocean observing system over the next ten years. Held in November 13-16, 2012 in Herndon, Virginia, the IOOS Summit brought together over 200 ocean observing experts and resulted in recommendations focused on the following themes:
- Improving governance;
- Pursuing new funding mechanisms;
- Developing common design processes and common data/product standards;
- Increasing the level of integration across the IOOS enterprise;
- Determining the extent of existing observing efforts, and increasing the breadth and scope of ocean observations;
- Improving Data Management and Communication;
- Expanding Modeling and Analysis capabilities; and
- Maintaining forward momentum and continuing to grow IOOS and user awareness of the enterprise.
The IOOC, U.S. IOOS Program Office, and IOOS Association are currently planning implementation of the Summit recommendations and look forward to working with the community to advance the goals of the Summit Report.
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Based within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai'i 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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