Last Chance to Register for the First Webinar in Our Spring Series

GCOOS Spring Webinar Series begins tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 8

• When: 3-4 p.m. ET/2-3 p.m. CT tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 8
• Register here for the webinar link

GCOOS Executive Director Dr. Jorge Brenner will present:

• “GCOOS Current Five-Year Award: Introduction and Partnerships”

Then, Dr. Mark Luther, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Maritime and Port Studies at the University of South Florida, will present:

• “Decision Support Tools for Maritime Transportation in the Gulf of Mexico” Eleven of the top 20 ports (ranked by total tonnage) in the U.S. are located in the Gulf of Mexico. The USF Center for Maritime and Port Studies provides an interface between GCOOS and the maritime transportation community. Artificial Intelligence routines are being developed to improve the forecast of met/ocean parameters at critical navigation points near the busiest Gulf ports by integrating available observations and model hindcasts/nowcasts/forecasts with vessel tracking data to predict optimal vessel arrival times to satisfy published Vessel Handling Guidelines for tide, current, and wind conditions.

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GCOOS is the Gulf of Mexico regional component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and the only certified system dedicated solely to the Gulf of Mexico. Our mission is to provide on-demand information about the Gulf’s coastal and open ocean waters that is accurate, reliable and benefits people, ecosystems and the economy.

Dr. Jorge Brenner, Executive Director • Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick, Senior Advisor • Bill Lingsch, Underwater Glider User Group Coordinator • Dr. Chris Simoniello, Outreach & Education Manager • Felimon Gayanilo, Systems Architect, Co-Data Manager • Bob Currier, Product Developer, Co-Data Manager • Dr. Uchenna Nwankwo, Oceanographer • Marion Stoessel, Senior Research Associate • Tuomo Saari, Scientific Computing Specialist • Jennifer Vreeland-Dawson, Research Associate, GCAN Coordinator • Grant Craig, Program & Volunteer Coordinator • Laura Caldwell, Program Assistant • Nadine Slimak, Public Relations & Content Marketing, Vetted Communications, LLC