The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System
U.S. IOOS
is a national-regional partnership of ocean observing systems that routinely and continuously provide quality-controlled data and observations of the

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within the

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(EEZ) and

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. The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System program office is seated within the

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of the

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. U.S. IOOS is a multidisciplinary system, consisting of eleve
Regional Associations
that provide data in forms and at rates required by decision makers to address various societal needs, such as

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, the blue economy, and human impacts on

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. It is part of the

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's Global Ocean Observing System efforts.

Regional Associations

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System consists of eleven independent Regional Associations (RAs) that serve stakeholder needs within their respective regions. From a coastal perspective, the global ocean component is critical for providing data and information on basin scale forcings (e.g., ENSO events), as well as providing the data and information necessary to run coastal models (such as storm surge models). IOOS coastal components
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Alaska Ocean Observing System Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the norther ...

AOOS
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Central California Ocean Observing System Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

CeNCOOS
* Great Lakes Observing System
GLOS
* Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
NERACOOS
* Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
GCOOS
* Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
PacIOOS
* Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
MACOORA
* Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems
NANOOS
* Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
SCCOOS
* Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
SECOORA
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Caribbean Integrated Ocean Observing System The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America to the west, an ...

CarICOOS

References

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External links

Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS)IOOS Regional AssociationsCoastal Ocean Observing SystemSocial & Economic Benefits of IOOS
from "NOAA Socioeconomics" website initiative
Rutgers University RU27 through the IOOS - Smithsonian Ocean Portal
Oceanography Earth observation projects Oceanographic organizations

Regional Associations

See also

References

External links