Speaker

Travis Miles, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Rutgers University

Expanding Ocean Observing Systems for Weather and Climate: From the Northeast US to the Caribbean Sea

Abstract

Over the past three decades in situ ocean observing capabilities have expanded rapidly, becoming robust multi-platform networks capable of supporting broad stakeholder needs with real-time data delivery. In parallel, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) has been focused on connecting those networks with stakeholders from local communities, regional and global forecasting systems, and multi-disciplinary research teams. In this presentation I will broadly discuss the 1) growth and implementation of the hurricane glider network from the Northeast US through the Caribbean; 2) the impacts of upper ocean observations on operational ocean forecasting during hurricanes; and 3) exploration of new findings of climate trends in the Caribbean Sea.