Technological Developments and Applications of Data Buoys for Tsunami Monitoring Systems,
Hurricane and Storm Surge Prediction

DBCP Technical Workshop
La Jolla, 16-17 October 2006

 
Monday 16 October 2006
SESSION 1

 

09:00 – 09:25

Opening of Scientific and Technical Workshop

David Meldrum, DBCP Chair (picture - on the right))
Mr. Etienne Charpentier, WMO (text) (picture - in the middle)
Dr. Paul Moersdorf, NDBC (text)
Dr. John Orcutt, SIO
Mr. Mike Johnson, NOAA OGP (text, presentation)

 

09:25 – 09:30

Technical Workshop Program (whole)
1st Session Organisation

Chair - Ken Jarrott (picture - on Tsunameter) – 1st Session

 

 

 

 

1

09:30 – 09:55

National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) – 2006 Review (abstract, presentation)

Paul Moersdorf (NDCP) (picture)

2

09:55 – 10:15

NOAA’s Tsunami Program (abstract, presentation)

David Green (NOAA) (picture)

3

10:15 – 10:35

The California Current System: Observations and Comparison with OGCM Solutions (abstract, presentation)

Luca Centurioni (Scripps) (picture)

4

10:35 – 11:00

An Outlook for Arctic Sea Ice (abstract, presentation)

Ignatius G. Rigor (Uni of Washington) (picture)

5

11:00 – 11:20

Argo Programme Technical Developments (abstract, presentation)

Mathieu Belbeoch (AIC) (picture)

 

11:20 – 11:30

Session Close Remarks & Quests  + Announcements

Session Chair - Ken Jarrott

 

11:30 – 11:50

Tour of Scripps’ Pier (picture-1, picture-2)

Christian McDonald

 

11:50 – 12:00

Official Photo Session (photo, low-res photo)

 

 

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

 

SESSION 2

 

13:00 – 13:05

Session Organisation / Introduction of Speakers

Chair – Bill Scuba (picture)

6

13:05 – 13:35

Thermistor Chain Observations of Heat Content in the Path of Hurricane Rita (abstract, presentation)

Rick Lumpkin (Scripps) (picture)

7

13:35 – 14:10

Surface Drifters in the Southern Gulf of California (abstract, presentation)

Miguel Lavin (Dept of Physical Oceanography, CICESE, Mexico) (picture)

8

14:10 – 14:40

Development of an Australian Integrated Marine Observation System (abstract, presentation)

Ken Jarrott  (Aust Bureau of Meteorology) (picture)

 

14:40 – 14:50

Session Close Remarks & Quests + Announcements

Session Chair - Bill Scuba

 

14:50 – 15:25

Afternoon Break

 

SESSION 3

 

15:25 – 15:30

Session Organisation / Introduction of Speakers

Chair – Bill Scuba

9

15:30 – 15:50

Development of a Platform and Instrumentation for Continuous ocean Observations (PICO mooring) (abstract, article)

Chris Meinig (NOAA – PMEL) (picture - in the middle)

10

15:50 – 16:10

New Developments to Progress the Smart Buoy Idea (abstract, article, presentation)

Sergey Motyzhev (Marine Hydrophysical Institute NASU)

11

16:10 – 16:30

Next Generation DART Developments at NOAA/PMEL (abstract, article)

Chris Meinig (NOAA – PMEL) (picture - in the middle)

12

16:30 – 17:00

Recent Buoy Developments at NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS, Acoustic Profiler Applications (abstract, presentation)

Mark Bushnell (NOAA) (picture)

 

17:00 – 17:15

Session Close Remarks & Quests + Announcements

Session Chair - Bill Scuba

Tuesday 17 October 2006
SESSION 4

 

09:00 – 09:05

Session Organisation / Introduction of Speakers

Chair - Ken Jarrott

13

09:05 - 09:25

International Ocean Observing System (IOOS) (abstract, presentation)

David Zilkoski (NOAA) (picture)

14

09:25 – 09:45

Argos Performance in the European Region (abstract, presentation)

Bill Woodward (CLS America) ; Christian Ortega (CLS) (picture)

15

09:45 – 10:10

Global Drifter Program Assessment of Drogue Presence of Surface Drifters (abstract, presentation)

Bill Scuba (picture) / Jessica Redman  (NOAA)

16

10:10 – 10:30

Iridium Communications for Data Buoy Applications (abstract, presentation)

David Meldrum (Scottish Association for Marine Science) (picture)

 

10:30 – 10:40

Session Close Remarks & Quests  + Announcements

Session Chair - Ken Jarrott

 

10:40 – 10:55

Morning Break

 

SESSION 5

 

10:55 – 11:00

Session Organisation / Introduction of Speakers

Chair - Bill Scuba

17

11:00 – 11:20

Comparison Study of Drifters from Four Manufacturers (abstract, presentation)

Mayra Pazos (picture) / Craig Engler (Drifter Operations Center)

18

11:20 – 11:40

Argos 3: An Update (abstract, presentation)

Bill Woodward (CLS America) ; Christian Ortega (CLS) (picture)

19

11:40 – 12:00

Next Generation Argos Capability (abstract, presentation)

Michel Faup (CNES)

 

12:00 – 12:25

Session Close Remarks & Quests + Announcements

Session Chair - Bill Scuba

 

12:25 – 12:30

WORKSHOP CLOSURE