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Welcome to NANOOS, the Pacific Northwest regional ocean observing system of IOOS (Integrated Ocean Observing System), an integrated network of regional systems.
NANOOS is creating customized information and tools for Washington, Oregon, and Northern California with these areas of emphasis:
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Tsunami Evacuation Zones - NVS
Announcing the release of new tsunami inundation maps developed for Oregon and Washington coastlines, now accessible through the NVS Tsunami Evacuation Zones Portal.
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Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning Information
Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) provides a public policy process for society to better determine how these areas are sustainably used and protected - now and for future generations.
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Honshu Earthquake and Tsunami 2011
An informational page about the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, and the resulting tsunami that hit the US Pacific Northwest 9 hours later.
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Beach and Shoreline Mapping
Announcing the release of NVS 'Beach and Shoreline Mapping'. The beach and shoreline mapping portal provides seamless access to beach cross-section information collected by the States of Oregon and Washington. The information derived from these repeat surveys provide a direct measure of the state of the beach at multiple locations to variations in offshore waves, sea level, climate events, and climate change.
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New Washington Buoy and Glider Deployed
Oceanographers from the University of Washington successfully deployed the Ćháʔba· (meaning 'whale tail' in the Quileute language) buoy on Friday, July 18. This buoy, funded by the Murdock Charitable Trust and UW will be maintained as part of NANOOS. A new Washington coast Seaglider, also purchased on the Murdock grant, was also successfully deployed at the same location.
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UW News Article
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NVS iPhone / iPod App
NVS is now available as an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The NVS app allows you to browse through a map of all NANOOS observing assets. You can then look at the most current data available, or obtain a of plot the last 7 days.
NVS on iTunes App Store
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NANOOS is on Facebook!
Stay up to date on NANOOS activities and issues related to ocean observing by following NANOOS' facebook page. We post interesting data, stories, pictures, and links on a regular basis. Don't forget to suggest NANOOS to your friends too!
Find us on Facebook
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Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP)
NANOOS member, CMOP, an NSF Science and Technology Center, seeks to shift from 'reactive' to 'anticipatory' science by taking advantage of the inherent power of structured integrations of information, methods and people: 'collaboratories'. The newsletter Coastal Margin Perspectives provides updates on the center’s activities in research, education and knowledge transfer.
Newsletter
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VENUS
One of NANOOS' newest members is VENUS. VENUS is a cabled ocean observatory in British Columbia, Canada, designed as an undersea laboratory for ocean researchers. Through their website, you can examine their research and see live ocean data. NANOOS is pleased to partner with VENUS so that ocean data and understanding can be shared internationally
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Ocean Acidification is on the Rise
NOAA is studying the growing problem of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ocean by collecting real-time data through a variety of efforts to determine what's happening to seawater chemistry due to ocean acidification and its impact on organisms that live in the ocean as well as the possible social and economic effects.
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Real-Time Data
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The NANOOS Portal is under continual development and we welcome your comments.
Please Contact Us and tell us what you think. We look forward to hearing from you.
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