The NASA Goddard Ocean Ecology Lab has an opening for an Ocean Biogeochemistry Research Assistant. This is a contractor position to be filled by Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI). Below is the link to the position advertisement:![]()
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ssaihq.com/employment/Careers.aspx?req=21-3149&type=JOBDESCR![]()
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The position # is 21-3149.
If you've been along the coast this week, you may have noticed some of the highest high tides and lowest lows - a natural phenomena called "King Tides." These tidal events often make the news in the winter as they can lead to flooding when combined with high waves or seasonal storms, however they can happen year-round. This or video was taken at Capistrano Beach in Orange County, CA by Laura Engeman, who is jointly appointed as an extension specialist with California Sea Grant and with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation. ![]()
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Check local tide charts to see the King Tides for yourself (always use good judgment and make safe choices for viewing locations) and learn more on our website: bit.ly/3d3MqIt ![]()
Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
The April CA HAB Bulletin is now live with the latest collection of model output, observations, and advisories!![]()
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Major contributors to the bulletin content are Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System, CeNCOOS, NOAA CoastWatch, phytoplankton counts from the Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Alert Program (HABMAP) and California Department of Public Health, and stranding data from The Marine Mammal Center, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI), Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, California Wildlife Center, Marine Animal Rescue, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, and SeaWorld San Diego.![]()
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sccoos.org/california-hab-bulletin/april-2021/
California HAB Bulletin: April 2021 |
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C-HARM Model HABMAP Shore Station Data CDPH Phytoplankton Data Marine Mammal and Seabird Stranding Data Be sure to also read the special Red Tide Bulletin: Spring 2020 Pseudo-nitzschia - C-HARM tel...
The Unified Forecast System (UFS) Community Newsletter celebrates World Ocean Day with an article highlighting the UN Ocean Decade, "An Opportunity for Expansion, Integration, and Co-design" that highlights the West Coast Operational Forecast System (WCOFS) as a pathfinder/example reflecting the UN Ocean Decade philosophical approach. ![]()
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ufscommunity.org/news/un-ocean-decade-2021-2030/
Satellite detection of dinoflagellate blooms off California by UV reflectance ratios just published in Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene![]()
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A method of detecting dinoflagellate blooms proposed over two decades ago (Kahru and Mitchell, 1998) was implemented for the first time using newly available UV data from the SGLI sensor on the GCOM-C satellite and applied to the historic “red tide” event that occurred last May in Southern California. This methodology has exciting potential to monitor the formation and fate of a key harmful algal taxon that blooms episodically along the Southern California coast and elsewhere.![]()
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online.ucpress.edu/elementa/article/9/1/00157/117298/Satellite-detection-of-dinoflagellate-blooms...
Satellite detection of dinoflagellate blooms off California by UV reflectance ratios
online.ucpress.edu
As harmful algae blooms are increasing in frequency and magnitude, one goal of a new generation of higher spectral resolution satellite missions is to improve the potential of satellite optical data t...
Happy World Oceans Day! Check out our colleagues at Scripps Institution of Oceanography installing a new Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) on the Del Mar Mooring, developed at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and manufactured by McLane Research Labs., that uses image recognition to identify phytoplankton species and biomass through a camera in real-time! ![]()
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A total of 10 IFCBs will be deployed along California's coast by the end of summer and will revolutionize how we monitor for Harmful Algal Bloom events
OceanHackWeek 2021 application deadline is June 14![]()
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OceanHackWeek is a small hands-on, interactive hybrid in-person and virtual workshop focused on data science and oceanography that will be held during August 3-6, 2021. Join us for four days of tutorials, data exploration, software development and community networking! Please visit our website oceanhackweek.github.io for details.![]()
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The in-person event will take place at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, in East Boothbay, Maine (US EDT, UTC-4), as an all-day workshop (approximately 9am - 5pm). ![]()
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For the virtual event, formal daily activities will take place over a period of up to 3 hours per day. We expect to hold these sessions in at least two time zones, USA PDT (UTC-7) and Australian EST (UTC+10).![]()
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oceanhackweek.github.io/applicant-info.html
oceanhackweek.github.io
Data Science + Oceanography A HYBRID, hands-on, interactive workshop August 3-6, 2021 Virtual @ a couple of time zones In person @ Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine
A new paper published in Natural Hazards, "An early warning system for wave-driven coastal flooding at Imperial Beach, CA" led by Professor Mark Merrifield, Director of Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (CCCIA), and his colleagues at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCLA Engineering, and University of Hawaii at Manoa![]()
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An early warning system for wave-driven flooding at Imperial Beach has been developed using regional wave and water level observations, historical beach surveys, and a numerical runup model. Observations are used to calibrate and validate the approach. A crucial element for predicting TWL is the runup model, which transforms incident wave energy to the swash zone. As computing resources improve, real-time SWASH simulations could be incorporated into the warning system, thus reducing error in the forecasts associated with the IPA. Until then, the IPA provides a useful surrogate for SWASH.![]()
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doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04790-x
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pleased to announce a solicitation of nominations for the Marine Debris Foundation Board of Directors.![]()
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The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act of 2020 established the Marine Debris Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit organization to support NOAA’s marine debris activities and directed the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to appoint the Foundation’s governing Board of Directors. NOAA is searching for twelve people to serve as Directors on the new Board, representing diverse points of view relating to the assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris; post-consumer materials management or a circular economy; ocean and coastal resource conservation science or policy; international trade or foreign policy; and experience or skills related to fundraising and nonprofit management. NOAA encourages candidates representing diverse perspectives from different genders, cultures, educational backgrounds, career stages, geographies, sectors, and other factors.![]()
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Information on the responsibilities of the Board, term length, selection criteria, and how to submit a nomination is available on the NOAA MDP webpage at marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-we-are/marine-debris-foundation![]()
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Nominations must be received in entirety no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 30, 2021.
Marine Debris Foundation | OR&R's Marine Debris Program
marinedebris.noaa.gov
On December 18, 2020, the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act established the Marine Debris Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit organization. The Foundation will encourage, accept, and administe...
SAVE THE DATE! The 3rd NOAA Workshop on Leveraging AI in Environmental Sciences hybrid event on September 13–17, 2021. ![]()
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The theme for this year’s workshop is “Transforming Weather, Climate Services, and Blue Economy with Artificial Intelligence.” In-person capacity at the event in Boulder, Colorado, will be limited in accordance with the most recent public health guidelines while the virtual event will be open broadly. A decision will be made in June about whether the workshop will be fully virtual.![]()
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Abstracts are due: June 18, 2021 bit.ly/NOAA-AI-2021![]()
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2021noaaaiworkshop.sched.com/info
In December 2021, The Oceanography Society plans to publish its first annual supplement to Oceanography magazine (tos.org/oceanography) on “Ocean Observing.” For the 2021 inaugural supplement, they have decided to align with the priorities of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and are seeking contributions within the following five topical areas:![]()
1) Ocean-climate nexus.![]()
3) Ocean resources and the economy under changing environmental conditions. ![]()
4) Pollutants and contaminants and their potential impacts on human health and ecosystems. ![]()
5) Multi-hazard warning systems.![]()
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Articles will be 1,000 words and one simple scientific figure or location map and several high-quality photos. ![]()
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For more information please see the supplement document.![]()
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tos.org/pdfs/ocean-observing-supplement.pdf
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NOAA Ocean Exploration is soliciting proposals focusing on three themes: 1) ocean exploration, 2) marine archaeology, and 3) technology. ![]()
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The deadline for the pre-proposal submission is June 21, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The full proposal is due on October 8, 2021.![]()
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A webinar about the funding opportunity will be held on May 26, 2021, at 1 p.m. EDT. Registration is required.![]()
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oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/about/funding-opps/welcome.html
Funding Opportunities: NOAA Ocean Exploration
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The deadline for NOAA Ocean Exploration’s Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Opportunity (NOAA-OAR-OER-2022-2006910) is October 8, 2021.
Regional Ecosystem Services Observation Network (#Reson) aims to design and create a comprehensive network to monitor coastal ecosystems in California, taking advantage of technological advances in sensors and remote systems as well as human networks. This infrastructure is necessary to take the pulse of coastal ecosystems, spanning their structure, function, and services provided to people, to better manage and restore them.![]()
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RESON is led by the Marine Science Institute UCSB, and is part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Coastlines and People (CoPe) Program. ![]()
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Learn more about RESON here. reson.msi.ucsb.edu/
Regional Ecosystem Serives Observation Network
reson.msi.ucsb.edu
RESON aims to design and create a comprehensive network to monitor coastal ecosystems in California, taking advantage of technological advances in sensors and remote systems as well as human networks....
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month we interviewed Flo La Valle, a postdoctoral researcher with California Sea Grant and Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System. In this in-depth Q&A, Flo explains how she uses data science to help safeguard the ocean and how her Filipina heritage informs her marine science work. #aapiheritagemonth #apahm UC San Diego bit.ly/3vZ2lyF
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UC Santa Cruz Science Writing Program Intern Emily Harwitz interviewed California Sea Grant postdoctoral researcher Flo La Valle. Flo is a joint appointment with California Sea Grant and Scripps Insti...
Please join us on May 11 at 11 PT for Resilience for the Nation's Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes![]()
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The briefing will highlight the power of the partnership between these programs in the Pacific Northwest and in the Great Lakes. Joe Schumacker, Resources Scientist with the Quinault Indian Nation and NANOOS Board member, will discuss how working with NANOOS, Sea Grant and the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have assisted the tribes with fisheries, harmful algal blooms and more. Joining him on the panel will be Mayor Justin Nickels from Manitowoc, WI who will talk about the benefits of the proposed sanctuary.![]()
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