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Chesapeake Bay Observing System User Forum Information

by esmith — last modified 2007-10-02 14:07

The goal of the CBOS User Forum on December 4, 2007 is to engage a broad group of Chesapeake Bay community interests that require observational data and information products for human safety, maritime, hazard, and security operations, and the health, productivity, and sustainability of all living resources in the Bay. We plan to highlight CBOS progress and products to date, especially relevant to two specific pilots -- the Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System (CIPS), and the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS). Registration is required: http://cbos.org/education-outreach/cbos-user-forum/registration/

What CBOS User Forum
When 2007-12-04
from 08:30 to 17:00
Where Half Moone Cruise Terminal, Norfolk, Virginia
Contact Name Elizabeth Smith
Contact Email
Contact Phone 757-683-5842
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The goal of the CBOS User Forum on December 4, 2007 is to engage a broad group of Chesapeake Bay community interests that require observational data and information products for human safety, maritime, hazard, and security operations, and the health, productivity, and sustainability of all living resources in the Bay.  We plan to highlight CBOS progress and products to date, especially relevant to two specific pilots:

1.      The Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System (CIPS), and

2.      The Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS),

and to discuss where we could go in the future with respect to Chesapeake Bay observing, and how we can build new partnerships focused on water quality issues, Right Whale locations, wave and tidal current forecasts, etc.

Tentatively, we are planning our workshop around five themes:

  1. Severe weather / Inundation (CIPS)
  2. Maritime Operations / Right Whale avoidance
  3. Support for Military Operations / Homeland Security
  4. Environmental water quality / conservation / restoration (CBIBS)
  5. Recreational boating, and fishing

The venue for this workshop will be the Half Moon Cruise Terminal and Celebration
Center in Norfolk, VA home of the Port of Virginia and the world’s largest naval base.  We expect to attract 100 attendees, representing interests as diverse as recreational fishing, commercial shipping, Navy, Coast Guard, and other users of observational data and model forecasts.


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About The Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS)

The vision of the Chesapeake Bay Observing System is to create and enhance a network of fundamental, real-time and verifiable observations with related metadata, archived data, and information products that meet the needs of the CB community. These operational data and information products will reflect decision-making and forecasting needs of the commercial, management, recreational, educational, scientific, research, regulatory, safety, and hazard sectors as outlined under the primary objectives of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA) and the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).

Visit www.CBOS.org for more information.

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