[Data Contributor] California Sea Grant Fellow Laura Lilly bridges gaps in Ocean Observing

This article was originally posted at the SCCOOS Website.  Laura Lilly’s, California Sea Grant State Fellowship was developed out of a partnership between the West Coast Ocean Observing System Regional Associations (Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS), Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS), Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS)) and the West Coast Governors Alliance on Ocean Health (WCGA). The scope of her fellowship has involved connecting oceanographic data from the OOS RAs to West Coast managers and stakeholders through the WCGA Continue reading →

[Contributor] Meet Jennifer Patterson, CeNCOOS

Jennifer Patterson is the Information Manager for the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS).  She serves on the WCODP Action Coordination Team and Data Working Group contributing insights into the relevancy and integration of IOOS oceanographic data.  Time varying ocean data sets such as pH, oxygen, temperature, and currents have been identified as priority data sets for the WCGA WCODP. These data are largely collected and served by regional ocean observing systems, such as CeNCOOS, and Jennifer and her west coast counterparts at Continue reading →

[Contributor] Meet Tanya Haddad, Oregon Coastal Management Program

Tanya has been working with the Oregon Coastal Management Program since 2006. She oversees the Oregon Coastal Atlas and assists local governments and other state agencies with coastal program data and services. Tanya has been active in the International Coastal Atlas Community and since 2011 has been a member of the West Coast Ocean Data Portal Action Coordination Team. In addition to serving on the ACT, Tanya has played a big role in the IT Working Group, which she now serves as leader of. In Continue reading →