Coalescing the Nation’s Operational Oceanography Enterprise
Photo Credit: Gulf of Mexico, Commander Jeremy Adams, NOAA Corps
VISION
Establish a framework for the U.S. operational oceanography enterprise, enabling the earth system science value chain from observation to decision-making and societal benefit.
Motivation
Operational oceanography within the U.S. needs to coalesce and evolve into a robust sustained national enterprise that knits together global, regional, and local components.
Transformative impact
OceanPredict.US aims coalesce the nation’s operational oceanography components into a coherent national framework to integrate activities, inform decision-making, and provide greater return on ocean-observing investments.
Societal benefit
OceanPredict.US directly supports the Nation’s contributions to addressing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and provides the foundation for the Nation’s Blue Economy and Blue Environment sectors.
