Steering structure

For governance, OceanPredict.US aims to establish:

OceanPredict.US Steering Committee – Guides development of the Nation’s Operational Oceanography Enterprise framework of roles, responsibilities, capabilities, capacities, and engagement.

Members:

• NOAA (data provider + data user representation)
• NASA representative
• NAVY (data provider + data user representation)
• Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) representative
• IOOS Association representative
• Academic community representative
• OceanPredict / UN Ocean Decade ForeSea Program representative
• UN Ocean Decade CoastPredict Program / ICOFS Ocean-Shot representative
• Private sector representative

OceanPredict Stakeholders Council – Guides development of operational oceanography observation value-chain outputs and identifies opportunities for leveraging, integration, fusion, and interoperability.

Members:

• Representatives for relevant federal agencies
• IOOS Regional Association Executive Directors
• Private sector representatives
• Academic community representatives