Category Archives: September 2010

PacIOOS researchers are part of a joint effort between the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environmental Safety and Occupational Health (project lead), the Honolulu office of the US Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary,and NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration to 1) conduct a remedial investigation (RI) to assess the potential environmental effects of DMM on the coral reef ecosystem near disposed military munitions (DMM) and 2) better understand the influence of ocean circulation on the transport of DMM. Continue reading →

Sea level rise and increasing ocean temperatures are addressed on the recently released Climate Change resource CD. Continue reading →

Chris Ostrander, PacIOOS Director, and Jim Potemra, PacIOOS Data Management Lead, share the background and future directions of PacIOOS on Bytemarks Café, a technology focused radio show that runs weekly on Hawaii Public Radio. Listen to the interview and questions from the Hawaii community. Continue reading →

Margaret McManus, PacIOOS researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Hawaii – Manoa spoke with Ari Shapiro in A Field of Green, an Ocean Gazing Podcast.

Listen as McManus talks about her work off Oahu’s Waianae coast.
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PacIOOS welcomes Jennifer Patterson, PacIOOS Oceanographic Specialist. Jenn is developing new data products to be displayed on the web and in public venues and is working on redesigning the PacIOOS website. She has a background in ocean observing technology development and integration. Continue reading →

Data Training Workshop Data Training workshops are being planned throughout the PacIOOS region.  The first data users training workshop will be held in Hawaii.  If you would like to attend, please contact Jim Potemra (jimp@hawaii.edu) to be included on the … Continue reading →