gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57433 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendation Project: Le Henaff, Observing Systems and Ecosystem Management 2015 creation 2019 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 57433 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57433 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/observing-systems-ecosystem-management WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Observing Systems and Ecosystem Management RESTORE Research Project Webpage: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendation download http://grafana.marine.usf.edu:3000/dashboard/db/fk-nms-early-alert-dashboard?orgId=2 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FKNMS Early-Alert Dashboard University of South Florida (USF) Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Early-Alert Dashboard download http://grafana.marine.usf.edu:3000/dashboard/db/fgb-nms-early-alert-dashboard?orgId=2 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FGBNMS Early-Alert Dashboard University of South Florida (USF) Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) Early-Alert Dashboard download This project will assess Gulf of Mexico observation networks from an ecosystem management perspective, based on an approach that has been successfully used to assess the capacity of ocean observing networks to effectively monitor ocean circulation. The study will partner with resource managers and experts on the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys to quantify the impact of specific observations on regional ecosystem models to evaluate how existing networks are useful for ecosystem management, as well as for identifying observational gaps. An important project outcome will be recommendations on how to improve observing networks in the Gulf of Mexico to better support resource management. Observation networks are used to monitor ocean circulation.These networks need to be optimized and improved to help resource managers effectively manage ecosystems. A better understanding of oceanic and atmospheric conditions and the resulting ecosystem models could be used for marine spatial planning efforts in areas such as National Marine Sanctuaries. This project was led by University of Miami in partnership with University of South Florida and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. This project was funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) RESTORE Science Program under award NA15NOS4510226 to the University of Miami. completed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Shay Viehman, shay.viehman@noaa.gov, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Frank Parker, frank.parker@noaa.gov, NOAA RESTORE Science Program pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/restore/restore_tagbottom.png RESTORE Science Program Logo EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (OGCM)/REGIONAL OCEAN MODELS service Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA > FLORIDA KEYS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords Models/Analyses > GCM > General Circulation Model theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program RESTORE Research Data Type > Model RESTORE Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico RESTORE Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Florida theme NCCOS Keywords Gulf of Mexico place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian FY15 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendation [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57433. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 57433 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/57433.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -98 -76.56 18.09165 31.89275 2015-09-01 2018-08-01 NCEI Data Archive Accession NCEI Data Archive Accession NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://doi.org/10.25921/rfds-mj82 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Ecosystem Model McEachron, L., M. Le Hénaff, and D. Otis. 2019. NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks, impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendations: Spatio-Temporal Ecosystem Modeling (NCEI Accession 0205678). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/rfds-mj82 download https://doi.org/10.25921/yv1b-7b75 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Hydro Model Le Henaff, M., and H. Kang. 2019. Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation network, impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendations: Simulated Current Velocity, Temperature, Salinity and Elevation from Hydrodynamic Modeling for 2015 (NCEI Accession 0194303). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. doi:10.25921/yv1b-7b75 download dataset Completeness Report For details, see Distribution Information. The investigators will 1) assess the performance of existing observation networks to monitor the Gulf of Mexico from an ecosystem monitoring and management perspective, expanding the rigorous observing system evaluation approach implemented for physical oceanography monitoring; 2) investigate the connections between ocean physics, biogeochemistry and ecosystem dynamics; and 3) make recommendations to improve existing observing networks to address particular resource management objectives. The investigators will use existing ocean circulation and biogeochemical models, as well as observations of ocean circulation, chemistry, and biology from satellites and existing observing platforms in the water. Androulidakis, Y., V.H. Kourafalou, M. Le Hénaff, H.-S. Kang, T. Sutton, S. Chen, C. Hu, and N. Ntaganou. 2019. Offshore Spreading of Mississippi Waters: Pathways and Vertical Structure Under Eddy Influence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi:10.1029/2018JC014661 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014661 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Androulidakis, Y., V.H. Kourafalou, M. Le Hénaff, H.-S. Kang, T. Sutton, S. Chen, C. Hu, and N. Ntaganou. 2019. Offshore Spreading of Mississippi Waters: Pathways and Vertical Structure Under Eddy Influence. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi:10.1029/2018JC014661 information Hiester, H.R., S.L. Morey, D.S. Dukhovskoy, E.P. Chassignet, V.H. Kourafalou, and C. Hu. 2016. A topological approach for quantitative comparisons of ocean model fields to satellite ocean color data. Methods in Oceanography, 17:232-250. doi:10.1016/j.mio.2016.09.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mio.2016.09.005 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Hiester, H.R., S.L. Morey, D.S. Dukhovskoy, E.P. Chassignet, V.H. Kourafalou, and C. Hu. 2016. A topological approach for quantitative comparisons of ocean model fields to satellite ocean color data. Methods in Oceanography, 17:232-250. doi:10.1016/j.mio.2016.09.005 information Kourafalou, V., Y. Androulidakis, M. Le Henaff, and H.S. Kang. 2017. The dynamics of Cuba Anticyclones (CubANs) and interaction with the Loop Current/Florida Current system. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(10):7897-7923. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC012928 https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC012928 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Kourafalou, V., Y. Androulidakis, M. Le Henaff, and H.S. Kang. 2017. The dynamics of Cuba Anticyclones (CubANs) and interaction with the Loop Current/Florida Current system. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(10):7897-7923. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JC012928 information Lamkin, J.T., M. Le Hénaff, R.H. Smith, and V.H. Kourafalou. 2019. Biophysical Interactions Driving Tuna Larvae Presence in Cuban Waters in the Gulf of Mexico-Recent Efforts by NOAA-SEFSC, NOAA-AOML and UM-RSMAS-CIMAS. In: McKinney, L.D., M. Besonen, and K. Withers [eds.], Proceedings: The Gulf of Mexico Workshop on International Research, March 29–30, 2017, Houston, Texas. OCS Study BOEM 2019-045. New Orleans, LA. 221 pp. https://espis.boem.gov/final%20reports/BOEM_2019-045.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Lamkin, J.T., M. Le Hénaff, R.H. Smith, and V.H. Kourafalou. 2019. Biophysical Interactions Driving Tuna Larvae Presence in Cuban Waters in the Gulf of Mexico-Recent Efforts by NOAA-SEFSC, NOAA-AOML and UM-RSMAS-CIMAS. In: McKinney, L.D., M. Besonen, and K. Withers [eds.], Proceedings: The Gulf of Mexico Workshop on International Research, March 29–30, 2017, Houston, Texas. OCS Study BOEM 2019-045. New Orleans, LA. 221 pp. information Le Hénaff, M., F.E. Muller-Karger, V.H. Kourafalou, D. Otis, K.A. Johnson, L. McEachron, and H.-S. Kang. 2019. Coral Mortality Event in the Flower Garden Banks of the Gulf of Mexico in July 2016: Local Hypoxia due to Cross-Shelf Transport of Coastal Flood Waters?. Continental Shelf Research, 103988. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2019.103988 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2019.103988 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Le Hénaff, M., F.E. Muller-Karger, V.H. Kourafalou, D. Otis, K.A. Johnson, L. McEachron, and H.-S. Kang. 2019. Coral Mortality Event in the Flower Garden Banks of the Gulf of Mexico in July 2016: Local Hypoxia due to Cross-Shelf Transport of Coastal Flood Waters?. Continental Shelf Research, 103988. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2019.103988 information McCarthy, M.J., D.B. Otis, P. Méndez-Lázaro, and F.E. Muller-Karger. 2018. Water Quality Drivers in 11 Gulf of Mexico Estuaries. Remote Sensing. doi:10.3390/rs10020255 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10020255 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL McCarthy, M.J., D.B. Otis, P. Méndez-Lázaro, and F.E. Muller-Karger. 2018. Water Quality Drivers in 11 Gulf of Mexico Estuaries. Remote Sensing. doi:10.3390/rs10020255 information McCarthy, M.J., K.E. Colna, M.M. El-Mezayen, A.E. Laureano-Rosario, P. Méndez-Lázaro, D.B. Otis, G. Toro-Farmer, M. Vega-Rodriguez, and F.E. Muller-Karger. 2017. Satellite Remote Sensing for Coastal Management: A Review of Successful Applications. Environmental Management. doi:10.1007/s00267-017-0880-x https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0880-x WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL McCarthy, M.J., K.E. Colna, M.M. El-Mezayen, A.E. Laureano-Rosario, P. Méndez-Lázaro, D.B. Otis, G. Toro-Farmer, M. Vega-Rodriguez, and F.E. Muller-Karger. 2017. Satellite Remote Sensing for Coastal Management: A Review of Successful Applications. Environmental Management. doi:10.1007/s00267-017-0880-x information Otis, D.B., M. Le Hénaff, V.H. Kourafalou, L. McEachron, and F.E. Muller-Karger. 2019. Mississippi River and Campeche Bank (Gulf of Mexico) Episodes of Cross-Shelf Export of Coastal Waters Observed with Satellites. Remote Sensing, 11(6):723. doi:10.3390/rs11060723 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11060723 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Otis, D.B., M. Le Hénaff, V.H. Kourafalou, L. McEachron, and F.E. Muller-Karger. 2019. Mississippi River and Campeche Bank (Gulf of Mexico) Episodes of Cross-Shelf Export of Coastal Waters Observed with Satellites. Remote Sensing, 11(6):723. doi:10.3390/rs11060723 information