COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING NETWORK – OPEN SOURCE ARCHITECTURE FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND WEB-BASED DATA SERVICES
The observations from the oceans are the backbone for any kind of operational services, viz. potential fishing zone advisory services, ocean state forecast, storm surges, cyclones, monsoon variability, tsunami, etc. Though it is important to monitor open Ocean, it is equally important to acquire suf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-07-01
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| Series: | The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXIX-B4/19/2012/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B4-19-2012.pdf |
| Summary: | The observations from the oceans are the backbone for any kind of operational services, viz. potential fishing zone advisory services,
ocean state forecast, storm surges, cyclones, monsoon variability, tsunami, etc. Though it is important to monitor open Ocean, it is
equally important to acquire sufficient data in the coastal ocean through coastal ocean observing systems for re-analysis, analysis
and forecast of coastal ocean by assimilating different ocean variables, especially sub-surface information; validation of remote
sensing data, ocean and atmosphere model/analysis and to understand the processes related to air-sea interaction and ocean physics.
Accurate information and forecast of the state of the coastal ocean at different time scales is vital for the wellbeing of the coastal
population as well as for the socio-economic development of the country through shipping, offshore oil and energy etc.
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Considering the importance of ocean observations in terms of understanding our ocean environment and utilize them for operational
oceanography, a large number of platforms were deployed in the Indian Ocean including coastal observatories, to acquire data on
ocean variables in and around Indian Seas. The coastal observation network includes HF Radars, wave rider buoys, sea level gauges,
etc. The surface meteorological and oceanographic data generated by these observing networks are being translated into ocean
information services through analysis and modelling. Centralized data management system is a critical component in providing
timely delivery of Ocean information and advisory services.
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In this paper, we describe about the development of open-source architecture for real-time data reception from the coastal
observation network, processing, quality control, database generation and web-based data services that includes on-line data
visualization and data downloads by various means. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1750 2194-9034 |