Ocean Observing Web Sites

• NorthEast Observing System (NEOS): A regional association of observing systems in the northeast US. http://marine.rutgers.edu/neos/

• Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS): A non-profit, private observing system for the Gulf of Maine region. http://www.gomoos.org/

• Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO): A small observatory off of Martha's Vineyard, MA. http://mvcodata.whoi.edu/cgi-bin/mvco/mvco.cgi

• Coastal Ocean Observation Lab (COOL): A part of the New Jersey Observation System (NJOS). http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/

• Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS): An observation system located in the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.cbos.org/

• Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS): Regional association of coastal ocean observing systems for 4 states in the southeast US. http://www.seacoos.org/

• Columbia River Estuary Real-time Observation and Forecasting System (CORIE): A pilot environmental and forecasting system for the lower Columbia River.
  http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/CORIE/

• Real-time Observatories, Applications and Data Management Network (ROADNet): In southern California. http://roadnet.ucsd.edu/index.html

• Bonne Bay Ocean Observing System: In development, a ocean observing system for Bonne Bay, Canada. http://www.bonnebay.mun.ca/Observatory/observatory.html

• Marine Environmental Prediction System (MEPS) Bay Project: Forecasting and modeling system, including the Lunneberg Bay observing system. http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/weather/wind/index_e.html

• Monterey Ocean Observing System (MOOS). http://www.mbari.org/moos/

• Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS): A deep ocean sea-floor research observatory in Monterey Canyon in development. http://www.mbari.org/mars/

• South Atlantic Bight Synoptic Offshore Observational Network (SABSOON). http://www.skio.peachnet.edu/research/sabsoon/

• NorthWest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS): Regional association for the Pacific Northwest region. http://www.nanoos.org/

• Physical Oceanographic Real-time System (PORTS): A set of 10 inland water observing systems run by NOAA to assist with safe and cost-efficient ship navigation.
  http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/ports.html

• Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education (CI-CORE).
  http://cicore.mlml.calstate.edu/

• The Innovation Coastal Ocean Observing Network (ICON).
  http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/~icon/index.html

• Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS): Regional association for southern California. http://www.sccoos.org/

• Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS): Private observation system in the Gulf of Mexico. http://tabs.gerg.tamu.edu/Tglo/

• Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON): Texas A&M group for Gulf of Mexico. http://dnr.cbi.tamucc.edu/wiki/TCOON/HomePage

• Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON): http://www.lumcon.edu/

• Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS): West Florida Shelf observing system. http://comps.marine.usf.edu/

• Sustained Ecological Research Related to Management of the Florida Keys Seascape (SEAKEYS): Ecological monitoring in the coral reefs of the Florida Keys. http://www.coral.noaa.gov/seakeys/index.shtml

• South Florida Ocean Measurement Center (SFOMC).
  http://www.sfomc.org/SFOMC_Start.htm

• Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System (Caro-COOPS): North and South Carolina Coastal Observing system. http://www.carocoops.org/carocoops_website/index.php

• Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP): research program and observing system in the coastal Carolinas. http://www.uncw.edu/cmsr/cormp/

For a link to a huge listing of observation networks (both unorganized and informal, as well as very organized and formalized) http://www.ocean.us select links, ioos, CoastalComponent.