{"id":772,"date":"2020-03-09T17:54:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:57:54","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Obs 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"772\" class=\"elementor elementor-772\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0f68da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0f68da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OCEAN OBSERVING 101<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982027f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"982027f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider 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more? Click for the in-depth answer. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1991\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1991\"><p>NERACOOS, the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, is one of the 11 Regional Associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), and a certified Regional Information Coordination Entity (RICE) encompassing coastal waters from the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the New York Bight. Our mission is to produce, integrate, and communicate high quality information that helps ensure safety, economic and environmental resilience, and sustainable use of the coastal ocean. Since our founding in 2009, we have worked with a wide range of partners to build an observing system for a community of users who depend on the ocean for their livelihoods and culture.<\/p><p>NERACOOS works together with local, state and regional stakeholders to better understand their ocean information needs, so we may develop tools that address the concerns of the communities we serve.<\/p><p>A foundational element of our observing system is an established network of fixed buoys providing real-time and historic data on weather and ocean conditions to mariners, regulators, researchers, and other users. The buoy network is complemented by other fixed stations measuring specific variables at targeted locations; autonomous gliders and vessel-based observing to provide more widespread and flexible coverage; high-frequency radar that is particularly important for search-and-rescue operations; and satellite observations at a regional scale. These observing tools complement modeling systems that produce forecasts and historical trends of ocean and weather conditions. Observing data and forecasts are delivered through data products that make large data streams accessible and understandable for users.<\/p><p>NERACOOS observations and model predictions are used extensively by maritime operations in the Northeast, especially to support maritime safety decisions. The data and services we provide are also used for assessment and planning by coastal resource and water quality managers, emergency managers, consulting companies, aquaculture companies, energy companies, formal and informal educators, recreational boaters, and coastal property owners. Our observations and forecasts are relied upon by National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices to verify and improve forecasts; United States Coast Guard (USCG) stations to plan search-and-rescue operations (SAROPS); and commercial and recreational mariners to make operational decisions.<\/p><p>We are proud to deliver high-quality information that can be used to protect lives and property, support economic resilience, empower coastal communities, and improve the health of our oceans.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2746cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2746cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div 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*\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3579\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-260x130.jpg 260w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-50x25.jpg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200-x-600-mariners.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 700px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b89564\" data-id=\"7b89564\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2590e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c2590e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ship captains, scientists, fishermen, Search &amp; Rescue teams, and surfers<\/strong> are just a few of the groups that use ocean observations to make decisions that affect people&#8217;s safety and the use of our natural resources.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214a03d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"214a03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3580\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-260x130.jpg 260w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-50x25.jpg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/four-groups-using-neracoos2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 700px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27d0a67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27d0a67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec02f1\" data-id=\"cec02f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a8145 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d6a8145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9974bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9974bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why are data, especially \"Big Data\", important?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f081a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f081a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long story short, <strong>data are facts. <\/strong>Data offer proof that a particular <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thing<\/span>&#8211;event, result, answer, condition&#8230;you name it&#8211;actually exists\/happened.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35363e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35363e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data define our past and the present moment, and they can also help us understand the probability of future events. The more information we have on trends and what&#8217;s happened over time, the more accurately we can forecast the future and prepare for it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e27062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8e27062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"neracoos-data\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1f48ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1f48ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dcf3fb\" data-id=\"7dcf3fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc01fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"dc01fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2301\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2301\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The scoop on big data<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2301\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2301\"><p>The technical definition of Big Data are huge sets of data encompassing long periods of time and lots of variables; analyzing them requires mucho server space and computing power. We love Big Data because with the right tools, we can extract <em>so much<\/em> useful information from it. Big Data&#8217;s not just a set of nice earrings; it&#8217;s the whole goldmine.\u00a0<\/p><p>And guess what generates a lot of Big Data? OBSERVING THE OCEAN.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e4339e\" data-id=\"2e4339e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b28585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0b28585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Using big data to track big changes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\"><p class=\"p1\">The ocean ecosystems of the Northeast Atlantic, especially within the Gulf of Maine, are changing faster than almost anywhere else in the world, and we&#8217;ve got the data to prove it. Climate change is driving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-020-71793-2\"><span class=\"s1\">ocean acidification<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/features\/why-is-the-gulf-of-maine-warming-faster-than-99-of-the-ocean\"><span class=\"s1\">marine heatwaves<\/span><\/a>. Some animals <a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.unh.edu\/news\/white-sharks-and-seals-in-the-gulf-of-maine\"><span class=\"s1\">like white sharks<\/span><\/a> are altering their behavior to adapt to warmer waters, while less mobile creatures such as scallops and <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-9326\/aae254\/meta\"><span class=\"s1\">oysters might not survive<\/span><\/a> these significant temperature shifts.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">These examples barely scratch the surface of the oceanographic and biological shifts that are underway, and which continue to be extensively studied. (And there&#8217;s so much more to look at. Everyone go do science!) These data are useful for many things besides ruining your week: the conclusions we can draw from trends in data make it possible for us to respond in meaningful ways. To illustrate, if we were to determine that a warmer Gulf of Maine might change the way ships transit from here to the Arctic, then we could get in front of that change by adding observing assets farther north, averting maritime disasters *before* they happened. Thanks, Big Data!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ffc91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"43ffc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7131\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7131\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many pieces of data does NERACOOS have? (Hint: 9 figures)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7131\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7131\"><p>The network that would eventually become NERACOOS first started producing ocean data in 2001. It&#8217;s hard to quantify just how much data we&#8217;ve integrated since then. Consider that each buoy in the NERACOOS network sends hourly updates on several different parameters, sometimes at multiple depths. For example, Buoy A reports on more than 50 variables 24 times a day, while the Buzzards Bay CMAN station (a NDBC buoy) reports on 5 each hour. In 2021, there are close to 70 assets delivering data through the <a href=\"https:\/\/mariners.neracoos.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariners&#8217; Dashboard<\/a>, up from the original 13 at the time of NERACOOS&#8217;s founding.<\/p><p>\u00a0We deliver (at least) 21,509 observations every day from\u00a0 buoys operated by UMaine, UConn, URI, UNH, NDBC and NERRS. That&#8217;s 7,850,785 observations each year!\u00a0<\/p><p>We&#8217;ve increased the amount of data we deliver over the years, so to account for prior years, let\u2019s assume that back in 2001, we delivered 5,000 observations per day, or 1,825,000 yearly, and every year since 2001 (at the time of this writing it&#8217;s 2021) we&#8217;ve steadily increased the number of daily observations to their current level. By that count, we grew 16.5% every year for 20 years to get to our current number of daily observations. That means from 2001 to 2021 we have delivered more than 100,000,000 observations. 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That means from 2001 to 2021 we have delivered more than 100,000,000 observations. Final Answer: <strong><span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\">ONE HUNDRED MILLION!<\\\/span><\\\/strong><\\\/p>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e2898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e2898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We invite you to explore and put our data to use!<\/p><p>Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neracoos.org\/erddap\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ERDDAP server<\/a> to access all 100,000,000 (and growing) NERACOOS observations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ae579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"93ae579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b-146x146.jpg 146w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neracoos-buoy-b.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 700px, (max-width:768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Buoys can be fitted with all sorts of sensors that can collect information throughout the entire water column. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d0cc9\" data-id=\"33d0cc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139b7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139b7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fixed mooring buoys are the tried-and-true, bread and butter of the NERACOOS ocean monitoring network; buoys are useful in that they can be <a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/small-buoys-from-head-to-toe.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outfitted with all sorts of sensors<\/a> that provide near real-time information on conditions both above and below water.\u00a0<\/p><p>Some buoys have been collecting data from the same site for decades, which gives us an invaluable glimpse into the way the ocean environment has been changing over the years. You can find and download all our historical data over on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neracoos.org\/erddap\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ERDDAP server<\/a>, and if you&#8217;ve never used ERDDAP before, here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Gz7Hg6AhfUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video tutorial<\/a>.<\/p><p>The NERACOOS network of buoys are owned and operated by our <a href=\"\/projects\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partners<\/a> at the University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, University of Connecticut, and Woods Hole Group.\u00a0<\/p><p>Tools like our <a href=\"http:\/\/mariners.neracoos.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariners&#8217; Dashboard<\/a> provide information from NERACOOS&#8217;s buoys, and also integrate buoy data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndbc.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA National Data Buoy Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ooinet.oceanobservatories.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pioneer Array<\/a>, and Mayflower Wind.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5128474\" data-id=\"5128474\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e015ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e015ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/small-buoy-servicing-6-2020.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1468\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"glider baumgartner presentation\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL25lcmFjb29zMS5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjBcLzA0XC9nbGlkZXItYmF1bWdhcnRuZXItcHJlc2VudGF0aW9uLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glider-baumgartner-presentation-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1089\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glider-baumgartner-presentation-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glider-baumgartner-presentation-194x146.png 194w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glider-baumgartner-presentation-50x38.png 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glider-baumgartner-presentation-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/glider-baumgartner-presentation.png 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Glider as it's being deployed by scientists at UMaine to map ocean floor contours and currents<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d027a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53d027a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f5fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f5fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scientists at Woods Hole Oceaographic Institute with whom NERACOOS partners are using gliders to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/robots4whales.whoi.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">detect the presence of marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, though that\u2019s certainly not the only job gliders perform. Because gliders can be customized with a variety of sensors, they can collect lots of different types of data throughout the entire water column.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9a0ee3\" data-id=\"d9a0ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caa242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7caa242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/explore\/underwater-vehicles\/auvs\/slocum-glider\/\">Gliders<\/a>, which are \u201cautonomous underwater vehicles\u201d, look like a cross between a mini submarine and model airplane. Once the glider has been programmed and launched, they roam along their predetermined route, collecting and transmitting data.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff97d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff97d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whale-glider-demo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"whale glider demo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTkxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbmVyYWNvb3MxLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDNcL3doYWxlLWdsaWRlci1kZW1vLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whale-glider-demo-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whale-glider-demo-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whale-glider-demo.jpg 1611w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Glider track modified from original published by Baumgartner lab: robots4whales.whoi.edu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0bf36d\" data-id=\"c0bf36d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rucool.marine.rutgers.edu\/data\/codar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1100\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-146x146.jpg 146w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rutgers-codar-station.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HFR station maintained by Rutgers University in North Wildwood, NJ (Image credit: RU-COOL)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6349361\" data-id=\"6349361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7228c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7228c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know \u201cradar\u201d is an acronym for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/2grMKJ29Ghlw36WXCHGJvKk\/7-words-you-probably-didnt-know-were-acronyms\"><b>RA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dio <\/span><b>D<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">etection <\/span><b>A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd <\/span><b>R<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? High frequency radar (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/hf-radar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HFR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) uses radio waves to map the direction and speed of ocean surface currents. NERACOOS\u2019 <a href=\"\/projects\/partners\/\">system operators<\/a> currently maintain 13 HFR stations; see their latest observations here. [link] <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first glance HFR data might not seem like anything special, but it\u2019s actually used to do some pretty cool stuff, like: <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea4e4ff\" data-id=\"ea4e4ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898abf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"898abf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/cordc.ucsd.edu\/projects\/mapping\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-01-at-12.07.34-PM-300x287.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1125\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-01-at-12.07.34-PM-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-01-at-12.07.34-PM-152x146.png 152w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-01-at-12.07.34-PM-50x48.png 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-01-at-12.07.34-PM-78x75.png 78w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-01-at-12.07.34-PM.png 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HFR data showing current speed and direction. 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aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Rescuing people lost at sea!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1952\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cleaning up disasters!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1953\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Forecasting water quality!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1954\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1954\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Safe navigation!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Rescuing people lost at sea!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1951\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a boat or person goes missing, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/National-IOOS-high-frequency-radar-search-and-Harlan-Allen\/4044b7c212d2042aef4c7f9f4ded72c12e9e1abd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Coast Guard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or other rescue group looks at the behavior of surface currents to determine where someone may have drifted; based on that information, rescuers can narrow down their search area, and more quickly reach those who need help. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cleaning up disasters!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1952\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When there\u2019s an oil spill, HFR forecasts are used to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ioos.noaa.gov\/project\/hf-radar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predict how hazardous waste<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will disperse around the spill site so that cleanup efforts can focus on the areas that are most likely to be impacted by the event.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Forecasting water quality!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1953\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as with an oil spill, HFR data are also <a href=\"http:\/\/efml.kaist.ac.kr\/docs\/1-s2.0-S0025326X14007425-main.pdf\">used to help monitor water quality<\/a>. If there\u2019s a problem with wastewater or pollution discharge, resource managers can use HFR observations to decide whether or not public beaches and recreational areas should be closed to limit people\u2019s exposure to nasty bacteria and chemicals.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1954\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Safe navigation!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1954\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1954\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Of course, HFR-provided info on currents is also really useful for mariners who need to know what kind of ocean conditions they\u2019re likely to encounter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8c88c\" data-id=\"5e8c88c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff4ace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aff4ace\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b03a\" data-id=\"5d4b03a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c50de elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b1c50de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"coastal\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e9c3a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c3e9c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tCOASTAL MONITORING STATIONS\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9f6515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9f6515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21cb034\" data-id=\"21cb034\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-537841d\" data-id=\"537841d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44654f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d44654f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The coast is an interesting place because it&#8217;s where the land&#8217;s effects run into the ocean&#8217;s influence, making that boundary a particularly active area. Compared to the open ocean, conditions on the coast can change significantly in a short span of time; coastal monitoring stations are able to constantly record shifts in conditions so we don&#8217;t miss a thing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf1332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bf1332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marine.unh.edu\/research-centers\/facilities\/judd-gregg-marine-research-complex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-1024x320.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1663\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-1024x320.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-300x94.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-768x240.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-1536x480.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-260x81.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-50x16.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels-150x47.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unh_research_pier_with_vessels.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 700px, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image credit: UNH Judd Greg Marine Research Complex<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f325ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f325ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NERACOOS partners with the <a href=\"https:\/\/marine.unh.edu\/research-centers\/facilities\/judd-gregg-marine-research-complex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNH Coastal Marine Lab<\/a>, which supports many different types of marine research, including long-term monitoring of coastal and ocean acidification. The Marine Lab sits at the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor, making it an ideal place to track how runoff from land and fresh water inflow affects the ocean&#8217;s acidity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba80e18\" data-id=\"ba80e18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c79b1ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c79b1ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300d2d0\" data-id=\"300d2d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0b70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af0b70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coastal monitoring doesn&#8217;t start and stop at a seaside laboratory, though. Coastlines have a lot of already-built structures like municipal docks or pilings that make great homes for other kinds of sensors. For example, water level sensors use microwave radar to accurately measure tiny, tiny variations in the level of the ocean, which is useful for (among other things) tracking the progression of sea level rise.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbbbfd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbbbfd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0782704\" data-id=\"0782704\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc9440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdc9440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sutron.com\/product\/ott-rls-radar-level-sensor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/radar-water-level-sensor-300x288.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2358\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/radar-water-level-sensor-300x288.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/radar-water-level-sensor-152x146.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/radar-water-level-sensor-50x48.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/radar-water-level-sensor-78x75.jpeg 78w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/radar-water-level-sensor.jpeg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An OTT HydroMet radar water level sensor mounted on a pier. Image credit: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hUqcfh<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-854b38a\" data-id=\"854b38a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c43d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55c43d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"269\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SUNA-nutrient-sensor-sondes-269x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2368\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SUNA-nutrient-sensor-sondes-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SUNA-nutrient-sensor-sondes-131x146.png 131w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SUNA-nutrient-sensor-sondes-45x50.png 45w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SUNA-nutrient-sensor-sondes-67x75.png 67w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SUNA-nutrient-sensor-sondes.png 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 269px, 269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SUNA nutrient sensors used to monitor Narragansett Bay. Photo by Heather Stoffel of URI Graduate School of Oceanography<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d728b0\" data-id=\"5d728b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db974bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db974bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nutrient sensors, sometimes called water quality sensors, are another tool in the coastal monitoring toolbox. When sewage, waste and excess fertilizer flow from land into the ocean, the &#8220;nutrients&#8221; from that disgusting mix are fuel for the plants that cause harmful algal blooms, sometimes called red tide. As you might imagine, sewage and red tides greatly affect water quality, so monitoring for nutrients helps resource managers make important decisions. Lots of nutrients? Maybe close the beach so people aren&#8217;t swimming in poop.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11e2c0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11e2c0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a60c1c0\" data-id=\"a60c1c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528f1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"528f1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tide\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8db5fb elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f8db5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tTIDE STATIONS\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8d125e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8d125e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18a5bfa\" data-id=\"18a5bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-007be3c\" data-id=\"007be3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c65e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c65e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For as long as there have been mariners, the same basic question has launched a billion ships: when is high tide? Safe navigation is impossible without accurate tide tables and predictions. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8142161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8142161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariners.neracoos.org\/platform\/Hampton%20Harbor\/observations\/sea_water_level\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NERACOOS tide gauges<\/a>, which are operated by the Charybdis Group, are located in Scituate, MA, Gloucester, MA, Hampton, NH, and Saco, ME. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/tide-gauge.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern tide gauges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> not only measure the rise and fall of the water through the influence of the moon (AKA tides), they also record sea level rise, something that was impossible to capture using tide prediction machines of yesteryear like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/heritage\/multimedia\/video\/noaa-rewind-brass-brains#:~:text=This%20is%20Brass%20Brains%2C%20the,to%201965%20to%20predict%20tides.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old Brass Brains<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f93fbdc\" data-id=\"f93fbdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb5679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adb5679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/concordlibrary.org\/special-collections\/fin_aids\/almanack\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"182\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1789-almanac-tide-prediction-182x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1137\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1789-almanac-tide-prediction-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1789-almanac-tide-prediction-88x146.jpg 88w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1789-almanac-tide-prediction-30x50.jpg 30w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1789-almanac-tide-prediction-45x75.jpg 45w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1789-almanac-tide-prediction.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 182px, 182px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Farmer's Almanac contained some of the first widely published tide prediction tables<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a28cd6b\" data-id=\"a28cd6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32d4180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32d4180\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d834e9\" data-id=\"4d834e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e1b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6e1b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OCEAN OBSERVING 101 Answering the &#8220;what&#8221;, &#8220;how&#8221;, and &#8220;why&#8221; 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