Programs & Projects

This is a comprehensive list of the research programs and associated projects in the Coastal Margin Collaboratories, Coastal Margin Science, and Enabling Technologies research themes. CMOP's three research themes have multiple implementation areas designated as a program which contain a number of projects.

THEME I: COASTAL MARGIN COLLABORATORIES

PROGRAM I.1	PROJECTS
SATURN Modeling System Objective: Create a virtual Columbia River, a semi-operational modeling environment that comprehensively describes the circulation in the coastal margin, and selectively describes its function as an ecosystem.	I.1.1	Daily forecasts
	I.1.2	Simulation databases
	I.1.3	Scenario simulations
	I.1.4	Open benchmark

PROGRAM I.2	PROJECTS
SATURN Endurance Stations Objective: Create long-term integrated time series of physical and biogeochemical observations.	I.2.1	In-situ physical stations
	I.2.2	In-situ interdisciplinary stations
	a.	SATURN-01
	b.	SATURN-02
	c.	SATURN-03
	d.	SATURN-04
	e.	SATURN-05
	f.	SATURN-06
	I.2.3	Surface radar
	a.	Plume radar
	b.	RiverRad

PROGRAM I.3	PROJECTS
SATURN Pioneer Array Objective: Strategically refine or extend the information from the endurance stations.
	I.3.1	AUV's
	I.3.2	Gliders
	I.3.3	Re-locatable underwater stations
	a.	Sigma profilers
	b.	Acoustic nodes

PROGRAM I.4	PROJECTS
SATURN Cyber-infrastructure Objective: To allow effective access of stakeholders to quality controlled sensor and modeling products.
	I.4.1	Data repository
	I.4.2	Data services and interfaces
	I.4.3	Model services and interfaces
	I.4.4	Information analysis and integration

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THEME II: COASTAL MARGIN SCIENCE PROGRAMS

PROGRAM II.1	PROJECTS
Environmental Sentinels Objective: To develop a set of objective indicators (“sentinels”) of present, past and future variability and change.	II.1.1	Physical sentinels
	II.1.2	Biogeochemica/ecological sentinels

PROGRAM II.2	PROJECTS
State and Variability Objective: Characterize the state and variability of the contemporary Columbia River estuary and plume, accounting for watershed and shelf/basin forcing.	II.2.1	Building climatologies and anomalies
	II.2.2	Quantifying fluxes and gradients
	a.	River to ocean CDOM Fluorescence
	II.2.3	Characterizing communities
	a.	Environmental controls on river-to-ocean variability in bacterioplankton community composition
	b.	Bloom decay and cellular aging
	c.	Analysis of fluorescence signatures from phytoplankton DOC
	d.	Phytoplankton/protist genetic markers
	e.	Massively parallel Tag Pyrosequencing with bar-coded primers for high-throughput analysis of microbial community composition
	f.	Soil-to-River-to-Ocean Crenarchaeota
	g.	Archaea in 4 rivers
	h.	Myrionecta rubra
	i.	Microbiology in ETM
	j.	Drifter studies: Short term variation in bacterioplankton community composition and gene expression in the Columbia River plume and coastal ocean
	II.2.4	Determine ecosystem energy flow
	a.	Columbia River estuary methane biogeochemistry
	II.2.5	Supporting fisheries research

PROGRAM II.3	PROJECTS
Reconstructing History Objective: Characterize historical change of the Columbia River estuary and plume, accounting for climate and human influences.
	II.3.1	Pre-development conditions

PROGRAM II.4	PROJECTS
Anticipating Change Objective: Anticipate change in the Columbia River estuary and plume, accounting for climate change, plate tectonics and human influences.
	II.4.1	Climate change
	II.4.2	Anthropogenic changes
	II.4.3	Coastal subsidence

PROGRAM II.5	PROJECTS
Campaign Science Objective: Evolve from a series of cruises to a coherent campaign, using all the observational and modeling tools available to CMOP to explore and advance a focused set of scientific issues.
	II.5.1	Wecoma: 04/03-06 ‘07
	II.5.2	Wecoma & Barnes: 08/14-09/01 ’07
	II.5.3	Wecoma: 11/01-19 ‘07
	II.5.4	Wecoma: 04/10-17 ‘08
	II.5.5	Wecoma: 05/27-06/07 ‘08
	II.5.6	Wecoma & Barnes: 07/10-28 & 07/07-14 ‘08
	II.5.7	Wecoma: 09/13-10/01 ‘08
	II.5.8	Multi-platform campaign: 05/12-30 ’09
	II.5.9	Multi-platform campaign: 08/29-09/14 ‘09

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THEME III: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMS

PROGRAM III.1	PROJECTS
Sensors and Platforms Objective: Develop novel observational methods/sensors that strategically advance CMOP’s capabilities and science mission.	III.1.1	Sigma-Profiler
	III.1.2	DNA microarrays
	III.1.3	Low-cost biosensors
	III.1.4	Derivatizing sensors
	III.1.5	Profiler platform
	III.1.6	Pumping ports
	III.1.7	Compact RiverRad
	III.1.8	pCO2 nanosensors
	III.1.9	Underwater energy harvester

PROGRAM III.2	PROJECTS
Modeling Objective: Develop and validate codes, algorithms and modules that contribute to state-of-the-art simulations of physical, biogeochemical and ecological variables and processes in coastal margins, in support of CMOP’s science mission.	III.2.1	Hydrodynamic models
	III.2.2	Data assimilation
	III.2.3	Ecological models
	a.	Myrionecta rubra blooms

PROGRAM III.3	PROJECTS
Cyber Technology Objective: Develop cyber technology that supports effective scientific exploration in coastal margin science (with SATURN as a primary application/demonstration platform).	III.3.1	Virtual Estuary
	III.3.2	Interoperability and external platforms
	III.3.3	Visual analysis and collaboration

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