Oceanmonitoring Systemthe — Social Content Pack
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- 368 million dollars: the cost of a network of ocean monitoring instruments that's now being dismantled, leaving 1500 sensors idle.
- 500 buoys collected 10,000 data points daily. What happens to climate models without this data?
- NOAA's Global Ocean Monitoring System loses 30% of its data stream. What's the workaround?
- Dismantling affects research on ocean acidification, where pH levels have dropped 0.1 units since 1980.
- The $368 million network tracked sea level rise at 3.2 mm/yr. What replaces this measurement?
- Dismantling impacts weather forecasting, where ocean data informs 70% of predictions.
- How have environmental monitoring system changes affected your research or work? #oceanmonitoring #climateresearch
The Trump Administration's decision to dismantle the $368 million ocean monitoring system eliminates 10,000 daily data points from 500 buoys and 1500 sensors. This loss will reduce NOAA's Global Ocean Monitoring System data stream by 30%, impacting research on ocean acidification, sea level rise, and climate change. Alternative methods, such as satellite imagery or crowdsourced data, may be explored. However, these methods have limitations, such as reduced accuracy or coverage. What's your experience with finding workarounds for environmental monitoring system changes?
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- 10,000 data points lost daily
- 30% of ocean monitoring data gone
- Sea level rise tracking just got harder
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Dismantling a 368 million dollar ocean monitoring system: how will climate research adapt to 30% less data?