The NOPP Office would like to congratulate Dr. Len Thomas and Dr. Tiago Marques from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland on their publication in the upcoming issue of Acoustics Today, a magazine published through the Acoustical Society of America. The article is titled “Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Estimating Animal Density”, and is the […] Read more
The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) will hold a meeting on August 15-16, 2012 at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership offices. Expected topics for briefings and discussion include Ocean Observations, Ecosystem Based Management and Ocean Education. The meeting is open to the public. An agenda is under development, and will be posted on the ORAP […] Read more
The NOPP Office would like to congratulate Masaru Kunii, Takemasa Miyoshi, and Eugenia Kalnay on their recent publication in Monthly Weather Review titled “Estimating the Impact of Real Observations in Regional Numerical Weather Prediction Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter.” This publication was the result of a three year NOPP-funded project on Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity […] Read more
Federal program managers and Principal Investigators (PIs) funded through the NOPP topic – Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity – met for their annual review meeting on the campus of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami in Miami, Florida on 1-2 March 2012. More than 50 scientists, graduate students, post-docs, […] Read more
The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of organizations that works to identify the knowledge and skills needed for a variety of marine science careers to better prepare America’s workforce for ocean occupations. The MATE Center works with educators, marine industries, professional societies, and research institutions to help develop courses, curriculum, […] Read more
Over the years, the Cornell Bioacoustics Research Program has applied for and been awarded several grants through NOPP funding announcements. In this month’s Spotlight on Partnerships, the NOPP Office decided to ask the group some questions, to find out more about how they learned about NOPP and why they keep participating in the program. Read more
Members of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Office staff attended the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Marine Mammal Program Review Poster Session and Reception on April 17 in Arlington, Virginia. Read more
The NOPP Office would like to congratulate Takemasa Miyoshi and Masaru Kunii on their recent publication in the Journal of Pure and Applied Physics titled “The Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter with the Weather Research and Forecasting Model: Experiments with Real Observations.” This publication was the result of a three year NOPP-funded project. Read more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released Volume 9, Issue 1 of BOEM Ocean Science, their quarterly Science and Technology Journal, BOEM’s first publication following their recent reorganization. The journal is a compilation of the most recent ocean science and offshore energy information and research. Read more
Staff from the NOPP Program Office attended the annual project review of the Fiscal Year 2009 NOPP topic, Improving Tropical Cyclone Intensity Models, in Miami, Florida in March. Funded Primary Investigators (PIs) gave presentations to update the NOPP Office and Program Managers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on their projects. A summary report will be available soon. Read more
