GLOBEC: Long Term Monitoring and Analysis of Currents and Water Properties on the Southern Oregon (Coos Bay) and Mid Washington (Grays Harbor) Shelves

北方加州海流海洋生态系统的GLOBEC长期观测计划在加州海岸研究（CCS）的所有区域中，时间和沿岸空间变化都是显著的。沿岸风应力梯度可能会导致沿岸差异;不断变化的底部地形（特别是峡谷和河岸）和海岸线不规则性;以及来自河流（特别是哥伦比亚河和胡安·德富卡海峡）的浮力流入。 作为GLOBEC NEP研究的一部分，该项目的具体目标是：1）提供太平洋西北地区沿海海洋近岸环境的沿岸和时间变化的数据（以小时到数年为尺度）; 2）与其他GLOBEC调查人员合作，确定控制海水特性和海流的沿岸和时间变化的主导因素。为了实现这些目标，PI将在两个地点保持系泊阵列，以测量海流和水特性，一个在俄勒冈州南部（库斯湾），另一个在华盛顿中部海岸（格雷港）。随着这两个阵列的增加，GLOBEC实地研究将包括一个沿岸时间序列阵列，足以确定大尺度沿岸水属性梯度和对强迫机制的响应。这些设施将继续在每个地点进行为期两年的安装。 此外，库斯湾现场还提供了较早的5年时间序列（概念角以北西海岸大陆架上最长的时间序列）。 因此，到这个项目结束时，库斯湾遗址将包括11个创纪录的年份，华盛顿遗址，6年。 所获得的数据将为未来十年该领域的建模研究提供重要信息。

GLOBEC Long-term Observation Program in the Marine Ecosystem of the Northern California CurrentBoth temporal and alongshore spatial variability are significant in all regions of the California Coastal Study (CCS). Alongshore differences can occur as a result of alongshore gradients in wind stress; changing bottom topography (in particular canyons and banks) and coastline irregularities; and buoyant inflow from rivers (in particular the Columbia River and the Strait of Juan de Fuca). As part of the GLOBEC NEP study, the specific objectives of this project are:1) to provide data on alongshore and temporal variability in the coastal ocean nearshore environment of the Pacific Northwest region on scales of hours to several years and2) in conjunction with other GLOBEC investigators, to determine dominant factors controlling alongshore and temporal variability in ocean water properties and currents.To fulfill these objectives the PIs will maintain moored arrays to measure currents and water properties at two locations, one off southern Oregon (Coos Bay); the other off the central Washington coast (Grays Harbor). With the addition of these two arrays, the GLOBEC field study will include an alongshore time series array sufficient to define large scale alongshore water property gradients and responses to forcing mechanisms. These installations will continue an already two year long time series at each site. In addition, an earlier 5 year time series (the longest on the West Coast shelf north of Point Conception) is available at the Coos Bay site. Thus, by the end of this project, the Coos Bay site would include 11 record years, the Washington site, six years. The data obtained will provide vital information to modeling studies of this area over the next decade.