Operational Products from GLOBEC
Andrew J. Pershing
University of Maine/
Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Informatics
GLOBEC was funded to provide knowledge about important processes
Fish recruitment
With the right data, we could use this knowledge to provide information
Good year for cod?

Informatics
A major legacy of GLOBEC are models
Formal representation of what we know
Relate things we can measure (data) to things we want to know (information)

Informatics
Types of models
Conceptual
Statistical (NAO-Slope Water-Calanus-Right whales)
Dynamical (FVCOM)

Informatics
Data
Historical (GB Broadscale)
On going (CPR)
Real-time (GoMOOS)

Discussion Points
What are some big, ongoing questions in GoM/GB that we could imagine addressing?
What models could be used?
Infrastructure?
What data would be required?
Sustainable?
Who would fund operations?  Model development?