INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. He received his Ph.D. in marine biology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his dissertation focused on using novel animal-borne tags to investigate how deep-sea CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO The Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS) is the dominant physical process in the Gulf of Mexico. The need to characterize the LCS dynamics and hence, provide the means to improve the effectiveness of models and forecast require access to long time series of quality oceanographic data, high resolution bathymetric data, and facility that is capable of continually updating the data collection DANIEL COFFEY, PH.D. Dr. Daniel Coffey is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. CONTINUED SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE HRI is continuing to provide system maintenance, development and support services to design, build, test, and document the data access, data discovery, and general database components required of an interoperable Data Portal for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA). Mr. MARK A. HARWELL 1, JOHN H. GENTILE 2 3, JOHN W. TUNNELL JR Integrated Framework for Ecological Health & Ecosystem Services page-2 framework with direct applicability and utility to support resource managers in achieving a healthy HARTERESEARCHINSTITUTE.ORG 301 Moved Permanently. openresty Skip to main content
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