SCOOP Infrastructure:
The SCOOP program employs a service-oriented architecture in which interoperating system components are loosely coupled through standardized interfaces, and interconnected over the Internet. In this system, the services are carried out by one or more particpating partners. The responsible partners are listed below each service.
OpenIOOS.org demonstrates the power of standards-based integration when a community of providers complies with industry standards for open-access web services.
How SCOOP Infrastructure is used to generate products on OpenIOOS:
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External trigger feeds information into the system. (Example: for storm forecasts, winds and tracks are received from the National Hurricane Center) |
Model run environment detects triggers and automaticallly runs the appropriate water level and wave models.
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Model output (forecasts) are stored in the Archive.
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Once stored, the Archive inserts descriptive metadata about the forecast (includes start time, end time, model details, trigger info, etc).
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OpenIOOS.org detects the arrival of a new forecast in the Catalog (continuous polling of Catalog).
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Forecast data is retrieved from the Catalog to OpenIOOS.org
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Observations are retrieved from the forecast location (from NDBC for waves, and NWLON for water level).
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Forecast maps are generated for water level and wave height products. The maps include animation of the forecast data over time and point extraction for comparing forecast data to actual observation points. |
Partners:
BIO - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
GoMOOS - Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
LSU - Louisiana State University
RENCI - Renaissance Computing Institute
TAMU - Texas A&M University
UAH - University of Alabama at Huntsville
UF - University of Florida
UNC - University of North Carolina
VIMS - Virginia Institute of Marine Science