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    • Ocean Systems Test and Evaluation Program (OSTEP) Development Plan. 

      Bushnell, M. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2001)
      The burden on the Nation’s coastal ocean and waterways continues to grow at an accelerating rate, while insufficient resources are available to adequately monitor even the most basic parameters. Advances in technology ...
    • Ocean Systems Test and Evaluation Program : Microwave Air Gap - Bridge Clearance Sensor Test, Evaluation and Implementation Report. 

      Bushnell, M.; Bosley, K.; Mero, T. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2005)
      The National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) manages several programs to monitor the Nation's coastal waters, including PORTS® (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System). ...
    • Patterns and Projections of High Tide Flooding along the U.S. Coastline Using a Common Impact Threshold. 

      Sweet, W.V; Dusek, G; Obeysekera, J; Marra, J.J (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2018)
      For forecasting purposes to ensure public safety, NOAA has established three coastal flood severity thresholds. The thresholds are based upon water level heights empirically calibrated to NOAA tide gauge measurement s ...
    • Test and Evaluation Report For the Greenspan EC3000 Conductivity/Temperature Sensor. 

      Gray, G.; Heitsenrether, R. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2013)
      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) maintains a suite of conductivity/temperature (CT) sensors on a ...
    • Test and Evaluation Report for WaterLog® H-3612 Radar Sensor in CO-OPS Air Gap Applications. 

      Heitsenrether, R.; Hensley, W. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2013)
      In 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) completed the development, testing, and transition to ...
    • Test and Evaluation Report Limited Acceptance of the Design Analysis WaterLog® H-3611i Microwave Radar Water Level Sensor. 

      Heitsenrether, R.; Davis, E. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2011)
      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Water ...
    • Test, Evaluation, and Implementation of Current Measurement Systems on Aids-To-Navigation. 

      Bosley, K.T.; McGrath, C.; Dussault, J.P.; Bushnell, M.; Evans, M.J.; French, G.W.; Earwaker, K. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2005)
      The Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) is a program of the National Ocean Service’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (NOS/CO-OPS). PORTS® provides real-time marine environmental ...
    • Towing Basin Speed Verification of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling Instruments. 

      Shih, H.H.; Sprenke, J.; Payton, C.; Mero, T. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2001)
      With new development in technologies, proliferation of manufacturers, and expanded applications of acoustic Doppler current profiling instruments, the need for proper sensor test procedures becomes increasingly important. ...
    • Visibility Sensors Implementation Plan. 

      Roggenstein, E.; Bushnell, M.; Krug, W. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2009)
      The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has used visibility sensors at major airports for many years, but the requirement within the maritime industry came in 1980, when the MV Summit Venture hit the Sunshine Skyway ...
    • Water Level and Wave Height Estimates at NOAA Tide Stations from Acoustic and Microwave Sensors. 

      Park, J.; Heitsenrether, R.; Sweet, W.V. (NOAA, NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD, 2014)
      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is transitioning the primary water level sensor at the majority of tide stations in the ...