The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) Front-Resolving Ocean Network with Telemetry (FRONT) Long Term Environmental Observatory-15 Meters (LEO-15) Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS) Field Research Facility (DUCK) South Atlantic Bight Synoptic Offshore Observatory Network (SABSOON) South Florida Ocean Measurement Center (SFOMC)

In order to facilitate good communication between coastal ocean observatories, a observatory collaborative has begun to develop a central web entry point. Participating observatories are presented here with direct access to individual sites. As this website develops, we expect that it will become a resource for inter-observatory communication, data-sharing and outreach to the non-scientific community. A large assembly of coastal research sites, exists nationwide. ECCOO has begun with a subset of this large group in order to develop and test data-sharing and communication links. Additional observatory websites may be added to this preliminary ECCOO collabortaion as appropriate. The ECCOO Web entry point includes both “estuary/embayment-coastal” and “nearshore-coastal” observatories. For our purposes, “coastal” is defined as the broad interface between continent and ocean where production, consumption and exchange processes occur at high rates. Geographically it extends from the upland penetration of the riverine salt wedge through the estuary to the edge of the continental shelf. The geographic extent of the coastal zone will expand or contract depending on the particular process under investigation. Workshop to Initiate a Consortium of East Coast Ocean Observatories Memorandum of Understanding Pilot Project Synopisis

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