Partnerships

PDC Director of Applied Science elected to PacIOOS Governing Council

The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is one of 11 regional observing programs that make up the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). IOOS is a multi-sector partnership that seeks to deliver data and information that decision makers can use to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment. As part of IOOS, […]
07/29/2014
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The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is one of 11 regional observing programs that make up the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). IOOS is a multi-sector partnership that seeks to deliver data and information that decision makers can use to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment. As part of IOOS, PacIOOS works to improve access to accurate, timely, and reliable products that help to ensure a safe, clean, and productive ocean and resilient coastal zones for the U.S. Pacific Islands. Better, more useful information products are generated through enhancement of the observation, modeling, data management, and outreach components of the end-to-end ocean observing system.

The PacIOOS Governing Council is responsible for providing strategic and policy guidance to PacIOOS Director Heather Kerkering. On July 9, Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC) Director of Applied Science Dr. Heather Bell was elected to serve as a regional member of the Governing Council for a term of three years.

Dr. Bell will officially begin her service at a PacIOOS Council meeting, October 6–7, in Waikiki.

To learn more about PacIOOS:
• Visit their website and read about their activities and products,
• Find them on Facebook, or
• Explore PacIOOS data in PacIOOS Voyager.

ABOUT PDC

Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) is a leading scientific innovator of global risk reduction science and technology. As a University of Hawai’i applied science and research center, our work intersects with a variety of government, community, academic, and scientific organizations at home and around the world to build resilience to natural and man-made hazards—enhancing the capacity to quickly and accurately anticipate and prepare for new and emerging threats. Our innovations in multi-hazard early warning systems, predictive analytics, data science, and machine learning provide decision-makers with the powerful tools and insights they need to navigate today’s complex and interconnected risk landscape.

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