FOO 2023
The 2023 Forum for Operational Oceanography will be focussed on new developments and partnerships in operational oceanography.
Keynote speakers include:
Jonathan Barratt (CelsiusPro) who will provide the community with an insurance industry perspective on opportunities to help marine industries mange risks associated with significant/extreme events.
Alex Held (CSIRO) who will outline progress with the AquaWatch mission and the benefits that will flow for marine operations from developing a water quality/HAB forecasting capability.
Dr Claire Spillman is a Principal Research Scientist and leads the Seasonal and Marine Applications Team in Research at the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia. Her current research is focused on seasonal forecasting for marine applications, particularly marine heatwave prediction, coastal hazards, and reef, aquaculture and fisheries management.
Keynote
Parametric Insurance in the Blue Economy: A Pathway to Sustainability
Jonathan Barratt, CelsiusPro
Session 1: Innovations to understand Climate Risk
Session Chair: Jessica Benthuysen
When a Severe Tropical Cyclone comes knocking at the gate, hope for the best, but prepare for the worst!
Ben Hunt, Pilbara Ports Authority
Leveraging Predictive Tools for Effective Maritime Emergency Response: Case Studies from AMSA
Giovanna Lorenzin, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Marine heatwaves – forecasting to enhance industry resilience
Alistair Hobday, CSIRO
A deep learning model for forecasting global monthly mean sea surface temperature anomalies
Ming Feng, CSIRO
Session 2: Evolution of wave and current data and their application in operational oceanography
Session Chair: Diana Greenslade
Mapping sea surface currents using areal imagery
Albert Zulberti, The University of Western Australia
Two decades of surface current observations using drifters
Charitha Pattiaratchi, The University of Western Australia
Investigating Data Assimilation Methodologies for Improved Swell Prediction Accuracy
Marzieh H. Derkani, The University of Western Australia
Surface Waves Working Group update
Salman Saeed Khan, CSIRO
Keynote
Operational seasonal prediction services to support marine end user decision making
Claire Spillman, Bureau of Meteorology
Session 3: New developments promoting operation oceanography
Session Chair: Helen Beggs
ANCOMS
Emlyn Jones, CSIRO
Connecting land and sea: developing coastal research infrastructure for Australia
Michelle Heupel, IMOS
A Shared Environmental Analytics Facility for Cockburn Sound
Luke Twomey, WAMSI
A global to port scale operational wave forecast with a focus on Australia and New Zealand coasts
Henrique Rapizo, MetOcean Solutions
Next generation techniques for high resolution coastal modelling
Ivica Janekovic, The University of Western Australia
A Patchwork of Potentiality: Developing a global network of uncrewed surface vehicles for the Global Ocean Observing System
Ruth Patterson, Elysium EPL
Development of a real-time HAB detection and forecasting system in South Australia’s seafood capital
Mark Doubell, SARDI
Session 4: Updates and lessons from existing operational partnerships
Session Chair: Edward King
Regional And Coastal Oceanography Experiences From Talisman Sabre 2023
Vanessa Hernaman, CSIRO
Advances in Bureau’s ocean forecasting services
Gary Brassington, Bureau Bluelink Team
The CSIRO Atlas of Regional Seas 2022: a new marine climatology for Australia
Rebecca Cowley, CSIRO
SWOT
Benoit Legresy & Gabriela Semolini-Pilo, CSIRO
The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre: Overview
Marcus Haward, Blue Economy CRC and University of Tasmania
Session 5: Updates and lessons from existing operation partnerships (Continued)
Session Chair: Nicole Jones
Fishing for ocean data – An industry and IMOS partnership
Veronique Lago & Moninya Roughan, UNSW
Using stochastic models to improve predictions of internal tide-driven currents and temperature
MD Rayson, The University of Western Australia
Introducing a high-resolution south-eastern Australia coastal ocean forecast (SEA-COFS) using advanced data assimilation
Colette Kerry & Moninya Roughan, UNSW
Roadmap for Operational Wave Modelling at the Bureau of Meteorology
Stefan Zieger, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Argo Australia – Achievements and outlook
Gabriela Semolini-Pilo
Keynote
Developing AquaWatch
Alex Held, CSIRO
Session 6: Data Stewardship
Session Chair: David Antoine
From the Ocean to the Cloud – Now and the Future
Mark Rehbein, IMOS
AusSeabed
Iain Parnum, CMST
New ocean remote sensing products and opportunities for operational oceanography
Helen Beggs, Bureau of Meteorology
Data sharing – opportunities and pitfalls
Greg Williams, RPS MetOcean
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