A Review of the Accomplishments and Plans of the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program (1994) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction and Background
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began planning with the NRC Pane' on the NOAA Coastal Program to review COP achievements and progress over its lifetime and to assist COP in charting its future course. This evaluation included activities within the three themes of the program Coastal Fisheries Ecosystems (CFE)
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COP proposed to make progress by "capitalizing on resources from all NOAA line offices and the academic community" (COP, 19931. By creating COP as an entity outside the five NOAA line offices, NOAA hoped to support effective coordination and integration of relevant NOAA programs and to provide high level management to the program.
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The purpose of these cross-line office programs is to coordinate activities within a subject area among the five NOAA line offices. The two programs mentioned are characterized by an emphasis on high-quality research by joint NOAA-academic groups; a high percentage of their research funding is awarded to scientists outside the agency.
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Evolution of Themes COP originally included eight major themes- Observations and Predictions; Physical Impacts; Toxic Chemical Contaminants; Nutrient Over-Enrichment; Estuarine Habitats; Coastal Fisheries Ecosystems; CoastWatch; and Resource Information Delivery. A Review of the NOAA Coasta/ Ocean Program (NRC, ~ 991 ~ recommended that the Observations and Predictions and Physical Impacts themes be combined.
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The most developed example is the beginning of a transformation of activities in the Coastal Hazards theme into an integrated Coastal Forecasting System. Importance of NOAA-Acaclemic Partnerships in COP COP was created to promote cooperation among the NOAA line offices in the area of coastal ocean research, and encourage cooperative projects between NOAA and academic scientists.
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Program Characteristics The National Coastal Ocean Program Office (NCOPO) is responsible primarily for conducting COP-related activities, but also has other responsibilities related to NOAA coastal ocean science, such as the Regional Marine Research Program, staffing the Water Resources and Coastal and Marine Environments Research Subcommittee of the White House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Research, and NOAA-wide oversight for the new Center for Coastal Ecosystem Health at Charleston, South Carolina.
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(NRC, 1994~. COP has a less extensive review structure than Sea Grant, being more comparable to NSF and ONR, but NCOPO staff are heavily involved in managing themes and coordinating activities of investigators they support.
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(of 26~3 total) Percent of Funding for 46% 5q o/O 24% 43.5% External PIs3 ~I Percent of Total COP 25% 52% 23% 100% Research Funding4 l l l l 'Printed or in press, over the life of the program 2Number of individual academic scientists who have received support over the life of the program 3Exclusive of NCOPO overhead 45°/O of total COP appropriation}, FY1993.
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~ 993. NOAA Strategic Plan.
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