What is IOOS?

IOOS, or Integrated Ocean Observing System, is a nation-wide organization of ocean and coastal observations, data streams, data management, and analysis. Its goal is to bring together these elements from all sources - federal, state, and local - to create synergy across programs. The ultimate purpose is to improve understanding and management of our coasts and our oceans.

The NERRS program, with its estuarine focus, offers a unique set of data to IOOS. We collect one of the only nation-wide coordinated sets of estuarine water quality and weather parameters, with real-time data capabilities growing every day.

• Organization of World-wide Observing Systems
• Ocean.US, home of the US observing system effort
• NERRS real-time data
• NERRS archived data
• Access to NERRS Data through HADS