Projects

MSU Award Number

36541-191001-021000

Current NGI File Number

NA18OAR4170438

Associated MSU Award or NGI File Numbers

N/A

Start Date

9/1/2018

End Date

2022-8-31 0:0:0

Project Status

Active

Award Amount

$7,303,353.00

Project Title

Coastal Science Research, Data Development, and Information Services (Base Award)

PI Last Name

Moorhead

PI First Name

Robert

PI Affiliation

MSU

Co-PI Last Name

Mickle

Co-PI First Name

Paul

Co-PI Affiliation

MSU

Research Theme

EM-DM

Funding Source

OAR

Project Description

Enhanced data stewardship, products, and services for NOAA programs that help link science to application is the goal of collaborative efforts of the Northern Gulf Institute and the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). This involves the development and stewardship of the long-term coastal data record and support for coastal science products, services, and activities. They will provide scientific and infrastructure support to facilitate environmental investigations, analyses, and predictions for the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem with a focus on habitat characterization, water quality, living marine resources, and coastal hazards and mitigation. Also, they will provide support for workforce training, updating computer systems, and data management optimization such as development of reference environmental data records and techniques to synthesize and visualize data, integrate disparate data for product generation, and enhance data discovery. Additionally, they will support extension and outreach of products and information services for federal and state coastal programs and formulation of public policy related to regional restoration activities. The Coastal Ecosystem Data Assembly Center (CEDAC), a tool under development, will be utilized to provide a unified public interface for timely, easy, and convenient public access to the data collections resulting from the Gulf recovery and restoration activities.