Baltic Operational Oceanographic System (BOOS)

Oceans and seas:

Baltic Operational Oceanographic System (BOOS)

Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am

Updated: December 5, 2011, 4:02 pm

Lead Author: Steve Baum

Topics:

Oceans and seas

Environmental Monitoring

Marine Ecology

Environmental & Ecological Modeling

This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: C Michael Hogan

The Baltic Operational Oceanographic System (BOOS) is a cooperative endeavor among national government agencies in the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea responsible for the collection of observations, model operations and production of forecasts, services and information for the marine industry, and public and other end users.

This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion.

BOOS is a regional Task Team under EuroGOOS. BOOS was planned to be implemented from 1999–2003 by the accomplishment of nine projects:

Optimizing the existing operational observing network;
Use of remote sensing radar and satellite data;
An operational mesoscale analysis system called PRODAS;
Optimization of existing models and coupled models;
Ecological modeling;
Study of harmful algae blooms via HABWARN;
Development of an anthropogenic load model;
Assessment of the current state of the Baltic environment; and
Development of Info–BOOS.

Citation

Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Baltic Operational Oceanographic System (BOOS)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date December 5, 2011; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Baltic_Operational_Oceanographic_System_(BOOS)?topic=49523>