Ocean Observing and Emergency Management

Professor Heikkila, a SIPA professor who was recently awarded a three-year grant by the National Science Foundation to study interstate river basin compacts in the Western United States, worked with the team that dealt with integrating the Ocean Observing System into Coastal Zone Management in the Mid-Atlantic. The Integrated Ocean Observing System aims to make climate predictions, promote maritime safety, minimize public health risks, and support ecological and resource management decision-making. Columbia's team worked with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association to incorporate this system into the New York bight.