Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System

The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is a nonprofit association and one of eleven such associations in the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, funded in part by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).^[1][2]

The PacIOOS area covers eight time zones,^[2] and 2300 individual islands associated with the U.S.^[3] Observation priorities are public safety, direct economic value, and environmental preservation.^[2] Among ocean characteristics reported are:^[1]

• Currents forecast
• Shoreline impacts such as high sea level
• Buoy water characteristics including salinity, turbidity, and temperature

The PacIOOS website is hosted by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and provides interactive graphs and map viewers.^[4]