Understanding Variability to Anticipate Change
The Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP) is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center. CMOP is creating a new paradigm for conducting coastal-margin science. It is anticipatory rather than reactive, and is based on an information-rich environment where sensors, models and people all generate and freely share information. We call these integrations “collaboratories.” The center represents a large multi-institutional partnership. © 2012 Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction