Marine Operations

In Your Region

Alaska, AOOS

• An interactive map displaying real-time sensors and web cams for the state of Alaska, with links to the data
• A Model Explorer tool which displays weather, climate and oceanographic model outputs the State of
• An Arctic Research Assets map displaying monitoring efforts in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas

Caribbean, CaRA

• The data portal delivers coastal ocean data including wind, waves, tides, ocean color, and currents.
• Access to forecasts from a variety of sources to give the user an integrated view of past, present and forecasted ocean conditions in the US Caribbean region.

Central and Nortern California, CeNCOOS

• Environmental data products and portals, featuring the CeNCOOS Data Portal iPhone App, real-time ocean satellite images, and the Automatic Identification System (AIS) real-time ship tracking map
• Access to real-time coastal conditions through the CeNCOOS Data Portal, including real-time glider data and High Frequency Radar surface current data
• Ocean and Atmospheric Modeling products, including Monterey Bay conditions and wind and wave forecasts

Gulf of Mexico, GCOOS

• The GCOOS Data Portal providing timely information about the environment of the of the Gulf of Mexico and its estuaries for use by decision-makers, including researchers, government managers, industry, the military, educators, emergency responders, and the general public.
• Information on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
• Model products featuring wave and circulation forecasts

Great Lakes, GLOS

• The Observations Explorer – where users can view real-time and historic data and receive updates from the station or buoy of their choice.
• The Huron to Erie Connecting Waterways Forecasting System – providing predicted forecasts of water levels and currents through the Huron to Erie Corridor. The tool includes nowcasts every three hours and forecasts every 12 hours for currents and water level for St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River.

Mid-Atlantic, MARACOOS

• Web products such as real-time data and forecasts
• The MARACOOS Real-Time Data Assets map, with current observing data available through an interactive display
• Google Earth overlays that allow users to download kmz files for displaying data and model forecasts in Google Earth
• Weather forecasts and data from around the Mid-Atlantic Bight for both land and offshore regions

Northwest, NANOOS

• The NANOOS Visualization System (NVS), a tool for easy access to data. NVS gathers data across a wide range of assets such as buoys, shore stations, and coastal land-based stations
• Maps showing the daily average of ocean surface currents off the Oregon coast. These surface currents are measured with a radio transmitter and receiver using an instrument, the SeaSonde, made by CODAR Ocean Sensors
• Boater Information System (BIS) - Predictions of wind speed and direction, air temperature, surface currents, and tides in Puget Sound. Boaters can display multiple weather and oceanographic products concurrently to study the interactions among the data
• Forecast Information and Data Products for Tuna Fishers - Information and data products oriented towards commercial and recreational albacore tuna fishing communities.

Northeast, NERACOOS

• The Real-Time Data Map - displaying real-time observations from buoys and monitoring stations in the Northeast region
• The Model Forecast /Observation Viewer – a tool that lets the user compare model forecasts against actual observation for both wave height and water levels
• The Map and Model Viewer – which allows for rapid browsing of the output of several models running in the Northeast region

Pacific Islands, PacIOOS

• The Hawaii Data Mapper is a google map with overlays of various PacIOOS sensor locations, model data, as well as other local meteorological and oceanographic information
• The Pacific Data Mapper is a GIS based mapper with overlays of Pacific Island shorelines and biological survey maps of benthic habitats
• Real-time observations that show surface currents, harbor surge, readings from stream gauges, and beach safety information

Southern California, SCCOOS

• Meteorological observations, data from ships and gliders, wave conditions, surface current maps, and model outputs
• Visualizations for near real-time applications, including ports and harbors, ship tracking, and Tijuana River plume tracking

Southeast Atlantic, SECOORA

• Access to near real-time observation information from SECOORA buoys, land and shore stations. From the interactive map users can query and graph data and set up email alerts.
• Sample temperature, salinity, velocity and circulation information using the South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico (SABGOM) Coastal Circulation Nowcast/Forecast Model.
• Static maps of individual near real-time observations from the SECOORA region, with data showing winds, currents, SST, HF Radar, water level, and drifters

Nation-Wide

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

NOAA has several programs that make important information available to meet the needs of the marine operations community.

• The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations.
• The Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) provides operationally sound observations and monitoring capabilities to monitor, assess, and distribute tide, current, water level, and other coastal oceanographic products and services, along with operational Nowcast Forecast modeling.
• NOAA’s CoastWatch Program makes data and imagery available from a variety of sensors and satellites.  CoastWatch provides a variety of environmental data (i.e. SST, ocean color, winds, etc.) from several different satellite platforms covering all U.S. coastal waters, including Hawaii and Alaska.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Waterway Data is a collection of data related to the navigable waters in the United States, including inland waterways, off-shore waters, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue

High frequency (HF) radar systems measure the speed and direction of the ocean surface currents in near real time.  This ability to track ocean currents is aiding search and rescue crews in mapping the probable path of people lost at sea. Knowing how currents will move in the water reduces the area that crews must look for victims or survivor craft. Combing less area takes less time and increases the chance of getting to the victim sooner. The National HF Radar Network makes this surface current data available to the U.S. Coast Guard and other marine operations users.