The relaxation from last week is no more. Available real time wind data from nearby buoys are posted on the CENCOOS portal (http://www.cencoos.org/). Winds are now mostly from the north-northwest, and have picked up in intensity. That sea breeze signal is beyond wicked in nearshore wind speed measurements (Port San Luis, cyan color)! The latest SCCOOS nowcast has assimilated many … Read More
SIO nearshore on the way
The SIO nearshore crew is packed and on the way! A basketful of drifters a stack of spider landers and much, much more.
A look at the forecast
The IOP is almost here! A look at the 72-hour ROMS model forecast from the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (http://www.sccoos.org/data/roms-3km/) shows an interesting relaxation event that is headed towards Pt. Sal. Shipboard surveys don’t start till September 5, so we likely will miss this one. But, the climatology of relaxation events (Melton et al., 2009) suggests more events … Read More
Monthly Teleconference: 2017- 08-02
Inner Shelf DRI Monthly Meeting 2017-08-02 attendees: Just about everyone Agenda Ship Ops brief Daily communications/teleconference Readiness Review Ship Ops Brief Strawman plan posted on the blog Moorings will dictate final timing/availability for the surveys Turnaround cruise will have more opportunity for added surveys May add 17th or 18th of Sept survey day for Oceanus Could receive most recent satellite imagery … Read More
Monthly Teleconference: 2017-07-12
Inner Shelf DRI Monthly Meeting 2017-07-12 attendees: Chris Chickadel, Joe Calantoni, Nirni Kumar, David Honegger, Kevin Haas, Roland Romeiser, André Palóczy, Tom Cook, Falk Feddersen, Matt Spydell, Jim Lerczak, Reg Beach Agenda Satellite updates Funding notes from Reggie VTC frequency increase? Satellite imagery 2015 pilot data online, request access via email to Roland GeoTiff format, not full quality, high quality … Read More