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