Category: Ancillary Work

  • Drifter Buoys

    Drifter Buoys

    The Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS) utilizes Pacific Gyre GPS/ Mobitex™ “Microstar” drifters to observe and study near-shore ocean circulation off the Southern California coast. The drifters record their position with GPS every 10 minutes and transmit their position data in near real-time to a web-based host computer using the Mobitex narrow band,…

  • SCCOOS Information

    SCCOOS Information

    Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (website) SCCOOS brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight to provide information necessary to address issues in climate change, ecosystem preservation and management, coastal water quality, maritime operations, coastal hazards and national security. In 2004, CalCOFI added 9 SCCOOS stations to the standard 66 station pattern. Stations…

  • SCCOOS Data

      SCCOOS Station Occupation on CalCOFI cruises from 2004 to present Cruise 80.0 50.5 81.7 43.5 83.3 39.4 85.4 35.8 86.8 32.5 88.5 30.1 90.0 27.7 91.7 26.4 93.4 26.4 202010 X X X X X X X X X 202007 X X X X X X X X X 202005 202001 X X X…

  • SCCOOS Stations

    SCCOOS Stations

    SCCOOS brings together coastal observations in the Southern California Bight to provide information necessary to address issues in climate change, ecosystem preservation and management, coastal water quality, maritime operations, coastal hazards and national security. As a science-based decision support system, SCCOOS works interactively with local, state and federal agencies, resource managers, industry, policy makers, educators,…