The coastal ocean forecasts displayed here are an experimental product intended for research use only.  In no event will OSU be liable for any direct, 
indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary  damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of these research model forecasts. 
OSU Coastal Oregon Simulator (OCOS), DATA ASSIMILATION once in 3 days  
SEA SURFACE CURRENTS (ARROWS) AND SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (COLOR)
FORECAST/NOWCAST

 Click here for Sea Bottom Currents on Bottom Salinity background
NEW! Click here for cross-shore section plots

Updated: Tue May 15 13:54:48 PDT 2012

TODAY: Tue May 15 2012
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Legend: N - Newport; L - Lincoln City; F - Florence

 
Daily averages  of ocean surface currents measured using the SeaSonde are available at  P.M.Kosro's web site


Funds for operation are provided through NANOOS, the IOOS regional ocean observing system for the Pacific Northwest.

Research toward development of this forecast model and its data assimilation component has been supported by the Cooperative Institute for
Ocean Satellite Studies (CIOSS) and Office of Naval Research (ONR).

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Oceanic Forecast Model: ROMS

Forcing (wind stress, heat flux parameters): from atmospheric forecast model ETA
( also called North American Meso model (NAM))

OCOS site is managed by: Lana Erofeeva