CARICOOS with the CIAPR Commission for Natural Disaster Management
Caribbean Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Published: 13 September 2016
CARICOOS joined CIAPR's Mayagüez workshop to educate engineers on climate change impacts, covering storm surge and wave modeling, and beach water quality, with live demos at ocean science facilities.
Keywords: CARICOOS, CIAPR, storm surge, wave modeling, water quality, engineering
CARICOOS Assets Help Explain Short Term Beach Erosion in Rincón, Puerto Rico
Caribbean Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Published: 31 October 2016
Hurricane Matthew caused rare west-southwest waves that led to severe beach erosion in Rincón, PR. CARICOOS buoy data and beach profiles are now helping researchers explore coastal protection strategies.
Keywords: Hurricane Matthew, Rincón, wave erosion, CARICOOS, beach recovery, coastal protection, Puerto Rico
Towards Improving Beach Water Quality Predictions
Caribbean Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Published: 12 November 2016
UPRM, CARICOOS, and volunteers led a 48-hour sampling at Rincón Public Beach to improve water quality nowcasting. Findings show rainfall and stream input can degrade water quality for up to 12 hours post-event.
Keywords: Rincón Beach, water quality, CARICOOS, rainfall, stream runoff, UPRM, microbiological analysis
