CARICOOS Buoys are Ready for the Hurricane Season
Caribbean Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Published: 24 August 2017
The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st. CARICOOS completed annual maintenance on key buoys in May to ensure real-time ocean and weather data collection and support model validation throughout the season.
Keywords: hurricane season, CARICOOS, data buoys, real-time data, oceanography, weather models, US Caribbean
U.S. IOOS allocates funds for CARICOOS that will support continuation of its ongoing operations, expand surface current observations, enhance the hurricane glider program, issue Sargasso inundation forecasts and asses its impact on coastal ecosystems
Caribbean Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Published: 17 September 2019
In June 2019, CARICOOS began its fourth IOOS/NOAA program year with $2.5M in funding to enhance its ocean observing system, add HF radar and a new glider, and support Sargassum impact monitoring and forecasting.
Keywords: CARICOOS, IOOS, NOAA, ocean glider, HF radar, Sargassum, coastal monitoring
Visualization of Puerto Rico coral reef monitoring data in the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network data portal
Caribbean Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Published: 21 December 2020
CARICOOS, with partners, helped standardize and visualize Puerto Rico Coral Reef Monitoring Program (PRCRMP) data using a global format. The data is now accessible via an interactive map to support research and decision-making.
Keywords: PRCRMP, coral reef monitoring, CARICOOS, biodiversity, Darwin Core Standard, MBON, data visualization
