Monthly Archives: February 2016
PacIOOS Ocean Observing and Forecasting Tools in Action
Posted February 26, 2016Two very large north swells generated exceptionally high waves across the Hawaiian Islands. The wave buoy off Waimea Bay measured 27.8 ft significant wave height on Monday, February 21st...
Monitoring Sediment Dynamics Off Lānaʻi
Posted February 05, 2016Conservation International Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi researchers, local community leaders from the Maunalei Community Managed Makai Area, and PacIOOS all contributed to a study called, “Understanding Reef Flat Sediment...
Paper Published on Surface Current Observations after Tsunami
Posted February 03, 2016Lead author Lindsey Benjamin, along with other PacIOOS-affiliated researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi, recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research “The 2011 Tohoku tsunami south of Oahu:...
PacIOOS Announces New Director
Posted February 01, 2016Congratulations to Melissa Iwamoto on her promotion to Director of PacIOOS. Melissa has been an integral part of the PacIOOS program over the past four years and served as...
