Yearly Archives: 2019
Evaluation of a Regional Ocean Observing System
Posted March 18, 2019As part of the publication series OceanObs’19: An Ocean of Opportunity, the article An Innovative Approach to Design and Evaluate a Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System was recently published...
Winter Storm in Hawai‘i
Posted February 26, 2019A strong low pressure system with an exceptionally close approach to the Hawaiian Islands chain, caused record-breaking wave heights on February 10th. The PacIOOS wave buoy off Hanalei, Kauaʻi,...
Remarkable Wave Buoy Recovery 800 Nautical Miles at Sea
Posted January 31, 2019The U.S. Coast Guard recovered a drifting PacIOOS wave buoy 800 nautical miles (NM) offshore from its original location off Tanapag, Saipan, in December 2018. The buoy broke free...
10-Year Reanalysis of Hawaiian Islands Ocean Forecast System
Posted January 27, 2019Since 2009, PacIOOS has been generating daily forecasts of the ocean state around the main Hawaiian Islands through the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). To optimize the forecast, ocean...
