The OrCOOS website facilitates the access to of a wide variety of near real-time ocean observing and modeling systems. Examples of the source platforms that OrCOOS data products are derrived from include moorings, undersea autonomous vehicles, a land-based surface current mapping and wave detection radar array, and “nowcast” and “forecast” fields of sea surface currents and temperature derived from an ocean circulation model.
The overarching goal of OrCOOS is to establish and maintain an observing system to preserve and enhance the safe and sustained use of Oregon’s coastal ocean.
To access the products of OrCOOS connected systems, visi: