Transcript OSCURS Ocean Surface Current Simulator

OSCURS
Ocean Surface CURrent Simulator
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What do we type into OSCURS?
• when it was lost or abandoned
• when it was collected
• where it was lost (N & E coordinates)
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Quick Review:
Latitude & Longitude
N
E
W
S
Latitude
North and South
Longitude
East and West
Which one shows latitude lines?
Longitude?
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Quick Review:
Latitude & Longitude
Coordinates:
15° N x 60° W
N
Prime
meridian
Equator
OSCURS coordinates
°N x °E
W
60° W = 300° E
E
S
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OSCURS model
The OSCURS path
follows ocean
currents!
Ocean current map
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Example Scenario
•Surfing with Waggles
•Christmas Day, 2006
•Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
•Waggles loses his board
•Coast Guard finds board 3 years later
•Where did it end up?!
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How do we use OSCURS?
– WHERE the surfboard was lost (Waikiki Beach,
21.27oN, 202.17oE)
– WHEN the surfboard was lost (Dec. 25, 2006)
– HOW LONG the surfboard was lost (found 3 years
later, so Dec. 25, 2006 + 3 years = Dec. 25, 2009)
Then, input your dates and coordinates into
OSCURS
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Click on the link below to begin using the OSCURS model
http://las.pfeg.noaa.gov/oscurs/
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