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Sargassum outlook update, by USF Optical Oceanography Lab – January 2019

In 2018, the Caribbean Sea (CS) has experienced a record-high and prolonged Sargassum bloom. The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In Jan 2019, similar blooms as in Jan 2018 appeared in the CS and the Central West Atlantic (CWA). In the following months, it is likely that the CWA… Read More

CARICOOS Collaboration with PRAGWATER

“The purpose of this email is to thank you and the CARICOOS group for providing me with wind speed, air temperature and relative humidity data from the 1-km CARICOOS WRF model. These data are used in our operational water and energy balance model for Puerto Rico GOES-PRWEB. The daily results are available to the public… Read More

Sargassum outlook update, by USF Optical Oceanography Lab – December 2018

The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In December 2018, the bloom intensity in the Caribbean Sea (CS) continued to decrease slightly from November, but the amount of Sargassum in the Central West Atlantic (CWA) increased slightly from November, which also represented a historical record for the month of November…. Read More