Outlook of 2022 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* December 31, 2022, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (bbarnes4@usf.edu, yuyuan@usf.edu, huc@usf.edu)
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Outlook of 2022 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* November 1st, 2022, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab
The maps above show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing higher values. In October, the overall Sargassum quantity in the central Atlantic Ocean continued to decline from previous months. While this decline is expected (the annual minimum Sargassum coverage in the region is typically in October – December), the total Sargassum quantity (~3.8 million tons)… Read More
The 2022 Vembu Subramanian Awardees
Three awardees have been identified as recipients of the 2022 Vembu Subramanian Award and have been informed of their success. After accepting the evaluation of applications by its Review Panel, OCOVI informed and congratulated Zachary Briggs, Dishon Heyliger, and Andrew McGregor on their success. McGregor is a graduate student in the University of the Virgin Islands’… Read More
Experimental Weekly Sargassum Inundation Report (SIR v1.2) By the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the University of South Florida (USF) Status: May 31-June 6, 2022
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NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter – Spring Edition 2022
CARICOOS SUPPORTS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EFFORT AIMED TO DEVELOP AN AIR QUALITY WARNING SYSTEM
A multidisciplinary team of universities, agencies and non-governmental organizations located in the Caribbean region and led by UPR-Medical Sciences (PI: Pablo Méndez-Lázaro), UPR-Río Piedras, University of South Florida, ACAR and PR-CLIMAH scientists are characterizing the periodic transatlantic dispersal of the Sahara dust and its impacts on the health of the people in Puerto Rico using Earth observation data from… Read More
CARICOOS RELEASES A NEW VERSION OF THE BEACH WATER QUALITY PRODUCT
CARICOOS Beach Water Quality product now includes an interactive tool to assess historical data at each sampling site. The beach water quality map serves results of the latest Enterococci samples collected by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, Surfrider Foundation and Blue Flag. The product also includes experimental nowcasts providing probability of EPA threshold exceedances for… Read More
