Observation Technology

Gliding through the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea during the hurricane season

The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Physical Oceanography Division and the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS) deployed two underwater gliders in the Caribbean Sea and one in the Atlantic Ocean. These autonomous underwater vehicles will dive to depths of up to 1,000 meters and travel hundreds of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean and… Read More Gliders1

De regreso al agua la boya de CO2

La boya de CO2 localizada en Cayo Enrique, una de sólo 11 alrededor del mundo, ya está en operación luego de recuperarse el pasado 11 de enero de 2017 para su mantenimiento anual. Personal de la Universidad de New Hampshire, CARICOOS y del Departamento de Ciencias Marinas de UPR-RUM reacondicionaron la boya y re-calibraron sus instrumentos para que… Read More

CO2 Buoy Back in the Water!

The Cayo Enrique CO2 buoy, one of only eleven in the entire world, is back on station after being recovered for annual maintenance on January 11th, 2017. Personnel from the University of New Hampshire, the Department of Marine Sciences UPR-RUM, and CARICOOS reconditioned the buoy and re-calibrated the instruments in order to provide another year of… Read More

En mantenimiento la boya de acidificación

El equipo de trabajo de la Universidad de New Hampshire, UPRM-Departamento de Ciencias Marinas y de CARICOOS participaron hoy, miércoles 11 de enero del 2017 en la recuperación de la boya de CO2/Acidificación, localizada en Cayo Enrique, La Parguera, Lajas, Puerto Rico. En las próximas dos semanas se le estará ofreciendo mantenimiento y calibración a los instrumentos en los laboratorios de CARICOOS. Esta boya es parte fundamental del programa de monitoreo de acidificación de los… Read More

Natural Coastal Barriers at Risk?

Coral reefs act as coastal barriers against incoming wave energy which would otherwise cause inundation and erosion. Their skeleton is made out of calcium, similar to our bones. When exposed to slightly more acidic water, resulting from an increased level of atmospheric CO2, they can undergo dissolution and weakening. The potential consequences could be devastating… Read More

¿En riesgo nuestras barreras costeras?

Los arrecifes de coral actúan como barreras naturales y disipan la energía de las olas antes de llegar a nuestras costas. El esqueleto de los corales vivos, y de aquellos muertos donde los vivos crecen, aguanta el embate de las olas. Este esqueleto esta hecho de calcio, igual que nuestros huesos. La exposición a aguas… Read More

CARICOOS Assets Help Explain Short Term Beach Erosion in Rincón, Puerto Rico

Before affecting Haiti and the US East Coast, powerful, slow-moving Hurricane Matthew churned up waves in the Caribbean Sea, causing a small to medium-sized wave event from a very rare west-southwest direction. These waves affected south and west-facing coastlines in the US Caribbean, causing severe beach erosion at many locations, especially in Rincón, Puerto Rico…. Read More

New Glider Mission in the Water

The latest NOAA AOML and CARICOOS glider missions kicked off this summer. Two gliders were deployed into the Caribbean Sea, 8 nautical miles south of La Parguera during late July; two more started their voyage in the Atlantic Ocean just 8 nautical miles north of San Juan around early August. Our objective is to have the… Read More