Outlook of Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea for 2018

According to past experience, a winter bloom in the central West Atlantic often evolved into a major bloom in the Caribbean Sea in spring and summer. The past month of January to March 2018 showed the largest bloom in the central West Atlantic, as compared to the same months in history. The eastern Caribbean islands… Read More

MAPCO2 Buoy at La Parguera Marine Reserve

CARICOOS refurbishing the PMEL MAPCO2 Buoy at La Parguera Marine Reserve earlier this year. Sponsored by Sea Grant, this project seeks to develop a temporal and spatial characterization of carbonate chemistry in the area in order to assess the vulnerability of local reef barriers.

BOYA DE RINCÓN SE VA LA DERIVA LUEGO DEL HURACÁN MARÍA

  El 21 de septiembre del 2017, después de registrar olas aproximadamente 23 pies de altura por el huracán María, la boya de monitoreo de olas en Rincón se fue a la deriva. Debido a las inclemencias del tiempo y la falta de recursos locales, la boya no pudo ser recuperada rápidamente. La boya se… Read More

Vientos durante el Huracán María

  El pasado 20 de septiempbre el huracán María atravezó la isla de Puerto Rico. La red de anemómetros de CARICOOS pudo detectar la intensidad del vientos. A continuación podemos ver el viento registrado por zona. Debemos señalar que algunas de las estaciones dejaron de reportar cuando fallaron las comunicaciones e internet en la isla.

Sociedad Meteorológica de Puerto Rico visita a CARICOOS

CARICOOS tuvo la grata visita de la Sociedad Meteorológica de Puerto Rico en donde pudimos enlazar los servicios y productos de CARICOOS con los estudiantes de meteorología. Agradecemos a Enrique Vargas, administrador de web de Mirada Científica y creador de Repaso Noticioso por lograr este enlace. Cabe señalar que el programa de Repaso Noticioso sirve de taller… Read More

CARICOOS en CienciaPR

CARICOOS recibe la certificación RICE de NOAA RUM recibe fondos federales para ampliar investigaciones oceánicas Asignan $2 millones en fondos federales a dos universidades Student at the UPR Mayagüez received fellowship by The Hydrographic Society of America Multisectoral collaboration is essential to manage coastal erosion in Puerto Rico Lanzan instrumentos para mejorar el pronóstico de… Read More

Port Recovery Operations

CARICOOS participated in a U.S. Coast Guard Area Committee drill, testing a scanning sonar system to assist in the planning and execution of response and recovery protocols. The exercise was conducted in the San Juan Bay, where two main channels were mapped to provide images of objects located on the sea floor. Emergency responders often conduct difficult… Read More

Rincón Wave Buoy back in the water!

The Rincón wave buoy has been redeployed just in time for the beginning of the hurricane season and the North Atlantic wave season. The buoy was out of the water for two weeks for maintenance and a complete refurbishment. The buoy, which sits at approximately 2 km off the Rincón lighthouse, monitors and records information… Read More

CARICOOS Buoys are Ready for the Hurricane Season

The hurricane season kicked off on Thursday, June 1st and is now officially underway in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Our data buoys are back in the water to record the entire season. With support from the University of Maine’s Physical Oceanography Group and Commercial Divers Inc., CARICOOS staff performed the annual maintenance for the Ponce,… Read More