Category Archives: Focus Areas

Marine Heatwaves The following marine heatwave images were computed following the method in Hobday et al. (2016), slightly altered for the CCS, using both the WCOFS model output and forecast and the historical run of the West Coast ROMS. WCOFS is run by NOAA CO-OPS operationally. West Coast ROMS is run as a research model […]

The Coastal Upwelling Transport Index (CUTI, pronounced “cutie”) and the Biological Effective Upwelling Transport Index (BEUTI, pronounced “beauty”) are two new west coat upwelling indices. The indices are derived using ocean models, satellite data, and in situ data. CUTI provides estimates of vertical transport near the coast. It was developed as a more accurate alternative […]