IOOS Regional Models and Applications

IOOS data comes from a variety of technologies and data collection systems across United States waters, including buoys, high frequency radar systems and gliders. Understanding the current and future state of our Nation’s coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes from these disparate and complex data sets is a challenge.

 

The IOOS® Regional Associations use models and model applications to understand and communicate current marine conditions, and forecast and predict future marine conditions. IOOS® delivers and disseminates these models, model outputs, and model-based applications so that decision-makers can take action to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment.

The full catalog of IOOS® Regional models can be found here. Often, models developed by IOOS® partners are transitioned to NOAA to run; these are not included in the IOOS modeling catalog, but are included in NOAA’s Operational Forecast Systems and Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) forecasts. Additional models by IOOS partners can also be visualized in the IOOS® Model Viewer.


WHY USE MODELS?

IOOS uses models to understand current marine conditions, and forecast and predict future marine conditions. 

Data Models organize and standardize data elements to understand how they relate to one another and to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes properties.

Model Applications translate and visualize modeling outputs to make data easier to see and understand.

Catalog of IOOS Regional Models and Applications

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DOPPIO

A ROMS-based regional ocean circulation model of the northeastern continental shelf of North America

Region:
Atlantic
Time Range:
Forecast (48 hour), Reanalysis
Outputs:
Circulation, Currents, Hydrodynamic, Salinity, Temperature
Model Component:
ROMS

Stevens Flood Advisory System at Davidson Laboratory

The fully-automated, ensemble-based flood advisory system produces street scale flood forecasts over urban terrain in the Greater NY/NJ Metropolitan region

Region:
Atlantic
Time Range:
Forecast (4.5 day)
Outputs:
Water Levels

New York Harbor Observing and Prediction System (NYHOPS)

NYHOPS provides a real-time assessment of ocean, weather, and environmental conditions throughout the waters of New York, New Jersey and Long Island Sound.

Region:
Atlantic
Time Range:
Nowcast, Forecast (72 hour)
Outputs:
Water Levels, Waves, Winds
Model Component:
ROMS

St. Johns River Prediction System

A Fully Coupled 3D Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave coastal water predictive tool for the St. Johns River

Region:
Atlantic
Time Range:
Nowcast, Forecast (72 hour)
Outputs:
Water Levels
Model Component:
ROMS

Mariner's Dashboard

The Mariner's Dashboard provides mariner's with high-quality, timely data from a network of buoys and sensors that includes integrated wind and wave forecasts and 12-hour histories for station across the region.

Region:
Atlantic
Time Range:
Forecast (12 hour), Nowcast, Forecast (7 day)
Outputs:
Waves, Winds
Model Component:
FVCOM, WW3

SSCOFS_pisces

Developing real-time data assimilation capabilities and procedures to improve predictions provided by oceanographic operational forecast systems, with the objective is to characterize and improve performance over remote locations where model skill and performance has not been previously tested.

Region:
Pacific
Time Range:
Forecast (48 hour)
Outputs:
Data Assimilation, Oceanographic Operational Forecast Systems, Oceanographic Forecast Systems, OFS
Model Component:
FVCOM