CariCOOS DMAC and Computational

Infrastructure

Description

Forecast & Numerical Model

Observing Assets & Data Streams

José Rodríguez , Jorge E. Capella and Adolfo Gonzalez Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Data Management and Communications (DMAC) is a set of rules required to make the regional-global ocean and coastal

observation data discoverable and accessible in a standard format thus supporting improved awareness, understanding and

forecasting of coastal events. CariCOOS as part of IOOS shares the responsibility complying with particular DMAC

requirements. CariCOOS manages two sets of data streams; from observing assets, including buoy & mesonet and derived from

forecast supporting numerical.

NASA ModisA

CHLA

CariCOOS Assets

ESA CHLA ESA Kd490

Observing Assets

Processing & Quality Assurance

Data Provider &

Archival

CariCOOS Web Portal

U Maine/NDBC

GoMOOS Buoys (5)

EPSCoR-UVI

Buoy

CDIP, NDBC Rincon Wave Buoy

NDBC Meteorological

PR Seismic Net. (2)

WeatherFlow Meteorological

WeatherFlow (12)

NOAA,SIO,Rutgers CODAR: Radar

Surface currents

NOAA

GlobeColour,-ESA

MODIS Sat

Ocean color

NASA Ocean MODIS/VIIRS Sat

Ocean color

CariCOOS dual High

Performance

Computing (HPC) facilities at

Isla Magueyes and at UPRM

perform the bulk of our DMAC

activities and also accommodate

our computationally intensive

modeling program. The

atmospheric model WRF, the

ocean circulation model ROMS,

the ocean wave model SWAN,

ADCIRC-SWAN coastal

inundation, CoE CMS,

Bouss2D, etc. are all run in-

house. SWAN, ROMS and

WRF are executed in

operational mode while others

are used in process-oriented

fashion. The Navy’s AMSEAS

model output is also widely

utilized.

SWAN

Multigrid

Global AMSEAS

ROMS

CariCOOS maintains a network of coastal buoys, meteo stations and

HF Radar observing assets that provide a constant stream of wind,

wave and marine currents information to our stakeholders. These

data undergo a process of quality assurance and control before their

release to the public. Graphical representations are then created from

the various data streams to assess changing conditions in our coastal

environment. Our partners also supply satellite data which are made

available in suitable graphical formats. Finally the numerical data

are made available in various standard data formats and services.

Thredds server for publishing data files.

Data

Providers &

Products

High

Resolution Regional

Model

Global

Model

(Input)

CariCOOS Web Portal

San Juan: Harbor and Approaches

Southwest PR

USVI: Charlotte

Amalie

Multiple SWAN

Domains SWAN

ROMS

GFS WRF-NWS

NDFD

AMSEAS