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
