Research Summaries

Back Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program (COCMP)

Fiscal Year 2007
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Oceanography
Investigator(s) Paduan, Jeffrey D.
Sponsor San Francisco State University (Other)
Summary The Central/Northern California COCMP component (COCMP-NC) addresses the state of coastal conservancy Coast Ocean Currents Monitoring Program (COCMP) mandate to monitor ocean circulation for the region between Pt. Conception and the California/Oregon border. Direct observations allow estimates of the transport of near-surface substances (e.g., oil spills, fish/invertebrate larvae, algae blooms, freshwater) while modeling will provide estimates of subsurface and surf zone transport of substances which are often vertically distributed (e.g., nutrients, pollutants). The ultimate goal is to provide products relevant to the movement and resultant distribution of substances of concern in coastal waters. The U.S. Navy will benefit from improved understanding and modeling of material transport in the littoral zone related to environmental monitoring of domestic bases and to environmental prediction in denied areas.
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