CariCOOS provides animations of AMSEAS model output that are specifically tailored for our regional surface waters, and which are updated on a daily basis. Additional products highlight surface currents in the Mona Passage and at the Northeast Corridor (NECR). Note that in response to the needs of our stakeholders several bathymetric features are mapped in the Mona Passage (bold white lines). The full model output, and output handling and visualization tools, are available through the main AMSEAS repository at the Northern Gulf Institute http://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/edac/oceanNomads/AmSeas.php The Naval Oceanographic Office operational ocean prediction system for the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean is based on the NRL-developed Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM). With resolution of 1/36 degree (~3km) horizontal and 40 levels in the vertical. This capability provides 4-day forecasts at 3-hour time steps. The AMSEAS ocean prediction system assimilates all quality controlled observations in the region including satellite sea surface temperature and altimetry, as well as surface and profile temperature and salinity data. Boundary conditions are applied from the global NCOM model.
