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Key words can be confusing. Here is more information on the types of data listed to the left.

Bathymetry- the exploration of the depth and geology of the ocean floor
CTD - measures conductivity, temperature, depth of seawater
Buoy - provides wind speed and direction, air pressure, air temperature and sea surface temperature; provides information on weather patterns
HF Radar - high frequency radar for measuring surface current velocities.
Mooring - a measurement device connected to the ocean bottom (or otherwise set in place)
SnoTel Mooring - SNOwpack TELemetry which collects and transmits snowpack and climate data
SnoTel Weather- allows scientists to forecast wind and rain conditions
SWAN - wave forecasting. Simulating WAves in the Nearshore modeling
WRF - Weather Research and Forecasting Model is a prediction system for forecasting and research

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These data may be shared among principal investigators in the PWSFE program, so long as individual and community intellectual property rights are protected. Principal investigators will strive to make data availability a high priority. Intellectual ownership and authorship will be protected under any data sharing protocol. For the first two-year period following data collection and post- collection processing, data usage and authorship are fully protected. Following this two-year period, permission and the right of authorship should be fully recognized until the end of the program.

Type	Supporting information
Bathymetry	NOAA+OSRI | Metadata
CTD	SeaBird 19+ CTD | ASCII/ODV
Drifters	See: Mark Halverson or Carter Ohlmann on the data by investigator page.
Gliders	coming
HF Radar	2km Grid Totals Plots Totals fully calibrated starting July 16, 2009, 18:00 UTC.
SnoTel	Mooring: Esther Island | Salinity | WaterTemperature
	Mooring: Port San Juan | Salinity | Water Temperature XML and Instructions
	Tide Gauge: Whittier | ASCII
	Entire SnoTel network: SOS and Instructions
SST	Global 1-km Sea Surface Temperature
Surface Velocity	See: Observed: HF Radar (above) Forecast: ROMS (below)
Thermosalinograph	ASCII | format description

Specific Models

Model	External Link	Data	Format/Svc	Metadata
ATOM	ASA	oil spill trajectory forecast
GNOME	General NOAA Ocean Modeling Environment site	oil spill trajectory forecast
ROMS	JPL OurOcean Forecast updated link (per email 2/17/2010)	3D ocean forecast	NetCDF(JPL) NetCDF(JPL copy) DAP(JPL copy)	User Guide
SWAN	Maritime Systems Engineering	wave forecasts	jpg and NetCDF DAP	N/A
WRF	Alaska Experimental Forecast Facility	3D wind forecast	GNOME NetCDF DAP	FGDC

Sample Data Visualization

May/June 2009 we rolled out a Google Earth interface to show off data collected in Cook Inlet. From the AOOS data, Andrey Proshutinsky provided a contamination/particle motion animation. Learn more