Alaska Ocean Observing System Data Management

See information provided by the Anchorage Outreach team at www.aoos.org

Data products

Many of the links below will take you to a description of the type of data collected as well as images that appear when you rollover the products listed on the page. Additional descriptions and explanations of select items are listed on the Forecasts, Instruments & Observations page.

Learn more about the data products and/or mouseover the products link at the bottom of the page to view image snapshots and then dive into the stored image archive.

"Without the sun there'd be no sunbathing on Florida's beaches and the sunscreen industry would face dark times as well, but more importantly, the sun is our primary energy source and the origin of life on earth. The sun is a celestial body with an average temperature of ~6000 degrees C. Every body sends out radiation according to its temperature and since the sun is such a hot body with so much mass it sends out a lot of radiation, which we call solar radiation." Information from Average Solar Radiation page

The Alaska Ocean Observing System is building a network of observation platforms and forecast models. The goal of this network is to provide information products and tools to improve our understanding of Alaska’s ocean ecosystem and allow us to make better decisions about our use of the marine environment.

AOOS is affiliated with the Integrated Ocean Observing System and the
University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
UAF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution.