OSCURSOcean Surface CURrent Simulator

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What do we type into OSCURS?

• when it was lost or abandoned

• when it was collected

• where it was lost (N & E coordinates)

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Quick Review: Latitude & Longitude

Which one shows latitude lines?

LatitudeNorth and South

LongitudeEast and West

Longitude?

EW

S

N

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Quick Review: Latitude & Longitude

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Prime meridian

Equator

W

S

N

E

Coordinates:15° N x 60° W

OSCURS coordinates°N x °E

60° W = 300° E

The OSCURS path follows ocean currents!

OSCURS model

Ocean current map

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Example Scenario

•Surfing with Waggles

•Christmas Day, 2006

•Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

•Waggles loses his board

•Coast Guard finds board 3 years later

•Where did it end up?!6

How do we use OSCURS?

– WHERE the surfboard was lost (Waikiki Beach, 21.27oN, 202.17oE)

– WHEN the surfboard was lost (Dec. 25, 2006)– HOW LONG the surfboard was lost (found 3 years

later, so Dec. 25, 2006 + 3 years = Dec. 25, 2009)

Then, input your dates and coordinates into OSCURS

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Click on the link below to begin using the OSCURS model

http://las.pfeg.noaa.gov/oscurs/

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