oscurs o cean s urface cur rent s imulator
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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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