Data sources

Copernicus Marine Service

Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information:

• Sea surface temperature — OSTIA, SST_GLO_SST_L4_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_010_001, doi:10.48670/moi-00165
• Chlorophyll-a and water clarity (Kd490) — Copernicus-GlobColour, OCEANCOLOUR_GLO_BGC_L4_NRT_009_102, doi:10.48670/moi-00279
• Sea surface height, eddies and geostrophic currents — DUACS, SEALEVEL_GLO_PHY_L4_NRT_008_046, doi:10.48670/moi-00149
• Sea surface salinity — MULTIOBS_GLO_PHY_S_SURFACE_MYNRT_015_013, doi:10.48670/moi-00051

NOAA

• High-resolution chlorophyll-a — NOAA CoastWatch, NOAA-21 and NOAA-20 VIIRS
• Sargassum / weedlines — NOAA AOML Alternative Floating Algae Index (AFAI), from the USF Optical Oceanography Lab
• Bathymetry — NOAA NCEI ETOPO 2022
• Weather buoys — NOAA National Data Buoy Center
• Aids to navigation — U.S. Coast Guard Light List, via NOAA
• Marine forecasts — NOAA National Weather Service
• Highly migratory species regulations — NOAA Fisheries

Maps

• Wind and base map — Windy.com
• Close-zoom base map — © OpenStreetMap contributors

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