GoMOOS Products and Services

A brief description of the products available on GoMOOS.org with link to the product page.

Latest Conditions | Forecasts | Historical Data

Latest Conditions
Real-time Buoy Conditions
View the latest conditions from GoMOOS, NOAA and partner buoys in the Gulf of Maine.
Region-wide Buoy Conditions
Convenient maps to view the latest conditions from all reporting buoys at a glance. Compare two data types side-by-side.
Surface Current Measurements
Animated maps of real-time CODAR (Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar) sea-surface currents in the Gulf of Maine.
Sea Surface Temperature
AVHRR satellite sea surface temperature images. Quick access to latest buoy data as well.
Satellite Imagery
Links to available satellite information in the Gulf of Maine. Includes NOAA's AVHRR, NASA's MODIS, SeaWiFS and SeaWinds maps.
Phytoplankton Biomass
Quick access to the latest chlorophyll (mg chl/m3) and sunlight (PAR) readings from the GoMOOS buoys with this capacity. These measurements are utilized to estimate phytoplankton biomass, blooms, and primary productivity.
Dial-a-Buoy
GoMOOS buoy observations are available 24 hours a day over a touch-tone or cell phone. Latest updates on weather and ocean conditions from GoMOOS buoys, NOAA buoys and NOAA C-MAN stations throughout the Gulf of Maine. Partnership with NOAA and NBDC.
Text-a-Buoy
Receive latest readings messages from GoMOOS and NOAA buoys using an text message (SMS) enabled cell phone.
Mobile Phone / PDA Portal
View the GoMOOS website from your PDA or Mobile phone.
RSS Feeds
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a format for distributing news and information on the web that is updated automatically and can be viewed through an RSS reader. Feeds include real-time observations from GoMOOS, NDBC and C-MAN sites situated in the Gulf of Maine.

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Forecasts
Wind and Waves
Forecast surface wind and wave conditions in the Gulf of Maine 48 hours in the future. Also includes East Coast and North Atlantic wave forecasts.
Marine Forecast
NOAA's National Buoy Data Center NWS forecast (NOAA website).
Water Level
Real-time ADCIRC water-level forecast & observations for the East Coast (OpenIOOS.org)
Circulation
University of Maine's GoMOOS modeling product. Includes images of temperature, salinity, and currents at various depths, sea-surface height relative to mean sea level, and graphical representations of the NOAA meteorological prediction for the Gulf of Maine region.
Right Whale Births
Forecast of North Atlantic right whale births using data from GoMOOS Buoy N and computer models in the Gulf of Maine.
Coastal Flooding Nomogram
Prototype of integrated data forecasts for water level and wave height to predict flooding and splash-over events.

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Historical Data
Buoy Conditions Graphing and Download
Easy-to-use tool for accessing historical data from GoMOOS and NOAA buoys and stations. Data can be queried by type, time period, and location. Output your data to CSV, html tables or graphs.
Buoy Conditions Quick History
View data from a pre-selected time period right up to the latest reading. Data is available for wind, waves, air temperature, visibility, water temperature and more.
Gulfwatch Contaminants Monitoring
An interactive map for displaying data on contaminants in blue mussels from 1993 - 2001. A partnership with the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
Regional Habitat Monitoring
An interactive map for displaying vegetation monitoring data from salt marsh and seagrass habitats. A partnership with the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
Northern Shrimp Fishery Data
View shrimp catch and survey information from multiple data sources on to one map. Users can also overlay other important information such as bathymetry and sea surface temperature satellite images on to the map.
Environmental Monitoring on Lobster Traps
A mapping tool to view historical temperature and salinity readings from lobster traps and nearby buoys in the Gulf of Maine. A collaboration between GoMOOS and eMOLT program.
Sea Surface Winds Satellite Images
Historical sea surface winds satellite images are available for the time period from August 2001 through December 2006.