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OSCAR
Ocean Surface Current Analyses-Real time
NASA's Ocean Surface Current Analyses-Real time (OSCAR) project developed a processing system and data center to provide operational ocean surface velocity fields from satellite altimeter and vector wind data. The regional focus was on the tropical Pacific. The method to derive surface currents with satellite altimeter and scatterometer data is the outcome of several years of NASA sponsored research.
OSCAR sought to demonstrate the value of this data for a variety of users, specifically fisheries management and recruitment, monitoring debris drift, larvae drift, oil spills, fronts and eddies, as well as ongoing large scale ENSO monitoring, diagnostics, and prediction.
The team consisted of private non-profit, educational, and government partners with broad experience and familiarity with the data and the scientific and technical issues. Team members represented NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Climate Prediction Center, CoastWatch, NOAA Fisheries, and the Navy to evaluate uses and applications.
Data Centers
OB.DAAC