Today the system consist of over fifty station. And most stations provide additional data such as wind speed and direction, air temperature, and water temperature., We also maintain stations that provide water current, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen data. TCOON (Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network) Starting in 1989 CBI started installing a modern state-of-the- art water level measurement system along the Texas coast with the goal of making the collected data available in near real-time.

Although the intended primary use of the data was to establish tidal datums, the scope of the system has been broaden to include other uses: commercial shipping industry, recreational boaters, sailors and windsurfers, shrimping and fishing industry, marine construction, decision-makers responsible for marine safety and emergency evacuation in the event of an approaching hurricane. TCOON Purpose

TCOON Station All the stations in TCOON collect data at six-minute intervals (0.1 hours). In order to manage this large volume of data, a database management system has been developed and continues to be improved. An Intel based workstation running UNIX is responsible for collecting, archiving, and decoding all source data received from the remote platforms. The data are supplied to sponsors and the public via the Internet at and through voice telephone response systems.

The Shoreline Environmental Research Facility (SERF) Nine wave tanks capable of simulating both tides and waves with a continuous or recycled supply of fresh or sea water Permitted to test crude oil, refined oil, and spill response agents On-site labs (toxicology, general chemistry, sample handling) Simulated environments. Simulates coastal environments to study processes controlling contaminant fate, effects, and remediation. SERF features include the following:

Applications of HF Radar b Oil Spill Response b Navigation/Port Management b Database for Bay Modeling Hydrodynamic modelingHydrodynamic modeling –Dredge analysis –Storm events Ecological modeling (salinity)Ecological modeling (salinity)

Conrad Bluchers Involvement with HF Radar CBI, through TGLO and TEES support purchased a CODAR Ocean Systems, Inc., a pair of SEASONDE 25-MHz HF-Radars.CBI, through TGLO and TEES support purchased a CODAR Ocean Systems, Inc., a pair of SEASONDE 25-MHz HF-Radars. CBI has configured them to be a mobile, rapid-deployment system for oil spill response and research.CBI has configured them to be a mobile, rapid-deployment system for oil spill response and research.

HF Radar unit in action

Test Run of HF Radar in Corpus Christi Bay

Florida Setup