1. OSCURS Ocean Surface CURrent Simulator

2. What do we type into OSCURS?
when it was lost or abandoned
when it was collected
where it was lost (N & E coordinates)

3. Which one shows latitude lines?
Quick Review:
Latitude & Longitude N E W S
Latitude:
Longitude:
Longitude
East and West
Latitude
North and South
Which one shows latitude lines?
Longitude?

4. Quick Review: Latitude & Longitude W S N E Coordinates: 15° N x 60° W
Prime
meridian
Equator W S N E
Coordinates:
15° N x 60° W
OSCURS coordinates
°N x °E
60° W = 300° E
Latitude:
Longitude:

5. The OSCURS path follows ocean currents!
OSCURS model
The OSCURS path follows ocean currents!
Ocean current map

6. 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?!

7. How do we use OSCURS?
WHERE the surfboard was lost (Waikiki Beach, 21.27oN, oE)
WHEN the surfboard was lost (Dec. 25, 2006)
HOW LONG the surfboard was lost (found 3 years later, so Dec. 25, years = Dec. 25, 2009)
Then, input your dates and coordinates into OSCURS

8. https://oceanview.pfeg.noaa.gov/oscurs/
Click on the link below to begin using the OSCURS model