Surface Current Maps near the mouth of the Columbia River

Low-pass filtered maps, 2004 Cruise Low-pass filtered maps, 2005 Cruise1 Low-pass filtered maps, 2005 Cruise2

MAPS FOR PAST 2 DAYS. Click to enlarge
image of Map for Today

                       Speeds are in cm/sec (1 knot=51.4 cm/s).

 image of Map for Yesterday

 

 Archived Maps plus text files

These two most recent maps plus those listed below, show daily averages of ocean surface currents near the mouth of the Columbia River.

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PLEASE NOTE: these are research, rather than routine, measurements. These near-real-time measurements have not been subjected to thorough data checking. Their accuracy is not guaranteed; in fact, some errors are to be expected. Treat them skeptically, and use at your own risk. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0237710. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Archived Maps:

2008:   January   February   March   April   May   June   July   August  
2007:   June   July   August   September   October   November   December  
2006:   April     May     June     July     August     September     October     November    
2005:   April     May     June     July     August     September     October    

Winds/Waves:

Columbia River Bar (NDBC 46029)
Off Newport (NDBC 46050)
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