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October 4, 2004
Two Nodes Merge Together
As of October 1, 2004, CoastWatch has a new Node called the Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico Regional Node. The same great products for the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico are now available through the new regional node.September 26, 2004
Hurricane Jeanne over Florida
As with Hurricane Frances and Ivan, CoastWatch monitored Hurricane Jeanne with AVHRR satellite data. These images show Jeanne making its way over Florida: Sept 26:1909 UTC, Sept 26:1619 UTC, Sept 25:1922 UTCSeptember 16, 2004
Hurricane Ivan makes landfall
As with Hurricane Frances, CoastWatch continued to monitor Hurricane Ivan with POES/AVHRR satellite data. These images show Ivan making its way over the southeast: 1206 UTC, 1647 UTC, 1925 UTCSeptember 8, 2004
DODS now available for HDF products
The Distributed Oceanographic Data System (DODS) was deployed on the CoastWatch webserver for HDF products, both CWHDF and HDF-EOS. DODS is a software framework that allows for simple access to remote data. A link called "DODS HDF Access" will be listed with the available data formats, after the product and image of choice have been selected.September 5, 2004
Hurricane Frances over Florida
As Hurricane Frances moved towards Florida, CoastWatch continued to monitor each new position with the latest passes from the POES satellites. See the view over Florida on September 5 .August 31, 2004
Ocean Product Server for SeaWiFS Only
The CoastWatch Ocean Product Server is now providing only SeaWiFS ocean color data. The GOES SST, AVHRR SST, and Ocean Surface Winds products are no longer be available through that server. These products can be found on this website, using Product Search.July 28, 2004
Browsing using Mapserver
Mapserver is now available for GeoTiFF browsing for all data streams! After selecting the product and image of choice, there will be a link listed with the available data formats called "Explore this Tiff in Mapserver." Please let us know if you experience any problems with this new feature.July 20, 2004
CoastWatch exhibits for the Maury Project/ NOAA Open House
On Tuesday, July 20, CoastWatch and NODC personnel exhibited for NESDIS for the teachers of the Maury Project. These science teachers, from all over the country, were very enthusiastic to learn more about satellite data, NESDIS and NOAA. For the past several years, NOAA has been a part of the American Meteorological Society's Maury Project , as one of their field trip destinations. The teachers selected for this project take what they've learned back to the classroom and "teach the teachers." This helps NOAA to reach a wider audience.June 21, 2004
Anonymous FTP Server
CoastWatch now has an Anonymous FTP server available for retrieving AVHRR and MODIS data. Other CoastWatch products will be available soon. Please email Shawna.Karlson@noaa.gov with any questions or problems regarding access to this server.June 19, 2004
CW Utilities version 3.1.7
A new release of the CoastWatch utilities is now available from CoastWatch Utilites. There are several new features in the 3.1.7 release which include:May 18, 2004
New GOES Product
CoastWatch has a new product for its users! GOES "global" consists of the entire merged GOES-10 and GOES-12 satellite footprint. This product can be accessed from the Product Search page, by selecting "global" as the region.April 1-4, 2004
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference
Another successful conference!! CoastWatch teamed up with other NOAA offices for the NSTA National Conference in Atlanta. This venue brought thousands of science teachers from all over the country and provided a great opportunity to gather information on NOAA, NESDIS, and of course, CoastWatch. Additional information about NSTA can be found at their NSTA website. See you there, next year!March 31, 2004
Suggestion or Comment for CoastWatch?
We would like to hear from you. If you have a suggestion for a product, a comment about our website, or just want to say 'hello', please let us know by submitting a Comment Form .March 10, 2004
Winds Now Available Here
The CoastWatch Ocean Surface Wind products are now available on this website. Use the "Product Search" to browse the most recent data globally or by specific regions.February 23, 2004
New Data Regions and Availability
Attention SeaWiFs ocean color users! Now the SeaWiFs public browse products are available from this main website. Use the "Product Search" to the left to find SeaWiFs and other CoastWatch products.CoastWatch has also expanded the MODIS coverage. The new areas include the North Atlantic and Equatorial Atlantic sectors, as well as the Equatorial Pacific Basin. These regions are currently available via the Anonymous FTP server in GeoTIFF format, and will be available soon through this website.
February 16-20, 2004
Presence at Ocean Research Conference
At the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, CoastWatch set up a booth at the 2004 Ocean Research Conference. With approximately 30 other exhibitors, this co-sponsored conference by the American Society of Limnology & Oceanography and The Oceanography Society was a success. Topical themes included ocean color observations, observing systems, coral reefs and many more.February 1, 2004
Still have Terra!
CoastWatch users need not worry.. as Terra/MODIS products are still available. As of February 1, 2004, NASA will stop generating Terra/MODIS ocean color products for an undetermined amount of time, however, this DOES NOT impact CoastWatch. We will continue to process the Terra/MODIS data, along with Aqua/MODIS, and make it available in near real-time.January 12-16, 2004
Presence at the American Meteorological Society Meeting
CoastWatch worked with other components of NOAA to create a new exhibit for the 84th annual AMS meeting in Seattle, Wa. The exhibit was a huge hit, showing a unified agency and focusing on the four major components of NOAA's Strategic Plan.December 6, 2003
New Release CW Utilities 3.1.6
A new release of the CoastWatch utilities is now available from CoastWatch Utilites. The new features in the 3.1.6 release include:October 10, 2003
New Look and New Files for AVHRR
Look! POES/AVHRR images have a new appearance! The processing involved uses the latest version of the CoastWatch Format Utilities to create web-viewable PNGs. And now, these images are also available in GeoTIFF and HDF formats. Use the "Product Search" to see for yourself.
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