Paola Santini Dosal

Undergraduate Student


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(689)200-0321


Marine Biology

University of Central Florida



Establishing Data Use Cases of Coastal Ocean Reanalysis (CORA) using GIS StoryMaps


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 NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is the authoritative source for accurate, reliable, and timely coastal oceanographic and meteorological information. CO-OPS maintains and operates NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON), which provides real-time and historic water level observations at over 200 locations across U.S. coastlines. While useful, NWLON-based information applies only to the immediate vicinity of each station, creating extensive gaps in both densely populated and remote coastlines where station distances can exceed 200 miles. To bridge these gaps and better serve coastal communities, NOAA’s Coastal Ocean ReAnalysis (CORA) couples long-term water level observations with hydrodynamic modeling to create historical information between tide stations. CORA uses the ADCIRC model coupled with the SWAN model to simulate surface gravity wave spectra and account for time-averaged wave contributions. A skill assessment by the University of Hawaii’s Sea Level Center found that CORA performed quite well when compared to NWLON observations.The ADCIRC mesh is interpolated onto a continuous geospatial grid with 500 m resolution for ongoing development. This summer, my internship with NOAA will focus on enhancing the wealth of CO-OPS' products and services. I will use data derived from CORA to construct use cases and applications for the dataset, in addition to GIS-based visualizations for educational outreach materials. This work will supplement the collection of impact graphics in the Coastal Inundation Dashboard captured through webcam observations and citizen scientists.
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