Making USGS/NOAA Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast data accessible through user-friendly interfaces

The Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast delivers 6-day forecasts of hourly water levels and the probability of waves impacting dunes along 5000 km of sandy coasts along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and will soon expand to the Pacific. These forecasts provide needed information to local governments and federal partners and are used by the USGS to place sensors before a storm. The forecast data are presented in a publicly accessible web tool and stored in a database. Currently, model data are only accessible to project staff. A growing user community is requesting direct access to the data, to conduct scientific analyses and share forecasts on other platforms. To address this need, we will develop an interface to allow users to download archived forecasts and nowcasts directly from the website. This interface will provide improved access to information to better protect lives and property along the coast.



Principal Investigator : Kara S Doran

Co-Investigator : Alfredo Aretxabaleta, Jenna Brown, Sharifa Karwandyar

Cooperator/Partner : Athena P Clark