Near-Real-Time Oceanographic & Atmospheric Conditions at Gump Station in Moorea

Here is the description of the Digital Moorea System and photographs of the locations.

The raw data are available as a MCR-LTER data package (static), as well as near-real-time.

Local time in Moorea: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 1:11:40am (GMT-10 Hrs)

The plot times below are in the Pacific time zone (PDT), which is 3 hours ahead of Moorea time, and 7 hours behind GMT.

Graph titles are color-keyed to the description of the measurements and units.

Choose a TIME FRAME for plots below:

Air

Temperature (C)	Relative Humidity (%)	Pressure (mPa)

Wind Direction (deg)	Wind Speed (m/s)	Sunlight (kW/m²)

Rain (mm)

Ocean

The CTD mooring data stream is offline for maintenance.

This work is supported by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, also NSF OCI Award 0722067, and NSF MCR LTER Award OCE 04-17412.

Tsunami Event - 27 Feb 2010 Chile

Information about the Tsunami resulting from the 8.8 earthquake in Chile may be viewed at NOAA / PMEL / Center for Tsunami Research. That site shows maps predicting the Tsunami effect.

This image is from the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research.

Cyclone Oli

On 4 February 2010 Cyclone Oli passed close to Moorea. No Gump station people were hurt or buildings damaged. Divers are currently checking on the instruments and on-going underwater experiments to see what effects the 23-foot waves had on the reefs.

A satellite image of the cyclone shows how close it came to Moorea. Moorea is the triangle-shaped island northwest of Tahiti (yellow arrow).

Click on the picture for the story and a full-scale image.