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Near-Real-Time Oceanographic & Atmospheric Conditions at Gump Station in MooreaPowered by DataTurbine 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. 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 ChileInformation 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 OliOn 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.
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