Coastal Zones

COAS is a national leader in the study of coastal zones and ocean processes. Through field experiments, theoretical investigations and numerical modeling and simulations we study all aspects of ocean, land and atmosphere processes and interactions.

• OrCOOS adds 'Wave Watch' and other products to its coastal observations
  
  
• Harmful algal blooms increasing; researchers search for warning signs
  
  
• Studies of estuary water circulation answer pollution questions
  
  
• Deadly rip currents are "more common than rare"
  
  
• Winter storms and wave heights escalating off Northwest coast

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

• Gliders collect data in coastal waters
• Changes in West Coast marine ecosystems significant
• Iron in Northwest rivers fuels phytoplankton and fish populations
• Ocean upwelling delay gives scientists sneak preview of what future may hold
• Nearshore research focuses on coastal dynamics
• Conserving the Green Sea turtles of Palau
• Burrowing shrimp mine estuary mud flats
• Modeling coastal currents
• Mapping currents in the coastal ocean with radio waves
• Tracking harmful algal blooms