SargaSTREAM

Caribbean Sargassum monitoring

SargaStream UVic Canada UNAM SECIHTI USF

Daily satellite monitoring of Sargassum in the Caribbean Sea, together with the surface winds and currents that transport it. Sargassum coverage from the SaWS multi-sensor fusion product (University of South Florida); winds and currents from Copernicus Marine Service.

Maps: sargassum, winds and currents

Browse or animate the daily maps. Sargassum coverage next to the daily mean surface winds and currents for the same date.

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Time series by quadrant

Sargassum coverage over time for any quadrant of the basin, with smoothing, custom date ranges and summary statistics.

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Developer: Dr. Julio Lara Hernandez, postdoctoral fellow, University of Victoria.
Project Manager: MSc. Santiago Ramirez Said.
Supervisor: Dra. Maycira Costa.