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Many government agencies, military forces, corporations, and individuals operate routinely in
the coastal ocean. Furthermore, the ecosystems in these areas sustain important fisheries
and tourism industries.
ICON is developing a capability to monitor and model coastal ocean conditions to improve both
real-time and climatological predictions.
As examples, we expect products such as the following to result from ICON and other NOPP projects:
Real-time displays of ocean currents for navigation and hazardous spill containment.
High-resolution, three-dimensional current, temperature, and available nutrient fields for accurate ecological modeling of upwelling systems.
