CORIE

CORIE is a cross-scale ocean observing system for the Columbia River estuary and plume, with observation, modeling, analyses and information delivery components.

CORIE products and analyses have enabled innovative thinking in both coastal oceanography and ecosystem science & education, and have contributed to address management and operational issues such as salmon survival, navigation improvements, and flow regulation.

Fact sheet

• Operated by OHSU-OGI since 1996
• NANOOS affiliate network since 2004
• CMOP infrastructure since 2006
• Observations at ~20 fixed stations and a mobile station (R/V Forerunner)
• Routine daily forecasts of 3D circulation
• Multi-year simulation databases of 3D circulation