UBC Salish Sea Model Project

About the Project

A three-dimensional physical-biological-chemical ocean model for the Strait of Georgia and Salish Sea.

Storm Surge Forecast

Marine and atmospheric conditions: storm surge alerts, tidal predictions, surface height, and winds.

Diatom Bloom Forecast

SOG biophysical model: best estimate of the first spring diatom bloom in the Straight of Georgia.

Storm Surge Nowcast

Present marine and atmospheric conditions.

Currents and Physics

Research results: salinity, temperature, and currents.

Biology

Research results: nitrate, diatoms, flagellates.