DriftCast

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Live and forecast virtual-buoy trajectories and North Pacific environmental fields.

Methods

Recent notificationsLast 12 hours

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Virtual DriftCast tutorialDriftCast controls

Okinawa calculation methods & data sources

Initialization timeMap layer

Locations

Models

Reference

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Map color scale

Street map

Lower clipMidpointUpper clip

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Select a field layer to display its color scale.

Live forecast product

Connecting

Loading current forecastRequesting the public data manifest…

Test caseBuoy ID

Valid from: —
Valid through: —
Last updated: —

Add live buoy forecastGenerate and store a trajectory from the latest reported position.

Add live buoySave a buoy ID using letters, numbers, or hyphens.

Buoy IDDisplay name (optional)

History to retrieve (UTC)StarttoEnd

Add new virtual caseChoose a release point and forecast window in UTC.

TitleLive buoy IDLatitude

Longitude

Forecast window

Forcing data available (UTC)

Observed / analysisForecast

Ocean

Wave

Wind · ECMWF

Data sourceLoading availability reported by the DriftCast processor…

Start (UTC)End (UTC)

Run activity

Most recent conditionsEnter a buoy ID to prepare the live view.

Published Spotter observations from R2

Ocean current0.42 m s⁻¹

−3h−2h−1hNow

Speed · direction 248°

Waves—

−3h−2h−1hNow

Peak period unavailable

Wind—

−3h−2h−1hNow

Direction unavailable

ECMWF + Copernicus

GFS + HYCOM

Map layerOpenStreetMap

Select a published live buoyThe latest R2 observations will appear here.

Forecast domainObservationsTrajectoryReleaseSelected time

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—Current location · placeholder pending

Live statusAwaiting live GPS connectionLast updated buoy positionNot available yet

Map color scale

Street map

Lower clipMidpointUpper clip

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Select a field layer to display its color scale.

Observed bulk-parameter time series

Waiting for private telemetry.Measured Spotter time series

Wave spectra and bulk values

Selected observationSelect a live buoy

Spectral availability will be checked after selection.

1D power spectrumFrequency (Hz) · m² Hz⁻¹

No data available

2D power spectrumComing-from direction (°) · frequency (Hz) · m² Hz⁻¹ rad⁻¹

Power scalem² Hz⁻¹ rad⁻¹

Low—Mid—High—

No data available

Significant wave height: —
Mean period: —
Peak period: —
Mean square slope (MSS): —
High-frequency directional spread: —
Peak-frequency directional spread: —

No data availableWave spectra have not been published for the selected time.

Release: —
End: —
Duration: —
Distance: —
Forcing: —
Result: —

DriftCast combines buoy observations with ocean, wave, and atmospheric forcing to display live conditions and forecast virtual-buoy trajectories.

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