Welcome to SCERP—The School of the Coast
& Environment’s Research Data Portal.
Real–time and near–real–time data on waves,
currents, hurricanes, and other storms are available for
public viewing on the Earth Scan Laboratory and WAVCIS Web
sites.
Earth
Scan Laboratory— ESL began tracking Hurricane
Katrina well before it made landfall, serving emergency
relief efforts state-wide, including the Louisiana Office
of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. ESL will
continue to provide satellite–based analysis and operational
support throughout the recovery effort, including monitoring
of algal blooms in Lake Ponchartrain.
The ESL Web site [www.esl.lsu.edu] provides real–time
satellite movie loops of current weather, storm motion,
and ocean currents based on measurements of the GOES–East
satellite, as well as historic animations of deadly hurricanes.
Real–time hurricane track predictions and true–color
MODIS satellite images of Hurricane Katrina as well as other
2005 hurricanes are available on the “Hurricanes”
link.
