You can obtain currents and winds from SEVERAL sources, DEPENDING on your region of interest. We've created the online tool, GOODS, that helps you access publicly available ocean currents and winds from various models and data sources. You can then download the files as netCDF files that can be read DIRECTLY into GNOME.

To download currents, choose one of the Sea Surface Height and Geostrophic Currents datasets (06. Monthly; 14. Weekly; or 15. Near Real-Time Weekly). Check the box for "Sea-Surface Height + Geostrophic Currents," then click Next. In the Select View box, choose your desired view. In the Select Output box, choose NetCDF file. In the Select Region box, choose your region of interest. Click Next. A file called "LASoutput.nc" will download.

To download winds, choose one of the QuikSCAT Ocean Surface Winds datasets (07. Monthly; 16. Weekly; or 20. 3-Day). Check the box for "Wind Speed + Wind Speed Vectors," then click Next. In the Select View box, choose your desired view. In the Select Output box, choose NetCDF file. In the Select Region box, choose your region of interest. Click Next. A file called "LASoutput.nc" will download.

Another source you may want to check is Ocean WATCH: Central Pacific, one of numerous sources of current/wind data. On the Ocean Watch site, choose the option, "Live Access SERVER (LAS) for Satellite Imagery and Data."

You can obtain currents and winds from several sources, depending on your region of interest. We've created the online tool, GOODS, that helps you access publicly available ocean currents and winds from various models and data sources. You can then download the files as netCDF files that can be read directly into GNOME.

To download currents, choose one of the Sea Surface Height and Geostrophic Currents datasets (06. Monthly; 14. Weekly; or 15. Near Real-Time Weekly). Check the box for "Sea-Surface Height + Geostrophic Currents," then click Next. In the Select View box, choose your desired view. In the Select Output box, choose NetCDF file. In the Select Region box, choose your region of interest. Click Next. A file called "LASoutput.nc" will download.

To download winds, choose one of the QuikSCAT Ocean Surface Winds datasets (07. Monthly; 16. Weekly; or 20. 3-Day). Check the box for "Wind Speed + Wind Speed Vectors," then click Next. In the Select View box, choose your desired view. In the Select Output box, choose NetCDF file. In the Select Region box, choose your region of interest. Click Next. A file called "LASoutput.nc" will download.

Another source you may want to check is Ocean Watch: Central Pacific, one of numerous sources of current/wind data. On the Ocean Watch site, choose the option, "Live Access Server (LAS) for Satellite Imagery and Data."