sst_obs_hourly_recent IN-SITU SST OBS RECENT http://nautilus.baruch.sc.edu/wms/seacoos_in_situ?service=wms&version=1.1.0&layers=sst_obs_hourly_recent&request=getmap&bbox=BBOX&FORMAT=image/jpeg -85,20,-60,45 Using previously existing observing systems operating at the sub-regional level, SEACOOS works towards increasing the quantity and quality of environmental information from the coastal ocean of the Southeast and to facilitate the application of that data in a variety of forums and discourse communities. These observing systems collect data across a four state region (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida) using a variety of sensors, which is integrated into the SEACOOS real-time data stream. The observing systems currently cooperating with SEACOOS are: SeaKeepers - an international nonprofit organization that installs sensors on platforms ranging from lighthouses to ocean-going vessels. Explorer of the Seas - The University of Miami and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines outfitted an 1000 ft. cruise vessel with observation equipment. CaroCOOPS - an array off of the coast of the Carolinas operated by USC, N.C. State, and UNC-Wilmington. Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System - the University of South Florida operates this system observing the West Florida Shelf. South Atlantic Bight Synoptic Offshore Observational Network - is currently operated by Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in Savannah, Georgia in collaboration with the US Navy, UNC-Chapel Hill and SC Department of Natural Resources. For more complete information about SEACOOS and its observing systems, please visit http://seacoos.org http://nautilus.baruch.sc.edu/gearth/image_oi_sst_legend.jpg