Tropical weather observations, analysis, and prediction

Research conducted under this theme will address NOAA’s research and development needs spanning from observations through model improvements. It will result in:

Ocean and climate observations, analysis, and prediction

Research important for understanding and monitoring the ocean and coastal environment on a range of timescales, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic.

Ecosystem observations, modeling, forecasts, and management

Research on hurricanes and other tropical weather systems with a focus on the transition from research to operations.

CIMAS Spotlights

Heather Moncrief-Cox has been working with CIMAS as a Senior Research Associate II since June 2021. She works within the Biology and Life History Branch at the NOAA Fisheries...

CIMAS Spotlights

Marlos Goes joined CIMAS and the Physical Oceanography department at AOML in 2010, first as an Assistant Scientist, and in 2020 as an Associate Scientist. His main duties are...

News, University of Miami

Meteorologist and professor of atmospheric sciences Ben Kirtman explains how these ribbons of water vapor in the sky affect the climate of California and the Pacific Northwest. Published in NEWS@TheU on October 28, 2021, by Janette Neuwahl Tannen.

Events, Seminar Events

CIMAS seminar on Thursday, October 28, 2021, 10AM (EDT): Magdalena Andres (WHOI) presents “PEACH PIESs: Gulf Stream variability inferred from pressure-sensor equipped inverted echo sounders (PIESs) as part of the Processes driving Exchange at Cape Hatteras (PEACH) project”

News, CIMAS 

International Sawfish Day is an annual event that is held every October 17th. Research involving sawfish is conducted by Andrea Kroetz, Assistant Scientist at CIMAS, and her story was first featured in NOAA's Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series on October 13, 2021...

News, CIMAS Blog

A Week 4 update from the 4th Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Carbon Cruise, GOMECC-4, aboard the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, in Gulf of Mexico. By GOMECC-4 chief scientists Dr. Leticia Barbero and Dr. Andy Stefanick...

CIMAS Blog

Discovering the Life of a Hawksbill Turtle From a Single Bone - by Jamie Clark, Fisheries Biologist with CIMAS and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center...