Advancing Climate and Weather Modeling
New AI Maps Ocean Currents Using Weather Satellites
Researchers from URI and UC San Diego develop GOFLOW to track ocean dynamics with high-resolution hourly data.
A digital map showing colorful, swirling ocean current patterns as seen from a satellite perspective, highlighting fluid dynamics in the water.
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Researchers from the University of Rhode Island, UC San Diego, and UCLA developed a new AI system called GOFLOW [1][2]. The system analyzes thermal imagery from existing weather satellites to map ocean surface currents in high detail [1][3]. This method provides hourly data on submesoscale dynamics for the first time [1].
GOFLOW works without requiring any new hardware or expensive equipment [1][2]. Scientists say this data is essential for improving climate and weather modeling [1]. The technology represents a significant step in monitoring ocean flows with unprecedented resolution [2][3].
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uri.edu
https://www.uri.edu/news/2026/04/new-satellite-based-ai-approach-reveals-ocean-currents-in-unprecedented-detail/
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scripps.ucsd.edu
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/new-ai-approach-reveals-ocean-currents-unprecedented-detail
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cnet.com
https://www.cnet.com/science/scientists-use-ai-to-map-ocean-currents/
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