Research & Monitoring Resources and External Links of Interest
NERR-Specific Resources
- National Estuarine Research Reserve System’s Research and Monitoring Planning Document
- Peer-Reviewed Literature References for North Inlet and Winyah Bay Studies
- Current NI-WB NERR and USC Baruch Institute Research and Monitoring Projects in North Inlet and Winyah Bay
- Data Archives of the USC Baruch Institute for North Inlet and Winyah Bay
Monitoring Programs and On-Line Data Sources for the NI-WB Region
- Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
SECOORA is the southeastern regional coastal component of the Integrated Ocean Observing System - Carolinas Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System
Near real-time meteorological and oceanographic observing data for SC and NC - South Carolina Nearshore Monitoring System
Near real-time wave & current information in the nearshore at Folly Beach Edwin S. Taylor Fishing Pier, SC and Springmaid Pier, SC. - NOAA CoastWatch – East Coast Node
Near real-time sea surface temperature, Chlorophyll a, and wind field data from NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) - USGS Streamflow conditions
Real-time water level height and discharge for South Carolina - South Carolina surface water monitoring program
Physical, chemical and biological monitoring of surface and groundwaters of the state - South Carolina Estuarine and Coastal Assessment Program
Annual probabilistic monitoring of water quality, sediment quality and biological condition of SC coastal waters
Academic Research Institutions and Laboratories in the NI-WB NERR Region
- University of South Carolina’s Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences
- Clemson University’s Belle W. Baruch Institute for Coastal Ecology and Forest Science
- Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies
- The College of Charleston’s Grice Marine Laboratory
Federal and State Research and Monitoring Centers
- NOAA’s Hollings Marine Laboratory
- NOAA’s Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
- South Carolina’s Marine Resources Research Institute
- South Carolina’s Bureau of Water
- South Carolina’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
