With capital investment through Texas A&M University's Chancellor's Research Initiative, multiple 5 MHz CODAR SeaSondes were purchased and installed along the Texas coast. Maintenance and operation for these systems is currently funded by the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) through the Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observing System (GCOOS).

Statistical analysis of the Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS) time series to characterize the seasonal and spatial variability of the Texas Coastal Current.

Providing in situ profile data of water temperature and salinity from Slocum gliders to be utilized for data assimilation to improve the accuracy of hurricane models.