Nicholas Trautman

Nicholas is a research technician supporting the Coastal Oceanography Group (COG).  His primary focus is operating 11 high-frequency radar sites from the Golden Gate to Humboldt County to monitor sea surface currents as part of the Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS).  He also collaborates with researchers from Sonoma State University to deploy and maintain moorings in estuaries in Marin, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties for the California Estuary Marine Protected Area (EMPA) Monitoring Program.  In addition to these projects, he manages oceanographic data from the Bodega Ocean Observing Node (BOON) and takes part in diving and boating operations with COG and other units at BML.