Current meter data were collected using moored current meter casts in the Pacific Ocean from 28 May 1986 to 01 May 1983. Data were submitted by Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) as part of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies (EPOCS) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter Data (F015) format.
The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments.
About this Dataset
| Title | Current meter data from moored current meter casts in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies (EPOCS) project from 1986-05-28 to 1987-05-11 (NCEI Accession 8900168) |
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| Description | Current meter data were collected using moored current meter casts in the Pacific Ocean from 28 May 1986 to 01 May 1983. Data were submitted by Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) as part of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies (EPOCS) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Current Meter Data (F015) format. The F015 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents. These data are obtained from current meter moorings and represent Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed point and measure flow past a sensor. Position, bottom depth, sensor depth, and meter characteristics are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of east-west (u) and north-south (v) current vector components at specified date and time. Current direction is defined as the direction toward which the water is flowing with positive directions east and north and negative directions west and south. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Water temperature, pressure, and conductivity or salinity may also be reported. A text record is available for optional comments. |
| Modified | 2025-11-18T02:23:22.676Z |
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| Keywords | 8900168 , CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) , CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) , HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE , WATER TEMPERATURE , buoy , current measurements , profile , CURRENT METER , FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES , NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory , NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory , EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN CLIMATE STUDIES (EPOCS) , North Pacific Ocean , South Pacific Ocean , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/OAR/PMEL > Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , EPOCS > Equatorial Pacific Ocean Climate Studies , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE , FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS > FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS , CURRENT METER (ICES code: 313C) , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN , environment , oceans |
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