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Drifters were deployed from vessels in the Chukchi Sea during the ice-free seasons of 2011-2013. Drifter positions were determined via GPS, and positions were relayed via Iridium communications to on-shore data centers. Drifters were tracked from their release until they a) were picked up at sea for redeployment; b) beached on-shore; or c) died at sea because of battery failure or other causes. Many drifters remained active as sea ice re-formed in the region, and 3 drifters were frozen in the ice and released the following spring. Drifters also recorded Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from 2012 onward. Drifters were of various types (Davis, SVP, and Microstar) and were drogued at various depths (1 m and 10 m).
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| Title | Surface currents and temperature data from satellite-tracked drifters in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas from 2011-08-07 to 2014-03-06 (NCEI Accession 0126984) |
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| Description | Drifters were deployed from vessels in the Chukchi Sea during the ice-free seasons of 2011-2013. Drifter positions were determined via GPS, and positions were relayed via Iridium communications to on-shore data centers. Drifters were tracked from their release until they a) were picked up at sea for redeployment; b) beached on-shore; or c) died at sea because of battery failure or other causes. Many drifters remained active as sea ice re-formed in the region, and 3 drifters were frozen in the ice and released the following spring. Drifters also recorded Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from 2012 onward. Drifters were of various types (Davis, SVP, and Microstar) and were drogued at various depths (1 m and 10 m). |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:42:28.033Z |
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| Keywords | 0126984 , CURRENT SPEED , CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) , CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) , SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE , buoy - drifting buoy , current measurements - surface currents , drifting buoy , physical , University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science , University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science , Arctic Ocean , Beaufort Sea , Chukchi Sea , Chukchi Sea - NW Coast of Alaska , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , UAK-F/SFOS/IMS > Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE , DRIFTING BUOYS > DRIFTING BUOYS , OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA , OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA , environment , oceans |
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