Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Ocean Drifter (F156) format.
The F156 data type contains time series ocean circulation data determined by tracking the movement of drifting buoys, drogues or other instrumented devices. Movement is reported as point-to-point geographic locations determined by shore-based, surface ship, aircraft or satellite observations. Data from both ocean currents and sea ice movement can be reported in this format over time periods ranging from minutes to months. Directions and speeds between individual observations may be computed from these data and presented in graphic or summary listing form to provide information on circulation patterns and mass transport in offshore and nearshore regions.
Platform name (for platform acquiring data or deploying device), drogue characteristics, start and end positions and times, and observation frequency (if constant time interval) are reported for each series of observations. The data record comprises position, date and time for each observation. Other surface meteorological or oceanographic parameters (e.g., water temperature and salinity, air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) and subsurface data (depth, pressure, temperature) may also be reported. Text records may be used to report general comments or to describe individual drogue observations.
About this Dataset
| Title | CURRENT DIRECTION, ICE - MOVEMENT - DIRECTION and other data from DRIFTING PLATFORM from 1978-08-06 to 1979-05-27 (NCEI Accession 8000176) |
|---|---|
| Description | Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Ocean Drifter (F156) format. The F156 data type contains time series ocean circulation data determined by tracking the movement of drifting buoys, drogues or other instrumented devices. Movement is reported as point-to-point geographic locations determined by shore-based, surface ship, aircraft or satellite observations. Data from both ocean currents and sea ice movement can be reported in this format over time periods ranging from minutes to months. Directions and speeds between individual observations may be computed from these data and presented in graphic or summary listing form to provide information on circulation patterns and mass transport in offshore and nearshore regions. Platform name (for platform acquiring data or deploying device), drogue characteristics, start and end positions and times, and observation frequency (if constant time interval) are reported for each series of observations. The data record comprises position, date and time for each observation. Other surface meteorological or oceanographic parameters (e.g., water temperature and salinity, air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) and subsurface data (depth, pressure, temperature) may also be reported. Text records may be used to report general comments or to describe individual drogue observations. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T17:41:09.852Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 8000176 , AIR TEMPERATURE , BAROMETRIC PRESSURE , CURRENT DIRECTION , CURRENT SPEED , DEPTH - SENSOR , HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE , ICE - MOVEMENT - DIRECTION , ICE - MOVEMENT - SPEED , SALINITY - SURFACE WATER , SEA STATE , SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE , water depth , WAVE HEIGHT , WAVE PERIOD , WIND DIRECTION , WIND SPEED , buoy - drifting buoy , current measurements - surface currents , physical , surface measurements , time series , drifting buoy , NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory , NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory , OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (OTEC) , Indian Ocean , North Atlantic Ocean , North Pacific Ocean , South Atlantic Ocean , South Pacific Ocean , Southern Ocean , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , OTEC > Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION , EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED , EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SURFACE SALINITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SEA STATE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE MOTION , DRIFTING BUOYS > DRIFTING BUOYS , BUOYS , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN , OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN , environment , oceans , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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